This Week’s “Our Towns”: Shirred Eggs with Bacon; A Burlington, Vermont, Bucket List; Mel Allen’s Letter from Dublin

Focus on All Things New England Having trouble viewing this email? [View this email on the web](. MAY 16, 2020 Letter from Dublin After rescuing an abandoned pile of decades-old Yankee magazines, editor Mel Allen discovers that their pages hold both nostalgic comfort and a startling connection to today. [READ MORE]( Wish You Were Here Spotlighting a top regram of the week from the Yankee [Instagram feed](. New Hampshire’s White Mountains | Photo by Jeffrey Hauser/[@girafffrey]( Cooking at Home Maybe it’s a spring thing, but we’re craving eggs. And while supermarket supplies vary, we’ve found that our local farms have them readily available. [Shirred Eggs with Bacon]( (shirred being a fancy term for eggs baked in a shallow dish) are tasty and versatile: Just line each cup of a muffin tin with bacon or ham and drop in an egg, some vegetables, cream, and Parmesan. Substitute spinach, tomatoes, zucchini, or mushrooms for the peppers in our recipe, if you’d like, and vegetarians can skip the meat altogether. Plus, any firm cheese will do. [GET THE RECIPE]( Church Street Marketplace is just one of our favorite stops in Burlington, Vermont. | Photo by vermontalm/iStock Travel Dreaming | Burlington, Vermont Few New England cities are as naturally blessed as Burlington, which has New England’s “Great Lake” as its backdrop and a vibrant pedestrian mall in the heart of its downtown. And if you’re making a list of places you can’t wait to visit, [“5 Best Things to Do in Burlington, Vermont”]( will ensure the so-called Queen City is right at the top. [READ MORE]( Tales from the New England Economy Jamie Oakes, general manager at Tamworth Distilling in Tamworth, NH. | Photo by Quaker City Mercantile Over the years, Yankee has shared the stories of innovative New England artisans and entrepreneurs, businesses large and small. Now, we’re checking in with some of them to see how they’re coping with this new economy. This week: Jamie Oakes of Tamworth Distilling, a small-batch spirits maker in rural New Hampshire, and potter Miranda Thomas of the handcrafted-goods company ShackletonThomas. [READ MORE]( Tune In to New England Live on Instagram Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI | Photo by Chip Riegel Hosted by Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso, our latest New England Live broadcast conjured up a luxurious seaside getaway to Ocean House, a historic resort on the Rhode Island coast. [Watch the video]( to hear how this five-star hotel has adapted to the current climate, take a tour of one of its elegant suites, and step out onto the balcony to watch the waves crash onto the beach. Think: armchair travel at its swankiest.⁣⁣⁠Real Estate Therapy The modern kitchen blends beautifully with the home’s historic features. | Photo by Greg Premru Getting a little weary of looking at your own four walls? Escape to a New England dream home. This week, we revisit one of our favorite House for Sale stories, which combines a [handsomely preserved 18th-century cottage]( in Concord, Massachusetts, with the tale of its former owner, a man whose botanical tinkering helped give the world the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. [READ MORE]( Until Next Week… Whether it’s daydreaming about exploring the White Mountains, adding a crave-worthy egg recipe to your baking repertoire, or checking into a luxury coastal resort without ever leaving home, we hope we’ve given you some reasons to linger in “Our Towns.” We’ll be back next week with another care package of news and notes, so until then — Take heart, be well, and happy reading. Your friends at Yankee PS: If you like this newsletter, please pass it on to anyone you know who could use a lift! [Unsubscribe]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Send Feedback]( [Facebook](   [Instagram](    [Pinterest](    [Twitter](   Help us be sure that this email newsletter gets to your inbox. Adding our return address [Today@NewEngland.com]( to your address book may "whitelist" us with your filter, helping future email newsletters get to your inbox. Did a friend send this to you? [Sign up to receive your own copy and a free guide](. At anytime you may [update your email preferences or change your email address](. Copyright © 2020 All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing, Inc. - PO Box 520 Dublin, NH 03444 [Our Privacy Policy](