The Food Issue 2011
Menu Makeovers; Dads Serve Up Eating Advice; Craft an Edible Centerpiece; Thanksgiving Table Talk
What’s your best strategy for getting a finicky kid to eat?
Sean Dye, St. George, artist and professor Children: daughter, Katie, 19; sons James, 17, and Hender, 13 I had two kids who were not finicky…
The Art Of… Rug Hooking
Everything’s old fashioned in the Log Cabin Museum at the annual Tunbridge World’s Fair. Atop Antique Hill, with Civil War reenactors camped outside, the exhibition…
Talkin’ Turkey
Slow roasted or deep fried, maple glazed or butter rubbed, stuffed or unstuffed, a turkey is the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving tables. After the initial…
Apple-Turkey Centerpiece
Do you spend hours camped out in the kitchen in advance of Thanksgiving dinner? This year, get the kids in on the culinary fun. While…
Give-Back Birthdays
A birthday celebration can be a great opportunity to get kids involved in the community. Children are eager to do good deeds. Point them in…
How do you get kids to eat right — and like it?
When November rolls around, we begin thinking about food, families and giving thanks —three front-burner topics for parents. Lewis First, chief of pediatrics at Vermont…
Fall Hiking
There’s no reason to pack it in for the year just because the state parks have closed their gates. Even in the off-season, trails are…
Book Review: I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!
Librarian: Liza Comiskey, director, Highgate Public Library. Book: I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!, by Karen Beaumont; Illustrated by David Catrow Age range: preschool through…
Hearty Hotcakes
Nothing takes the chill out of a November morning like a hot, hearty breakfast. Either oatmeal or pancakes does the trick, so why not combine…
Thanksgathering
Thanksgiving is chaos for my family. But it’s a good chaos: I’m one of seven kids, and we all congregate at my dad’s for dinner….
