Makes 8 cups 3/4 – 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons sugar Salt and freshly ground black pepper 8 cups green cabbage finely sliced, or 4 cups green and 4 cup red cabbage, finely sliced 1 cup grated carrots 1 cup chopped red onion Combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, and sugar. Season…
May 3 – Manchester and Bedford Spend the morning and afternoon exploring several of the finest kitchen designs in Bedford and Manchester on this self-guided tour. The day begins with registration starting at 9 a.m. at Granite State Cabinetry, where brochures will be handed out along with maps to guide you to each home on the tour. You have until…
The good, the bad and the fattening … If you are what you eat, then many of us are probably experiencing a bit of an identity crisis. After all, it’s easy to be confused when faced with a steady stream of conflicting reports about what’s good for us. Eggs are in – no wait, they’re out. Well, maybe just the…
Back then they really knew how to pinch a penny … New Hampshire thrift and ingenuity are in style during this latest era of economic hardship. Financial gurus argue that penny-pinching is counter-productive to an under-stimulated economy, but who wants to be the last spendthrift standing when his friends are home, sitting on their nest egg? My North Sutton coffee…
He’s one of the most beloved and familiar personalities on television, as host of both the seemingly eternal “America’s Funniest Videos” and the blazing hot “Dancing with the Stars.” Now, at the latest peak in a long career of peaks (and not a few valleys), Tom Bergeron has written a book, “I’m Hosting as Fast As I Can” (see book…
Since when is “first-in-the-nation” N.H. a runner-up? This month former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will visit Iowa and speak to movers and shakers. It’s his second trip there since winning the Iowa Caucuses as a presidential candidate last year. He isn’t the only one visiting Iowa lately. Joining him are other potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates like Louisiana Governor Bobby…
In the restaurant business culinary staffers seem to be constantly on the move – sometimes that change is good. *** You could easily drive by Bontá Restaurant in Hampton. You might turn your head to take in the rambling Tuscan-style building, but keep on driving. In its out-of-the-way location on Rte. 27, it looks quiet and sophisticated, like a private…
When summer sways lazily on every green branch something stirs within us and we want to break free and wander. The vacation was invented as a response to this urge: We leave routines behind and experiment with pure freedom for a week or two. Right? Well, according to 17th-century killjoy philosopher Thomas Hobbes, that’s all an illusion. Everything you’ll do…
Need a Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month’s lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will win a basket of delicious gluten free baking mixes from Little Bay Baking Company of Newmarket. www.littlebaybaking.com Little Bay Baking Company is a proud member of NH Made (www.nhmade.com), the state’s official non-profit booster of locally generated products and services. (Just for the record,…
While canoeing isn’t something you can do just anywhere, and it’s true that you will require at least a length of river or a small pond if you’re going to hit the water, opportunities for paddling are abundant here in New Hampshire. Years ago while living in downtown Nashua, my husband called me while he was out shopping to announce…
