Gardens

Soil Testing at Home | Homemade Soil Test Kit

Knowing the makeup of your soil is an important part of gardening. Here’s how to use a homemade soil test kit for basic soil testing in your own garden.

New Hampshire

Best Attractions in New Hampshire | 2016 Editors’ Choice Awards

Looking for the best things to do in New Hampshire? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in New Hampshire for 2016. Best Orchard: Alyson’s Orchard, Walpole Topographically, it’s hard to beat this 450-acre orchard at the top of a ridge overlooking the Connecticut River Valley. Equally hard to choose […]

New Hampshire

Best Lodging in New Hampshire | 2016 Editors’ Choice Awards

Wondering where to stay in New Hampshire? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in New Hampshire for 2016. Best Lakefront Cabins: Ames Farm Inn, Gilford Nostalgia rises like mist off the edges of Lake Winnipesaukee where the water meets a quarter-mile of sandy beach and 17 quiet cottages. Five generations […]

Salads

Spring Dinner Salad with Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette

Made with Savoy cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and prosciutto with a honey-mustard vinaigrette, this spring dinner salad is easy and delicious. I love it when I see local chefs creating new dishes inspired by traditional foods. Take the classic New England boiled dinner. At Moxy restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, chef Matt Louis prepares corned brisket, pickled carrot, […]

Massachusetts

Best Dining in Massachusetts | 2016 Editors’ Choice Awards

Wondering where to eat in Massachusetts? The Bay State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best dining in Massachusetts for 2016. Best Taste of the Alps: Haflinger Haus, Adams The tavern, dining room, and outdoor beer garden at this Austrian inn feel like a taste […]

New Hampshire

Top 10 New Hampshire Events of 2016 | Spring and Summer Fun

Looking for fun things to do in New Hampshire this summer? Our list of the top 10 New Hampshire events for spring and summer 2016 is here to help! From history and brews to sandcastles and handmade crafts, our list of the Top 10 New Hampshire events of 2016 has something for everyone. Read on […]

New Hampshire

I Know Just the Place | Inside Yankee

There’s a little of the concierge in many of us who live in New England. We like to think we know what makes our region special. You can see this pleasant tendency when visitors pop into our office here in Dublin. Usually they’re on vacation. Their numbers pick up in summer and when the leaves […]

New England

The Best Food Festivals in New England

Both large and small, New England food festivals are celebrations of our native flavors, dedicated to the preservation and glory of the New England table.

New Hampshire

Best Dining in New Hampshire | 2016 Editors’ Choice Awards

Wondering where to eat in New Hampshire? The Granite State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best dining in Best Dining in New Hampshire for 2016. Best Cocktails: Cotton, Manchester Owner/chef Jeffrey Paige serves upscale American fare—ruby-red tuna tataki and a perfectly dressed Caesar salad […]

Living

About “Peepehs” and Peas…. | Spring in New England

Welcome to the May 2016 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published in Dublin, New Hampshire since 1935. Here in New England, a favorite sign of spring is the sound of peepers (little frogs), pronounced “peepehs” even by those who usually pronounce […]

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