These mashed potatoes get a boost of fiber and nutty sweetness from rutabaga, while buttermilk and olive oil offer a heart-healthy alternative to the usual cream and butter.
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Desserts
Spiced Cranberry-Orange Possets
A traditional English pudding with an ultracreamy texture, this holiday posset recipe has added layers of gingered cranberry sauce to give it a distinctively New England spin.
Breads
Pistachio-Chocolate Babka
Babka, a layered sweet bread with Eastern European Jewish roots, is as impressive to look at as it is delicious to eat. This Pistachio-Chocolate Babka is perfect for fall.
Flavored with white chocolate, orange zest, cranberries, and cardamom, these White Chocolate Cranberry-Orange Cookies are cozy and bright—just like the holidays themselves.
Desserts
Sour Cream Sugar Cookie Trees
This sugar cookie dough recipe is easy to cut into tree shapes, which look extra festive when frosted in ombre shades of green. Sour cream lends richness and a subtle tang.
Desserts
Cinnamon-Spice Snowballs
A favorite family recipe for butterball cookies gets a boost of cinnamon and nutmeg for the holidays. Even better? You can make them up to three weeks ahead.
Desserts
Quintuple-Chocolate Therapy Bars
Cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate chips enrich these Quintuple-Chocolate Therapy Bars, which are crowned with white chocolate, cacao nibs, and a drizzle of bittersweet chocolate.
In this recipe two favorites (potatoes and beets) combine deliciously together with layers of cheese and a generous amount of spice. The outcome is a beautifully layered dish that’s both crispy and cheesy.
Why should out-of-state leaf peepers have all the fun? Two Yankee staffers are hitting the road this fall — and inviting readers to follow their adventures.
Desserts
Apple Brown Betty
Made with tart apples, spices, and fresh breadcrumbs, this old-fashioned apple brown betty recipe is a fall favorite.
Desserts
Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp
This old-fashioned apple crisp recipe is always a big hit with our readers. Serve this classic New England dessert with a dollop of whipped cream or a generous scoop of ice cream.