Black Trumpet Portsmouth, New Hampshire blacktrumpetbistro.com “I confess that I’m a comfort-food-loving chef, and I celebrate winter’s hearty soups, stews, and braises like nobody’s business,” says Evan Mallett. “Yet that first murmur of spring opens up a world of freshness every year and jump-starts the creative process. That’s not to say that we chefs keep […]
Here are ways to welcome New England’s most-welcome season — SPRING! 1. Cook fresh with spring garden recipes from 6 New England chefs. 2. How does your garden grow? In style, with these garden tools.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe 3. See the nasturtiums at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a […]
1. Clean everything from woodwork to bathroom tile to rugs with Liquid Sunshine NonToxic Cleaner ($14.98 38oz concentrate, $7.98 16oz spray). Vermont Soap Organics Middlebury, VT 802-388-4302 vermontsoap.com 2. When your yoga mat gets yucky, the essential oils in Lunaroma’s Yoga Mat Cleanser ($5.75) and Yoga Mat Refresh Mist ($15) tackle nasty microbes. Lunaroma, Burlington, […]
Sea salts’ flaky crystals, infused with the trace minerals and unique essence of the ocean, bring texture to food and oomph to its flavor. All culinary salts–edible minerals buried in rock deposits or dissolved in the ocean–are fundamentally the same compound of sodium and chloride ions. What wakes up your tastebuds, however, is that […]
No roads follow the neat borderline between New England and Canada that you see on the map. Instead, you have to traverse, back and forth, in and out of Canada–a rough stitch that has pulled the two countries together since before either of them was a nation. This is the story of that line–a line […]
To plan a successful flower garden, Honey Sharp‘s rule is to first seek out native plants; they create a link between your garden and local natural habitats. To discover species that might thrive in your garden, Honey suggests visiting nature preserves and botanical gardens that showcase regional plants. “Many woodland perennials are among my favorite […]
Garden designer Gordon Hayward, author of nine books on gardening, shares tips for how to care for crabapple trees. Garden designer Gordon Hayward, author of nine books on gardening, advises doing some research before buying any crabapple, since not all varieties are equally suited to every garden setting. Most important, look for one that ranks […]
Gardeners know winter really does end, and spring color always returns. Pansies, daffodils, and forsythia commonly herald the vernal transition, but still other blooms also contribute to a stunning early-season display. Here’s how three New England gardens host diverse plantings that strut their stuff in April and May.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations […]
The Last Green Valley in northeastern CT (and MA): An oasis of peace old-time nostalgia. Trails to hike, places to stay, meals to eat, gifts to buy, and what to do with the kids. When You Go —Yankee-recommended places to hike, stay, eat, and shop in Connecticut’s Last Green Valley. The skies don’t lie. From […]
How does your garden grow? With style, if you use streamlined, neutral-hued tools and accessories created by Fernanda Bourlot, founder of the Boston-based design firm Simplemente Blanco. Bourlot’s garden collection includes (clockwise from bottom left): wood-handled trowel ($15); planting set with galvanized pot, seeds (center), short wooden markers, and gloves ($18); garden tools holder ($40); […]
NOTE: In memory of Pulitzer-Prize winning author and New Englander John Updike, we share this short story from Yankee Magazine September 1985. Fulham, with a history of hypertension, had taken early retirement from his brokerage firm and managed his own investments and those of a favored few old clients in an upstairs room of his […]
Is winter the right time to prune my apple trees and blueberry bushes? — R.R., Jackson, NJ Most deciduous trees benefit from pruning while they’re dormant, so winter is a fine time to prune your fruit trees and shrubs, including apple, pear, cherry, blueberry, and currant. Some gardeners save the long, thin “water shoot” prunings […]
