I drove down to Westport, Massachusetts today to visit with Bill Russell at Westport Rivers Winery for an upcoming Yankee story. We’ve just awarded them a “Best of New England” award for their wine tastings and I’m a big fan … Continue reading
Category Archives: Food
Zucchini Pancakes
We continue to plug away at recipe testing for this year’s Yankee Cookbook, whose theme is “lost and vintage” recipes. Today’s test was for a dish that I already plan to put into regular rotation: zucchini pancakes. This is my … Continue reading
Revisiting the Connecticut Dairy Bar and Farm Diner
I was in my hometown of Windsor, Connecticut recently and I had the kind of craving that goes beyond food and deep into nostalgia. And in sharing this remembrance of things past, I’m hoping to get some help from any … Continue reading
Behind the Scenes: A TV Shoot
I was out of my kitchen today and into the studio of WSFB, Hartford’s CBS affiliate. The station has a great local news magazine show, Better Connecticut, and I’ve made a few appearances since December. Those two crazy kids in … 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
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