Have you been invited to a wedding recently? E-mail askann@nhmagazine.com with your questions. I have received a wedding invitation with a choice of menu. I am a vegetarian. They are offering beef or salmon. What do I do? They are only offering beef or salmon, so you check beef or salmon, eat what you can and leave the rest. Hopefully…
Independent brides, considerably older and possibly better educated than in past decades, do seek tradition, but with a twist. One of the things they most look for now is color. Brides are shocking their mothers by putting color — even bold color — into the traditionally all-white bridal bouquet. “They’re in their 30s, a lot of them,” says Teresa Beck-Lauterbach,…
In the deep of winter, create an evening of fun and warmth by hosting a wine and cheese tasting party for friends and family. It’s easy to do. Just gather a variety of interesting wines and cheeses, and pair them for tasting. Don’t be afraid to ask for suggestions — your local grocery, cheese shop, wine merchant and the N.H….
Simple in concept, but complex in flavor. That’s how one food writer recently described Cuban cuisine. In fact, there are two distinct styles of cooking on the island: the classic and the new, or nuevo Cubano. The classic style uses the generations-old techniques (sautéing or slow-cooking over a flame) and spices (garlic, cumin, oregano and bay leaves). Its influences come…
Visit Don and Lillian Stokes at their Hancock home, and you quickly understand that birds are big there. Their sweeping lawn and fields have nine birdfeeders and 25 birdhouses of all shapes and sizes. The gardens and grounds are designed especially to attract birds. Inside, overlooking all this, is a two-story room with a wide picture window; a telescope and…
Talk is cheap. A complete kitchen overhaul is not. But it’s worth every penny if you make sure it’s exactly what you want. To overhaul our kitchen we decided to enlist the help of a professional kitchen designer for the overall layout of the room. Although we chose our own appliances, we bounced every idea off our designer and found…
