As I write this, the temperatures have topped 90 degrees for the second straight day, and show no sign of stopping anytime soon. Obviously, this puts a bit of a damper on my enthusiasm for cooking, so I thought I’d settle for a summertime staple – namely, potato salad. Those of us who ...
If colonial occupations and territorial conflicts throughout prior centuries were to be compared to tug-o-war competitions, Vietnam could be described as one of the strongest ropes to survive being yanked back and forth in fervent contention. Entwined within the unbreakable fibers woven out of ...
Caribbean food has evolved tremendously over the centuries. With significant contributions from the indiginous tribes that thrived there prior to the late 1400s, it transformed through influences and impressions made by European colonizers. Five centuries-worth of colonial rule through Spain, ...
New Hampshire residents born and raised here tend to regard themselves as experts about many things: hockey, contentious weather patterns, fried seafood, and out-of-state drivers, to name a handful of topics. It’s fair to say that BBQ isn’t necessarily on the list. We know we like it, but ...
Back in the 1960s, my mother used to attempt to liven up our nightly dinners with some kind of new concoction she found somewhere in a cookbook. My father, however, was a strict egg and chips man, who eyed all new gastronomic experiences with extreme suspicion. So it was that, one night, she ...
How refreshing is it that we get a taste of Hawaii right here in the middle of Southern New Hampshire? Aside from that Pacific breeze across one’s face, or hearing the roar of the waves in person, not much could stand up against slow-roasted pulled pork, chunks of grilled pineapple, and a ...
