Looking to beat the heat? Try one with these sweet summer treats, from the Eagle archive.
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If you like your cocktail stirred, not shaken, you'll appreciate these cocktails on a stick. Thursday is National Something on a Stick Day, and our current chilly spring …
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We're (finally!) entering the dog days of summer. Those hot, steamy New England summer days when the cicadas can be heard singing, the dog is comatose in the shade in the backyard and even the pool or lawn sprinkler isn't enough to cool your kids …
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Summers often call for celebrations, which deserve some kind of sweet treat — especially when they're small, socially-distant celebrations.
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I think we can all agree, nothing beats an ice cream cone on a hot summer day. But, what about making homemade ice cream and cones? The cones are as easy as baking cookies and the no-churn ice cream recipe couldn't be quicker or more delicious.
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I like to chill in the shade of a big old leafy tree, with a picnic basket of great food and drink to carry me through a long afternoon of chillin'. When I'm chillin', I'm often reminiscing. On a beautiful summer day, I think back to summers when I was a kid …
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Is it really summer? After nearly three months of pandemic uncertainty and collective national pain, it's almost hard to believe. When I step outside and see my garden unfurling and smell that …
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It's funny, the little things I can remember from being a kid so many years ago — and it's not so funny that I often can't remember what I did the day before! I remember a fairy tale I read …
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This weekend will be filled with Memorial Day celebrations — the unofficial start of summer in New England (the official start is Friday, June 21) — and Saturday is National Wine Day. …
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Multi-colored popsicles are fun and festive, but store-bought versions are loaded with sugar, corn syrup, and artificial colorings — and their lackluster flavor leaves something to be …
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Watermelon ... It's simple. It's easy to prepare. It's the ultimate summer party and picnic people pleaser."It is so much fun and so healthy at the same time," said Megan McKenna, director of …
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Nothing spells summertime like sangria, the chilled and refreshing wine-based fruit punch from Spain that landed on our shores to stay via the 1964 World's Fair. In its classic form — a mix of …
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Three melon soup, a real showstopper, is as much fun to look at as it is refreshing to eat. The key, though, is to start with the ripest and most fragrant fruits available. In the case of cantaloupes and honeydews, the first move is to smell the …
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If you want to end a summer celebration or gathering with a big old bang, you would be hard pressed to pick a better dessert than an ice cream pie. Somehow, ice cream stuffed into a pie crust just …
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As we ease on down that road toward summer, we're dipping our toes back into outdoor living. It starts with two minutes of staring into the sunshine before you huddle back under the blanket, but before you know it, you'll be reading your newspaper …
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The stars aligned when our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence right in the middle of berry season. And while maybe that wasn't part of Thomas Jefferson's agenda, we really ought to take advantage of it.This Summer Berry Trifle from …
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Planning a Memorial Day cookout? Fire up the grill and give one of these recipes a try.