Turning Inside Out
When you live in New England, every summer day is a precious, fleeting thing. In a part of the country that spends three quarters of its time besieged by snow, ice, cold spring rain, nor’easters, mud and any combination of…
New Hampshire Magazine - March 2010
New Hampshire Magazine Interviews Mike O'Malley
His first big brush with fame was probably when his highly touted sitcom, “The Mike O’Malley Show,” went down in flames in 1999 after only two episodes. Since then he’s become a successful actor, writer and director for film and…
Letters to the Editor
Go Undercover Upon reading the editor's note to the "Disappointed in Sutton" letter [March 2007 issue], I felt compelled to give your magazine staff some feedback of my own. Many people cannot afford the luxury of dining at the same…
Lessons Learned from Scratch
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…
Day to Remember
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…
Hand and Heart
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,…
The Seasoning of a Chef
What you liked about Lindbergh’s Crossing remains at 29 Ceres Street. The classic French technique, the subdued light and charming ambiance of exposed bricks and rafters. And, of course, the great salads and snails. But for chef and new owner…
The Beauty of the Lilies
First you see the old barn that’s painted pink. Then you see acres of daylilies in orange, red, purple, peach, cream, yellow, gold, apricot, white, lavender and tangerine. You’ve arrived at the Bethlehem Flower Farm, grower of some of the…
“Remember the Ladies”
I wonder what Abigail Adams would think. Where would our long-ago neighbor to the south stand in the current debate about whether to amend the Constitution to guarantee equality for women? My guess is she would be astonished that —…
Getting Over It
One morning in May, 2003, the people of New Hampshire awoke to the news that an ancient natural rock formation high on a mountain in Franconia Notch, which when viewed at a certain angle bore a craggy, amazingly stark outline…
