Archives: December 2005

Fools for Yule

The winter solstice approaches. You and your fellow citizens take a break from the hard labors of the day and gather in the village square, a bit apprehensive about what the future holds, as the days grow shorter and the weather grows cold. In the square, a troupe of performers wearing fantastic costumes offers up a little dramatic tale. It’s…

Lady & Gentleman, start your engines

As a balmy December melted into a temperate January, the vaunted snowmobile trails of northern New Hampshire were either icy or as bare as a baby’s bottom in July. Then one Saturday night the temperature dove, and six inches of snow transformed the neighboring fields into a link in a trail system stretching through forests, pastures and frozen lakes. The…

A Recipe for Hospitality

The kitchen in the Exeter home of Jim and Denise Landis is not just a place for whipping up a couple of eggs for a quick breakfast. It’s a home kitchen, yes, but it’s also Denise’s work place. The chef in this home is a recipe tester for The New York Times and for the books of many other cooks….