Yankee Magazine’s Lifestyle editor Amy Traverso shares a recipe for a smooth, sweet alternative to traditional pumpkin pie. RECIPE: Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Hi, I am Amy Traverso, Lifestyle Editor at Yankee Magazine. Welcome to The Yankee Kitchen. Today, I am making my absolute favorite pumpkin pie. I think this is the best, most delicious […]
Yankee Magazine’s Amy Traverso shows you how to make bacon-wrapped stuffed dates, a crispy, sweet appetizer. Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Dates Hi, I’m Amy Traverso, Lifestyle Editor at Yankee Magazine, and welcome to The Yankee Kitchen. Today I am making a fantastic appetizer. A great holiday appetizer but really a great anytime appetizer. It’s bacon-wrapped stuffed […]
Yankee Magazine assistant editor Aimee Seavey makes her debut in the Yankee Kitchen with tips on how to measure flour the right way.
Hi. I’m Amy Traverso, Lifestyle Editor at Yankee Magazine. I’m going to show you today how to make some delicious Chocolate Hazelnut Raspberry Tarts. They are a terrific holiday dessert or a little thing to pass around at your holiday party. So let’s get cooking. Now I’m going to make the shortbread crust. I start […]
Recipes tell a story. Not in the familiar sense–there are no plot points in the ingredients list, no surprise endings in the method (except, maybe, when it comes to soufflés). But if you step back and look at recipes over time and as a whole, they tell a rich story about how people lived: how, […]
Get recipes for all the familiar Thanksgiving standards with brighter flavors and unexpected ingredients, plus the best turkey you’ve ever had.
Grandma’s recipe for chicken with mushrooms is the star of our September dinner menu. Serve with carrots, honey oatmeal bread, and finish with apple squares.
One of my favorite holidays is the 4th of July’s, America’s Independence Day. Because it falls smack in the middle of summer, the 4th has always been a holiday I associate with swimming pools, hot dogs dripping with ketchup, cold cans of orange soda, drawing my name with sparklers, and a delicious roster of 4th […]
Here in New England we live by the seasons. They shape our days and inform our appetites. Yankee Magazine‘s Best New England Recipes Homemade Favorites for Every Season gives readers a new way to savor the seasons, with more than 150 tried-and-true recipes for eating deliciously throughout the year.
Sugar Add a bay leaf to your flour or sugar tin to keep insects out. Salt: Add raw rice to your saltshakers to keep the salt from forming lumps. Brown Sugar To prevent brown sugar from absorbing moisture and caking into one solid mass, store it in a plastic bag inside an airtight container. If […]
Follow these instructions to safely can your summer harvest at home. Use only clean, perfect glass canning jars (no nicks or cracks). You may reuse jars, but always use new seals (lids) and screw rings. Start with cold water when it’s time to sterilize the jars, seals, and rings by boiling. Use a rack or […]
Ignite Coals without Lighter Fluid Save yourself an emergency trip to the store when you run out of charcoal lighter fluid: Ignite your coals with salad oil. Any vegetable oil will burn well enough to light charcoal (although none is as good as lighter fluid), so use the cheapest type of vegetable oil you have […]
