These savory pies are homey, but hardly humble. We think they’re the ultimate winter comfort food.
Main Dishes
Amy Traverso
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 the bag of heirloom apples that I had set out the night before was still […]
Magazine
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 with all manner of ways to stew, roast, and steam it. Kabocha is a winter […]
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 by my personal favorites. So if you’re looking for that great turkey or side dish […]
How To
Five-Minute Shadow Box
Our new house was built in 1920 and is the oldest house I’ve ever owned. I feel like I should turn in my Yankee credentials to admit that fact, but there it is. My childhood homes near Hartford, CT were built in the 1940s and 1980s, respectively. When my husband and I bought our first […]
Food
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 of me demonstrating how to make cornbread dressing with sausage and apples, courtesy of my […]
In honor of the great hard cider producers in our region, here’s a recipe for cheddar-cider fondue that I came up with last week, and which I have now added to my “I wish I’d put this in the book” file. It’s a reinterpretation of the classic fondue recipe found in The Joy of Cooking, […]
Now that we’ve finished renovating a house and are in the process of decorating it, I’m finding that, like many New Englanders, my favorite finds are those that come from off-the-beaten-track sources: flea markets, Etsy, and Craigslist. This piece wins for being both unexpected and incredibly useful: Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations […]
Massachusetts
Cider Days, and a Cheddar-Cider Fondue Recipe
In two weeks, one of my favorite New England festivals is taking place in Western Massachusetts. Cider Days is a celebration of all things apple, with orchard tours, apple tastings, cidermaking, a grand “cider salon” with samples from around the world (that’s hard cider, not juice), workshops, kids’ activities, and more. Events take place all […]
Exciting times this week! I was in New York yesterday making apple dumplings and apple butter with none other than Martha Stewart for her Martha Show. The episodes will air this Thursday, October 20, at 10 a.m. on the Hallmark Channel. Anyone who has paid attention to food or home design or crafts or magazines […]
New England’s craft fairs make holiday shopping fun while supporting the region’s richly talented artisans.
When acclaimed chef Frank McClelland hosts a Thanksgiving dinner at home, his food is rooted in a love of fresh, local ingredients.