Home for the Holidays Recipe
Holiday Gingerbread Roll 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]
Hanover Talks with Marc Milowsky
He makes restaurants his business by Mark Dantos Marc & Patty Milowsky If the restaurant business is like show business, Marc Milowsky is one of the region’s leading directors and producers. “You get to create a set, pick the actors, and put on a show every night,” says the owner of Upper Valley dining institutions Jesse’s, Molly’s, and... [Read more]
Mardi Gras History
How the celebration we know today evolved by Lesley O’Malley Keyes Although I have not attended Mardi Gras, I have a good friend who would not think of ever missing it, so I recommend you try it for yourself! The celebration of Mardi Gras came to North America from Paris, where it had been celebrated since the Middle Ages. In 1699, French explorer... [Read more]
A Fascinating Exhibit – An interactive dsiplay of Katrina’s destruction
by Lesley O’Malley Keyes Five years after the most devastating hurricane ever to hit the United States and the massive destruction that followed, a permanent exhibition opened at the Louisiana State Museum. “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” a $7.5 million, 6,700 square-foot exhibit on the ground floor of the historic Presbytere in... [Read more]
Hanover Talks with Martha Diebold
She knows real estate By Mark Dantos It may not be the best of times for a realtor in Hanover, but with over 30 years in the business, Martha Diebold has seen it all. While “the good old days are long gone,” the Upper Valley is “one of the best places to live and raise a family,” she says. And that’s a selling point in any economy. A native... [Read more]
Norwich 250th Anniversary Events
Friday, June 17 Opening Reception Norwich Historical Society Special exhibits: Early Norwich Families (Lovelands and Hutchinsons) Main Street, Norwich – Chad Finer’s photographs and essays about Norwich’s historic Main Street and today’s families MCS 3rd Grade – drawings of Norwich’s historic buildings Friday, July... [Read more]
Thief Screening at the Nugget Theater
Thief, the latest short film from Hanover native Julian Higgins, will be screened at the Nugget Theater in Hanover on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13 at 11am. There is no charge, although donations will be accepted to go toward helping defray the cost of submitting the film to festivals. Anyone who donates will get a DVD of the film. Julian... [Read more]
A Special Dessert from The Lyme Inn
by Marcy Marceau Raspberry White-Chocolate Tiramisu 8 egg yolks 1 cup and 5 tablespoons sugar 1 cup champagne 6 aunces white chocolate 12 ounces fresh raspberries 1 tablespoon Chambord, or other berry-flavored liqueur 1 12-ounce pound cake, preferably homemade 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup sour cream 1... [Read more]
Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Robert B. Santulli shares tips with families and caregivers Dr. Robert B. Santulli The following list of dos and don’ts for communicating with someone with Alzheimer’s disease should be helpful for the Alzheimer’s family. These tips are from The Alzheimer’s Family: Working with Caregivers to Help Them Cope (to be published later this year... [Read more]
Hanover Talks
Julia Griffin, Hanover Town Manager By Mark Dantos As a graduate student at the Yale School of Management, Julia Griffin caught the bug while tagging along on New York City garbage trucks. It was part of a project to assess the city’s shift from three- to two-person trash routes, and it’s where Griffin’s future career in municipal management became... [Read more]
