Sunday River: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future
by David Irons, foreword by John Christie
Hardcover
On December 19, 1959, Sunday River Skiway officially opened, mostly through the work of volunteers. Since opening day fifty years ago, with a T-bar and just a handful of runs, Sunday River Skiway has grown into one of the busiest ski resorts in New England ... more
Blueberries have long conjured New England summers, and apples evoked New England autumnsnow it is time to add grapes and honey to our sense of the region, and to experience all their flavors year-round. In Wine & Dine with New Hampshire, Carla Snow offers an in-depth look at ... more
Watermelon Gazpacho. Bruschetta. Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken. The words alone seem to satisfy the need we feel for simplicity, the pleasure of familiar flavors. Acclaimed chef and proprietor Jeffrey Paige of Cotton restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire, takes comfort food as his mantra. Recommended in publications such as the New York Times and Bon Appétit... more
Artisan Breads, Pastries, Cookies, and Desserts Techniques and Recipes from the Beach Pea Baking Co. by Thomas and Mariah Roberts, Brian Smestad, James Haller
Hardcover
Those fortunate enough to have visited the converted cottage known as the Beach Pea Baking Co. in Kittery, Maine, will attest to the excellence of its bread, the perfection of its cakes, the irresistible appeal of its cookies ... more
by Peter D. Bergh, Anne E. Weston, Rick Agran, Christopher Volpe, Laura Pope, and Monica Reuss
Hardcover
Long before they were conqueredif, indeed, they have beenthe White Mountains of New Hampshire imprinted themselves in the mind's eye of all who saw them. They held a sacred place in the spirituality of local tribes, who treated with particular respect that inhospitable peak we know as Mount Washington ... more
Each night Alma falls awake into her dreams. Tonight she rediscovers a long lost and cherished friend who happens to be a big black bird—and happens to be inside an egg, on her head! Her dream begins deep in the forest where small birds quietly ... more
Two Lives: One Passion The Life and Work of William Jurian Kaula and Lee Lufkin Kaula
by Carol G. J. Scollans, Stanley B. Fry
Hardcover
We begin our examination of the life and work of artist William Jurian Kaula and his wife and fellow painter, Lee Lufkin, when they meet in Europe during Academic study in the 1890s. In the first half of the twentieth century, they married, lived, and worked in the vibrant atmosphere of the city of Boston. Over the next forty years the couple traveled, collected antiques, cultivated elaborate terraced gardens ... more
Photography by Galen Saturley, Recipes by sixteen restaurants in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hardcover
Photographs of buildings, street scenes, and landscapes and still lifes of menu offerings from the town's best restaurants are arranged with an eye for the play of color and light. Augmenting the visual feast are recipes shared by the gifted chefs who ... more
by Brian Smestad, Excerpts from An Old Town by the Sea by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Hardcover
Portsmouth Exposed takes the reader on a journey into the past and captures the spirit of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. By pairing nineteenth and twentieth century photographs with today's images, Portsmouth-photographer Brian Smestad provides an innovative look at the historical community's ... more
