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
A Weekend Food Tour
It was so wonderful to be back at Cider Days in western Massachusetts this past weekend. This festival of apples and apple cider (hard and sweet) has become a touchstone. I only wish I could’ve stayed longer! Here’s a shot … Continue reading