Bad habits. They happen to all of us. And even though I know better, I sometimes get lazy about properly preheating my pan before I begin cooking in it. I put the skillet on the heat, add the oil, and … Continue reading
Chicken A La King, Revisited
Yankee Magazine has been in print for more than 75 years, which means that we have a wonderfully deep archive of recipes and food stories to tap for inspiration. One of our favorite jobs is to pull out an old … Continue reading
The Perfect General Store
One of the many pleasures of working at Yankee is that our offices are just a short drive from one of New England’s great general stores. Like the best of its kind, the Harrisville General Store is part market, part … Continue reading
Winter Breakfast of Champions: Maple-Cinnamon Polenta
In the ongoing effort to keep my three-year-old son fed, I’ve come up with endless variations on macaroni and cheese and thirty different broccoli preparations. But this dish, born of a cold winter’s morning, a hungry boy, and a mostly … Continue reading
Gremolata: Cure for the Winter Blahs
When it comes to cooking, I always find it a little hard to feel inspired this time of year. The holiday baking is done, the feasts are feasted, and I’ve been overindulging my appetite. So I want something light, but … Continue reading
Homemade Gifts While You Sleep?
Hand-made gifts are fantastic, but who has time, right? Well, this week I took to the airways to demonstrate a way to make a delicious handmade gift while you sleep! It’s my overnight apple butter, made in a slow cooker. … Continue reading
Favorite Christmas Cookie: Pecan Puffs
I was late to my holiday baking this year, thanks to a recent trip to San Francisco. So I’m cooking whenever I can. Tonight’s project is my all-time favorite Christmas cookie: a recipe that my Aunt Madeline called Pecan Puffs … Continue reading
A Last Visit to the Orchard
A few weeks ago, I found myself with an apple emergency. I was on my way to work, thinking about the talk and apple tasting I was scheduled to give at the Dublin town library that evening and realized that … Continue reading
In Praise of Kabocha Squash
I first tasted Kabocha Squash about six years ago, when I lived in California. It’s practically a fall and winter staple food there, and in the test kitchens at Sunset magazine, where I worked at the time, we came up … Continue reading
Rememberance of Thanksgivings Past
Do you have your Thanksgiving menu worked out? Hopefully you do. But if you don’t, here’s help! We’ve done a lot of Thanksgiving meals over the years here in the Yankee kitchen, and I’ve collected some recipes that happen to … Continue reading