Cooking on the 4th of July?
These dishes are festive and portable, so take them along whether your celebration is at the beach or in the backyard.
Wanna grill?
Try our barbecue guide for step-by-step tips on how to prepare beef, chicken, seafood, pork, veggies, and more.
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Two of my favorite restaurateurs are coming to Boston
This is Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber, owners of Osteria Pane e Salute in Woodstock, Vt., whom I wrote about a few years ago....
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Plonk of the month
Perfect for sipping on the back porch
These red wines are good on their own or with a light summer meal.
Four for the 4th
The Fourth of July doesn't hold the culinary clout of the winter holidays. But there are still hungry people around and a festive spirit to uphold. Your food preparations can wander in almost any direction, so create a fun menu to match your mood and whatever looks good at the market.
Fourth of July recipes
- Red, white, and blue parfaits
- Potato salad with bacon and apples
- Lemony snap peas
- Bow-tie pasta salad
Catch of the day?
A meal of salmon is a time-honored Fourth of July tradition in New England, along with peas and new potatoes, which came into season around the same time the fish ran. Times, however, have changed. Atlantic wild salmon is commercially extinct.
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Find your fresh produce here
More than 125 farmers’ markets operate statewide. Most have already begun and will stay open through October. Here are the markets closest to Boston.
A plentiful crop of places to pick strawberries
'Tis the season to pick strawberries. Find the closest strawberry farms, and get picking -- just make sure the berries are ripe.
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