Sibylle Tornow of Merrimack is a ceramic artist with a hand for drawing. As a student she studied fashion design and learned to render fashion sketches with ink. Now, as a “frustrated watercolorist,” Tornow uses a paintbrush dipped in glaze, with white porcelain stoneware as a canvas. Her images are lithe and lean, capturing the essence of each blossom or…
Memorial Day is a time for picnics, parades and remembering those who have served our country in the military. In this fifth year of war in Iraq, and longer in Afghanistan, our military deserves much more than passing recognition of what they have done — and are still doing. In addition to people in the regular armed forces, more than…
The first time I made and tasted whole-milk ricotta cheese I was a fan for life. With some buttermilk and one gallon of whole milk, I was on my way. Heating the mixture to 175 degrees and watching the separation of the curds and whey, and then the draining process and finally the packaging. So simple, so fascinating, and I…
Go Undercover Upon reading the editor’s note to the “Disappointed in Sutton” letter , I felt compelled to give your magazine staff some feedback of my own. Many people cannot afford the luxury of dining at the same restaurant a number of times — thereby giving the restaurant a favorable review even though some of the dinners may have missed…
