Pergola Perfection
Interior designer Susan Turner created a patio at her Peterborough home to make to most of the bucolic setting amidst the highlands, ponds and a meadow with cows. Her vision was to re-create the open, airy feeling she knew from…
New Hampshire Magazine - March 2010
Barbecue is Smoking in New Hampshire
Portsmouth’s Muddy River Smokehouse (430-9582, www.muddyriver.com) keeps winning awards for barbecue, whether it be from this magazine or TV’s Phantom Gourmet. Pulled pork is the most popular item at the Congress Street restaurant and is slow cooked for about 15…
South of the Border Without a Plane
OK, you want to create the perfect Mexican meal. First, you buy a plane ticket to Oaxaca, Michoacan, Mexico City and the Guadalajara region. In those places, you gather all the ingredients — agave for the tequila, chipotle and tomatillos…
Ethnic Choices
French-Canadian food has been hard to find except at Memère’s house and in the diner ambiance of Chez Vachon (625-9660) on Manchester’s West Side, where Chef/owner Paul Normand serves poutine with the proper tangy cheese curds, hearty tourtiere (pork pie)…
’tis a gift to be simple
Most people think “Shaker cooking” means simplicity, and though they are able to appreciate the aesthetic in architecture and furniture, when applied to cooking the ideal of simplicity suggests boring restrictions, as though a meager bowl of gruel would be…
Pack A Picnic
Picnic Pickings We asked a few top-notch chefs and local foodies for a few good recipes worthy of a gourmet’s picnic basket. Some items are super simple, some are complex, but all are perfect for a summer evening concert or…
April Letters
A collection of letters from our valuable readers. From a “Star Player” I will never be able to express how wonderful it was to be a part of New Hampshire Theatre Awards night [see photos of the event on page…
May Letters
No Nudes is Good News What were you thinking? This cover [April 2004] is totally inappropriate for my family room coffee table and school. Otherwise, the contents are excellent. Maura Scollin Amherst Music to Her Ears Cheap Shots In general,…
Leavening Life with Laughter
YOU DON’T STOP laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing,” says Joanne Dodge of Dover. She’s a firm believer in the positive power of humor, not just for herself but for all. She has taken…
Ten Questions for a "Budding" Star
How did the rose get to be the top flower? I could say it’s because it’s the prettiest, but the best way to explain is that it’s the most diversified. If you go to “Redoute 1814-1824” [an encyclopedia of roses…
