June 27 - Lincoln Breweries from across New England (including several from New Hampshire) will offer some of the finest microbrews east of the Mississippi at the 5th annual Olde New England Day Brewfest. Twenty of the region's top microbreweries…
"Fred Marple talks about spring cleaning in Frost Heaves, the most under-appreciated town in New Hampshire, and an award that's got the whole town talking. Any time you can get a bunch of Yankees talking, it must be big news.…
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…
Serves 6 2 pounds green cabbage, washed quartered and shredded 4 - 5 strips of bacon, cooked crisp, fat reserved Salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar Put the cabbage in a bowl and cover with…
Blueberry Tart Lisa Laskin's Blueberry Tart is originally from Food & Wine Magazine. 1 1/4 cup whole almonds ( 1 1/2 ounces) 1/3 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Unbaked tart shell (recipe below) 1 1/2 pints blueberries (4…
Discover the "Shoes of Rochester" from now through Sept. 26 Take a stroll this summer in historic downtown Rochester and be surprised! Art Esprit, a non-profit organization of visual and literary artists, created an exciting public art project celebrating the…
June 13-28 - Hampton Beach The fun starts Friday, June 12th when 300 tons of imported sand are dropped on Hampton Beach. Hit the beach and watch as fifteen sand sculpting masters compete for over $15,000 in prizes at the…
Grab your fork and head for the woods. Ready to munch on some violets? Hungry for a yellow daylily? Good news, they're in bloom and ready to be tossed in a salad or mixed in with a little cottage cheese…
Capturing the transient beauty of the garden. Judy Stalus would like you to stop and see the roses, or maybe the tulips or delphiniums. "People don't take the time to see the beauty around them," says Stalus, who has been…
Featured Shop Funky Rock Designs, Dover What happens when a lobsterman has had enough of the bottom and puts away his traps? If you are like Jeff Henderson of Dover, you fish for something else. Today Henderson searches the shores…
Three chefs explain the challenges and rewards The decision to move into a continuing care retirement community or an assisted living program is complex. There is much to ponder. Am I ready to "give up my independence?" Can I afford…
Head north on Route 153 Agroup of charming rural villages lie along meandering Route 153, offering a 40-mile shun-pikers alternative to busy Route 16 between Wakefield and Conway. Leave Rte. 16 on Rte. 153, entering the Wakefield Corner Historic District.…
Tattoos have been around for a long time (one was found on a 2,500-year-old mummy) and, until recently, it's been a boy's club - both in who got them and who drew them. No longer. Females are getting them and…
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…
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…
The strawberry fields will soon be ready for picking. Everybody knows by now that the strawberry is the only fruit with seeds on the outside, but did you know that there are more than 200 seeds on just one berry?…
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…
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…
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…
Couch potatoes, arise! Stephen Priest sees his torn Achilles tendon as "good fortune." Without the injury (now years ago) he wouldn't have become an outdoor enthusiast nor written a book about it. When Priest's doctors told him that there was…
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…
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…
There are some tempting tax credits available for those homeowners willing to invest in renewable energy. When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (better known as the Stimulus Bill) back in February, the debate was so huge…
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…
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…
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…
Yes! Your vacation time is precious and so are your limited vacation dollars. Spend them both where you know you can get the most out of them, right here in the Granite State. The lake water is cool and clear,…
Tom wanted to revisit his childhood summer in the quaint camps and villages that surround our state's biggest lake. His wife, Stacy, a city girl, was reluctant to linger where the culinary and cultural highlights were not separated by blocks,…
