I’m going to let you in on a little secret today. It’s a vintage/antique shop in a town you’ve probably never visited, and it’s wonderful—not just for its inventory, which is well curated, but for its prices. They are easily half what I see at shops in cities and more touristy areas, not to mention […]
Like any resourceful Vermonter, Frank Sprague is a man of diverse talents. As a master stonemason, he turns native granite culled from the surrounding woods into the beautiful birdbaths, benches, and tables that he sells to customers around the country. And when the stonework isn’t occupying his time, he’s at the forge, turning out wrought-iron […]
The corn gets sweeter and sweeter as the summer goes on. This dish is my adaptation of a pasta recipe with corn and bacon that Yankee ran back in 2003 — made a little lighter by replacing the cream with a mix of pasta cooking water (a classic Italian technique for sauces) and half-and-half. I […]
I saw my first apples of the season this week at Volante Farms in Needham, Massachusetts this week. They were lovely little Pristines, a great American variety that was introduced to the market in 1994. Pristines are unusually good keepers for early season apples and they have a nice acidity with pear-like flavor. Now, some […]
The weather has been so glorious lately and my thoughts are turning to the beautiful corner of northern Vermont where my gardening imagination is fed. In real life, I have a small backyard and we live with in blocks of the Boston city line, but I like to imagine that I can create a slice […]
Hillary Davis is an author and food blogger who lives just down the road from Yankee’s offices in southern New Hampshire. But she regularly returns to southern France, where she lived for 11 years, and where she discovered the style of cooking that inspired her book, Cuisine Niçoise: Sun-Kissed Cooking from the French Riviera (Gibbs […]
It’s blueberry season and that means it’s time to start baking. Blueberry muffins are a great option—I think of them as a sort of gateway recipe for new bakers—and this recipe will give you delicious, tender cakes studded with lots of fruit. A great reward for 15 minutes of prep work! This is actually an […]
These zucchini pancakes are my adaptation of a recipe that came from the Church Suppers and Potluck Dinners cookbook that Yankee published back in 1996. Not quite “vintage,” but it does qualify as a recipe worth resurrecting. It’s a little out of season, I admit. We won’t be seeing any local zucchini for a few […]
I’m taking a step away from the usual recipes today because I just got back from a trip to Paris, and since my main question in planning the trip was, “Where should I eat?” I thought some of you might want some fresh recommendations as well. The following picks stood out as the best of […]
Yankee Magazine Lifestyle Editor Amy Traverso shows you how to crack open a lobster. It’s a messy job, but its well worth the work! Enjoy! Hi, I’m Amy Traverso, Lifestyle Editor at Yankee Magazine, and today I’m going to show you how to take the meat out of a lobster. It’s kind of a messy […]
These gluten-free macaroons are sure to be a hit with everyone, not just people with gluten sensitivities and celiac disease.
Remember Congo bars? This recipe yields delicious chocolate chip squares studded with pecans and flavored with coconut. If you like soft chocolate chip cookies, you probably like blondies and Congo bars even better, since the ratio of chewy center to crisp edges is more in your favor. This Congo bars recipe, adapted from the Wellesley […]
