Food & Dining Out
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NEK Moms Pic of the Week: Family-Friendly Trout River Brewery Open with Summer Hours
If you’re in the mood for yummy, creative, gourmet pizza, beer (or root beer out of a bottle) and a down-to-Earth atmosphere that scores kid-friendly points, you may be interested in knowing that Trout River Brewery in Lyndonville is now open with extended Summer Hours through Labor Day. The restaurant is open Thursdays – Saturday, 5-9pm. I took my kids out to Trout River last Thursday night for the first time–the regular Friday & Saturday hours just never seem to work out for us for some reason…like, like, like these Summer hours. 😉 If you aren’t familiar with Trout River, the place posts its menus and specials on chalk boards…
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NEK Moms Photo of the Week: Chappy’s Ice Cream Opens for the 2012 Season in East Burke!
Here’s a sure sign that Vermont’s beautiful Village of East Burke, home of the award winning Kingdom Trails, is ready for Summer weather: Chappy’s Ice Cream opened today for the 2012 season! This is a great spot for a family ice cream outing. Nice picnic tables. Green space for the kids to play. Plenty of parking. Located on Route 114 in East Burke, next to the River Garden Cafe. Chappy’s Owners, eager to dish out yummy ice cream in the heart of East Burke!
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NEK Moms Photo of the Week: Proof that Spring Has Arrived in Vermont’s NEK – Carmen’s Ice Cream Window Opens!
You know Spring has arrived when Carmen’s Ice Cream (at The Lyndon Freighthouse) opens Window Service for the season. This year, Carmen’s opened its walk-up window earlier than ever, thanks to the amazing weather! Bonnie happily scoops up yummy ice cream at Carmen’s Ice Cream at the Lyndon Freighthouse! * * * * * NEK Moms is the hyperlocal, reader-generated online destination for Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom Moms and Dads. If you would like to submit your family-friendly photo (taken in and around Vermont’s NEK) for publication, please email nekmoms [*at*] gmail [*dot*] com.
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Make Your Own Pita Bread
My family blows through a lot of pita bread. It dawned on me one day that I should try making pitas. I figured not only could I potentially (1) save a lot of dough (ha, ha – sorry for the pun); (2) create different types of pitas using a variety of flours, maybe even a knock off of the oatmeal & flax ones that I love so much at the deli; and (3) ensure a constant supply of pitas – nothing like needing to run out to the store just for pitas or forgetting to buy them on a shopping trip. After checking out a number of online recipes and…
