Edibles, Education and Entertainment
Families can find it all at an Upper Valley farmers’ market this summer. By Laura Jean Whitcomb On any given afternoon, the white tents start popping up on town greens.…
Make Your Own Baby Food
Text and photography by Brianna Marino The choices for baby food are downright overwhelming. A glance down the baby goods aisle at any grocery store is enough to leave your…
Pasta, Pizza and Other Good Food
For 27 years, Lui Lui in West Lebanon, N.H., has been serving up Italian food to Upper Valley families. By Emma Wunsch Nestled in the corner of the Powerhouse Mall…
Local: Apple Picking at Windy Ridge
Pick Your Own It’s that time of the year — time to visit a local orchard and eat an apple right off the tree. By Laura H. Guion Photography by…
Make it: Homemade Vanilla
Ingredients: Cheap vodka or brandy Vanilla beans Directions: Find jars that you want to use — you could order vanilla bottles from Amazon, use recycled glass jars or use canning…
Maple Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
By Melanie Wanders Maple sugaring season is one of our favorite times of the year here in the Upper Valley. After our annual visit to Tomopo Farm in Lebanon, N.H.,…
Leftover Candy Recipes
You’re probably looking at a big bowl of Halloween candy and telling yourself, “No. Don’t do it. Have an apple.” Soon the house will be inundated with holiday treats. Then,…
Eat: Mini Caramel Apples
Ingredients Toothpicks Melon baller Granny Smith apples (one apple makes 8 to 10 mini apples) Butterscotch or peanut butter chips Chopped nuts, nonpareils, sprinkles, shredded coconut (optional) Small paper candy…
Eat: Raspberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup butter, softened ½ tsp. almond extract 2 cups flour ½ cup raspberry jam Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 1½ tsp. almond extract 2 to…
Gazpacho
Granny Blossom's Specialty Foods is a Vermont company dedicated to making food that can't be duplicated in a factory. Gazpacho is a great hot weather meal; prepare it with all…