In 2009 Sarah Commerford and her 15-year-old son, Tim, watched the movie Julie and Julia together. Afterwards, Tim said, “Why don’t we make a different meal from another country every week?” It was an intriguing and ambitious idea. Thus began an international gastronomic adventure, right there on a quiet side street in Holliston, Massachusetts. According […]
ice cream
Bill Johnson’s lifelong collecting obsession created an unforgettable unknown museum at the Johnson Hall Museum in Wells, Maine.
Cooking Advice
How to Make a Gingerbread House | Expert Advice
King Arthur Flour baker MaryJane Robbins has some gingerbread house advice: It can be addicting. Learn her expert gingerbread house tips.
A collection of images from the 2013 book A Lifetime of Vermont People from celebrated Vermont author and photographer Peter Miller.
The following slideshow represent a small selection of photographs from his latest book which was published in the summer of 2013, A Lifetime of Vermont People. In it are profiles and photographs of 60 Vermonters the author has recorded over the past 63 years. It is recognized as a seminal book on rural Vermonters. Some call these Vermonters a “Vanishing Species”.
Massachusetts
Christmas on Nantucket | Come, Let’s Stroll!
The summer haven of Nantucket shines again on one special December weekend. Learn more about the Nantucket Christmas Stroll.
Cooking Advice
How To Chill Wine Quickly | Yankee Kitchen
Can you tell me how to chill wine quickly? Sticking the bottle of white in a bucket of ice takes what seems like forever, and the freezer isn’t much better. Surely there must be a solution that doesn’t involve dropping ice cubes in a glass of good Chardonnay. You can chill wine quickly — or […]
Fifty years after the death of President John F. Kennedy, those who knew him and his extended family in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, reflect on a time when Camelot was their neighbor.
Desserts
Pumpkin Streusel Bars
A flurry of pumpkin desserts crop up each holiday season, each trying to muscle out the mighty pumpkin pie for top billing at the Thanksgiving dessert table. While we wouldn’t try to dethrone a classic, we think these pumpkin streusel bars are a terrific variation on the pumpkin treat theme. A sweet graham-cracker cookie crust […]
Desserts
Soft Pumpkin Cookies
With the changing leaves comes a craving (even a need) for all things pumpkin, and if you’re ready to move beyond the latte and muffin, a batch of soft pumpkin cookies is an easy way to get your pumpkin fix — with plenty to share! Pumpkin spice food is everywhere these days. On a recent […]
<!– _ It’s the size and shape of an ice cream truck. And certainly kindles the same enthusiasm, “They’re here!” shout the kids of a North Troy day care, as the big white truck lumbers down their long dirt road. Yet it’s not ice cream sandwiches and popsicles, they’re giddy about, it’s The Lunch Box […]
Massachusetts
Exploring Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline began its life in 1638 as a hamlet of Boston called Muddy River. In 1705, it was independently incorporated, but it remains surrounded on three sides by the city. And despite being home to nearly 60,000 residents, with a population density similar to that of Cambridge, it still stubbornly calls itself a “town,” not […]
For chef Matt Jennings, Providence, Rhode Island, isn’t just home to his restaurant, Farmstead; it’s the best food community in the country. Join him as he toasts the growers and producers behind his success.