Forget the cans and make your own purée with local pumpkins or squash.All pumpkins are edible, but not all pumpkins are perfect for pies. Large pumpkins are great for carving jack-o’-lanterns with their thin outer shells or setting on the porch for decoration, but they have lower levels of sugar. The best pumpkins for baking are actually winter squash, a…
All hands on board for a fun-filled experience. Strudel, a German word meaning whirlpool, spiral or eddy, gets its name from the stretched-thin layers of dough being rolled around tasty fillings, sweet or savory. Apple strudel is the most popular and well-known, but the varieties are endless. How about cherry and cheese strudel, cabbage, or maybe a three mushroom strudel…
How a Manchester artist turns sandpaper into luminous pastels.Robin Frisella thinks Confucius had it right when he said “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Yes, she admits, it took her a long time to find what she loved (her youngest was in college), but it was well worth the wait. Today she is…
Whether your room design is trendy or classic, here are tips for choosing and installing the perfect window treatments. Window treatments have a tremendous impact on a room. They can instantly warm up a cold, uninviting dining room, add a punch of color and sophistication to a Plain Jane bedroom and bring life to an otherwise ho-hum interior. They can…
Sometimes it takes a village to rehab an older home. Every summer the volunteers at the Museums of Old York select a house that becomes the creative outlet for a host of area interior designers. The makeovers are truly stunning – and a testament to the dedication of participating design professionals. The house chosen for this year’s fundraiser by the…
Nothing says lovin’ like designer bags from the oven.Designer bags are popular because, well, they are well-designed. You get great detail with top stitching, shiny leather and that oh-so-important logo.What better way to say I love haute than a cake replica of your favorite bag. Yup, these bags are basically just flour, butter and sugar topped with a fondant that…
Just because you are vacationing in your own backyard doesn’t mean you can’t use this summer to explore the world.The humble book may seem like a primitive technology, but it’s unsurpassed in taking the mind on trips abroad. No matter how many gizmos you carry around, your most powerful search engine with the best broadband is still right between your…
Naughty or nice? That’s not the criteria we’re using to choose gifts this year – we want our holidays to be green. We’ve looked around the Granite State and selected a few gifts that we thought would be good for people on your list who either think green or those that will give the green gift giver some peace of…
Contemporary. Retro. Sophisticated. Let the homes decorated for the Friends of the Nashua Symphony Holiday House Tour 2009 lift your holiday spirit and inspire your own decorating plans.New Englander Goes ContemporaryHome of Tracy BennettThis New Englander is given a contemporary twist with bold, colorful statements by the homeowner. Lime green accents the red touches, while outside the traditional picket fence…
Can music turn enemies into lovers? An Iranian chanteuse and an American soul singer cut an album that defies boundaries.Peace on Earth: three words that glow at night in city lights, rise on snowy rooftops, glisten on greeting cards and resound in the carols of the Christmas season.People find comfort in hearing those words, joy in sharing them, but what…
