Best Holiday Breads
Treat your family and friends to delicious home-baked breads. A loaf wrapped in foil also makes a great hostess gift. Quick breads are healthy snacks. Check out these tips and recipes from allrecipes.com: Bake a loaf fresh for the week, then slice as you go. Bake several loaves and freeze, pulling them out as needed. (Muffins and quick ... [Read more]
Gifts of Light
This holiday season, create a new family tradition at the newest Christmas event in the area: Gift of Lights at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. From November 18 through January 1, millions of twinkling LED lights will shine, creating a festive atmosphere that is certain to create memories your family and friends will cherish. Children and the young at... [Read more]
Great Football Gifts
Eight Gadgets to Optimize Your NFL Season And they make perfect holiday gifts! by Jeff Cambron With football season in full swing and the playoffs approaching, make the most of the remaining games with the latest cool equipment. 1. Binoculars A must-have for any pigskin aficionado worth his or her salt, these come in especially handy for those stranded... [Read more]
Dining & Entertainment Guide
Enjoy dining out at these great places to eat in and around Concord. [Read more] Read More →
Celebrate the Holidays
The fine shops and businesses in the area are ready to meet all of your holiday shopping needs. Shop locally and find the perfect gift for everyone on your list! [Read more] Read More →
Holiday Gingerbread Roll Recipe
Home for the Holidays Recipe Treat family and friends to this fun, elegant dessert 5 large eggs, separated 1/2 cup molasses 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 2 Tbsp finely grated fresh ginger 3/4 cup cake flour 1 tsp baking powder 1-1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground allspice 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp granulated... [Read more]
It’s the Pits!
Thinking of making tapenade for friends and family but daunted by the pits? Here are some easy tips for pitting a pound of olives in minutes. Many chefs use a large knife to make pitting olives easy. Place the flat side of the knife on top of the olives and tap the knife with your fist to split the olives and slip out the pits. I prefer to use a meat... [Read more]
ABBOT-DOWNING: COACH AND WAGON MAKERS TO THE WORLD
Publication available from the New Hampshire Historical Society A newly released publication by the New Hampshire Historical Society, featuring this colorful, world-famous Granite State product. Although interest in the Abbot-Downing Company and the vehicles it manufactured extends around the world, little has been available in print in recent years... [Read more]
Critters Galore
Rainforest Encounters Providing an evolution in education Story and photos by Vicki Beaver “Don’t touch its back. It breathes through its back,” echoes through the young crowd under the tent canopy as the small group of kids watches a White’s tree frog from Australia pass from one open hand to another. Shawn O’Neill of Rainforest Encounters... [Read more]
Looking Back
A Window on the Past – New London Historical Society By Susan Nye Unlike those of many small towns, New London’s Historical Society is more than a room with a few old documents and musty, dusty artifacts—much more. Set in a field just up the road from Little Lake Sunapee, this Historical Society boasts an entire village with a meetinghouse,... [Read more]
