July is National Ice Cream Month, and perhaps no other food captures the flavor of summer better than this cool treat. Savoring those creamy licks is the essence of sun-splashed days and fun in the sun. Americans consume more than 6 billion gallons of ice cream each year, whether piled three scoops high in a
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I recently bought a new car for the first time in many years and was amazed at all the technological developments. It took me back to the early ’60s and thoughts of my ’49 Mercury coupe. That automobile, like its owner at the time, was loud, unstable, and thirsty. (I sometimes imagine taking my present
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Quick . . . when we say “summer food in New England”, what pops into your head? Lobster and the freshest possible shellfish eaten at a seaside shack? Throwing whatever you can think of on the grill at backyard barbeques? Unabashedly eating ice cream at a picnic table? We get that. After being cooped up
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When we think of picnics, barbeques, and summer, often the main course takes center stage. Classic sides are a seasonal treat, but traditional side dishes like cole slaw, pasta, and potato salads, are usually not only high in fat and calories, but mayonnaise based salads don’t tolerate heat well—a problem if they will be sitting
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Lobster Lover When you live in Maine, earwig bugs aren’t the only things that crawl out of the woodwork in summer. Everyone I’ve ever known comes to visit—from Great Aunt Edna’s cousin Alan, to the guy who called me “Lisa Pizza” in kindergarten. People I love. People I like. People I never really liked. People
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In the Summer print issue, we asked our contributors to share their favorite dish or beverage to bring to a summer picnic or barbeque. Here are some of their responses: “I love to bring my homemade guacamole and blue corn tortilla chips to summer gatherings. It has a nice little zing to it and reminds
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