All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Put the spice into rice pudding with candied ginger
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I have a recipe written by my grandmother, four times removed, for Apple Whitpot. Although I have followed her recipe and loved it, I created my own adaptation, which I think you will enjoy immensely, especially with the holidays coming up. Apparently my ancestor meant to write whitepot, missing the “e.” […]
Going bananas with a Brazilian Banana Cake
By Jim Bailey One of my favorite indulgences is anything banana. So I went to the store the other day and bought 3 lbs. of bananas with not one recipe in mind. I just wanted to make something with them that is easy, visually exciting and above all, deliciously luscious. I remembered my father showing […]
Archer Mayor kicks off Vermont Voices, Evensong at St. Luke’s, Rural Vermont storytelling
Archer Mayor, Vermont’s favorite mystery writer and raconteur, returns to Chester to kick off Misty Valley Books’ Vermont Voices 2012 series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. Accompanying Mayor will be his new – and 23rd – Joe Gunther tale, Paradise City, which unfolds in Vermont, Boston and Northampton. Each year in November, Misty Valley […]
On to savory with salmon pops
By Jim Bailey I know, I know. … Another lollipop! But it really wasn’t the lollipop theme that had me hooked. It was the fact salmon was on sale, so being a Yankee … Well, you know the rest. Salmon has been and always will be an integral part of our New England heritage, even […]
Stone Village featured in national history magazine
C hester is in the national spotlight for the fourth time* in slightly more than a year, this time with a photo-heavy, 6-page article on the Stone Village, running in the December edition of Early American Life. (Click photos to enlarge) The 42-year-old history magazine covers “everything before 1850 in America,” says its publisher, Tess […]
Briefs: Operation Christmas; Halloween for kids, adults; 5th annual outerwear drive; cooking classes & governor exhibits Chester artist’s work
Operation Christmas shoebox decorating A workshop to decorate shoeboxes and make toys and games for Operation Christmas Child will be held in Willard Hall at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 313 Main St. in Chester, from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be available. Come for […]
Something old is now something new in a lollipop pumpkin pie
By Jim Bailey As a child I ate pumpkin pie, but begrudgingly. It wasn’t because I didn’t enjoy the taste, it was just a little bland for my sweet tooth. But “in the day,” when food was put in front of you, you ate it. Having aged slightly, I enjoy the aroma of clove-scented baked […]
Community & Arts in Brief: French classes; Rotary Cabaret coming together; interim pastor at Congregation Church
New French classes at Misty Valley Books Misty Valley Books will again offer French classes beginning Monday, Oct. 15. The Learn French courses will run for six weeks. Intermediate classes will be held on Monday evenings, beginning Oct. 15. Beginners classes will be held on Tuesday evenings, beginning Oct. 16. Both classes will run from […]
Simplicity is a delicious Chicken Marsala Sandwich
By Jim Bailey Simplicity. Every time I say that word, one thing comes to mind. Silence of the Lambs. I constantly want to use that word for so many recipe titles but I can’t help but picture Sir Anthony Hopkins enunciating Simplicity while conversing with Jody Foster. But I need to get over it. The […]
Community & Arts in Brief: Banned Books Week at Whiting; Lew Watters’ photo class coming up; VTica workshop
The Whiting Library is commemorating Banned Books Week through Saturday, Oct. 6. This national event is sponsored by the American Library Association and many other organizations that champion the freedom to read. The Whiting will be highlighting books that have been challenged and/or banned in the United States through the years. There’s a rotating display […]
On the cusp of October, hearty sausage and beans
By Jim Bailey Oktoberfest began as a celebration of the marriage of the German prince in 1810, but is now the world’s largest fair. The first festivities that honored this marriage centered around a section of Munich, now referred to as Weis’n, but has since spread around the world. The consumption of beer is only […]
Sun shines on 38th Fall Festival on the Green
A persistent high fog finally broke after noon on Saturday, Sept. 22, to bring out the crowds to the Chester Rotary’s Fall Festival on the Green. It remained a beautiful weekend almost up to the end, when clouds rolled in to cast a similar chill Sunday afternoon that had dampened Saturday morning. Within the two […]
Composed salads from Greece and Italy
By Jim Bailey A friend who is also a chef posted some pictures of a traditional Italian antipasto. It was a Caprese Salad, or Insalta Caprese as rightfully heralded. Although a great salad in its own right — and admired worldwide — I think I have a better one, and it’s not Italian. While working […]
Palma explores T.S. Eliot; healthy living workshops
Michael Palma returns to Misty Valley Books on the Green in Chester to discuss the poetry of T.S. Eliot on four Wednesday evenings, beginning Sept. 26. The free seminar will begin at 7 p.m. and last about an hour. The final three sessions are Oct. 10, Oct. 17 and Oct. 24. This seminar will focus […]
A chill in the air and a squash soup at the ready
By Jim Bailey I have been turning on the AC during the day and touching the thermostat at night. Only in New England! During the night I am in the mood for something warm and comfortable but during the day, I really don’t want spice. At least not yet. So what to do? Here are […]
Veteran foreign correspondent introduces new book
Veteran ABC News foreign correspondent and Rutland Herald columnist Barrie Dunsmore will present his new book, There and Back, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. In an era of instant access to worldwide news, we are lucky to have voices who can speak from the vantage point of many years of on-the-ground experience. Dunsmore traveled […]
Introducing The Yankee Chef: Apple fritters a great start to a New England morning
By Jim Bailey I have been debating what to offer in my first column for The Chester Telegraph. It didn’t take long to find the answer. Having breakfast this morning and seeing the bag of apples I just received from my sister — who picked them for me — I knew: my all-time favorite breakfast […]
An Old Home Day photo gallery
After a year’s absence, Chester Old Home Day and Fireworks 2012 kicked off Saturday afternoon Sept. 1 under bright skies and cheery faces. The event, put on with the help of the Chester American Legion Post 67, the Ladies Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion, featured dance music by Sound Investment, fried dough, […]
Old Home Day, fireworks; meet Paige Turner At Misty Valley
Chester Old Home Day Sept. 1 Chester Old Home Day is set for Saturday, Sept. 1, at the American Legion property, Route 103 South. Activities begin at 3 p.m. with food, games and prizes. Live music by Sound Investment will be staged outside from 4:30 to 7:30. And fireworks will begin as darkness falls!
New novelist at Misty Valley; Ambulance Service quilt raffle; Birdsong at Rotary
Ludlow native debuts novel at Misty Valley Debut author and Ludlow native Rachel Carter will be featured at Misty Valley Books at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, to discuss her new novel “So Close to You.” Published by HarperCollins, the book is written with young adults in mind but is a page-turner for older readers, […]
