As I was working on recipe testing for the latest Yankee cookbook, the gorgeous Lost and Vintage Recipes, I met a cookie that has since muscled its way onto my short list of “absolute favorite cookies.” In truth it was a recipe for homemade graham crackers, but just like their animal cousins, graham crackers are […]
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Greek Crescent Cookies
Greek crescent cookies (kourabiedes) are a variation of Christmas shortbread cookies made with nuts and coated in powdered sugar: Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cookies, pecan puffs, and snowballs. There are many names for the family of Christmas shortbread cookies made with nuts and coated in powdered sugar: Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cookies. In […]
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Cranberry Surprise Pie
Can you guys believe it’s almost Thanksgiving! This year has really flown by. I know some people plan their Thanksgiving menus weeks or even months in advance. And some people just throw things together at the last minute. Whatever your menu is for the big day, you need to make room for this recipe for […]
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Apple, Pear & Cranberry Crostata
First things first. Happy Election Day! I hope everyone is voting today no matter who you choose to vote for. Second, I hope everyone stayed safe and dry last week through hurricane Sandy. What a storm! I decided to play things safe and worked from home that day, even though my office was open for […]
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Cheesy Dapper Apple Squares
As the catchy saying goes, “Apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze!” A classic sweet meets salty pairing, the combination of cheese (most often cheddar) and apple pie has long been a New England favorite — raised eyebrows from other parts of the country be darned! The cheese and apple pie […]
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Best Cook | Easy Trifle Recipe
Shelley Osborne is sitting at the kitchen table in her well-appointed loft in a refashioned brick mill beside the Nubanusit River in West Peterborough, New Hampshire. On her shelves are small groups of English china, teapots, creamers, willowware and yellowware, treasures collected from chapters of her eclectic life. “Growing up, I lived in England, and […]
This recipe for Maids of Honor Tarts is one I discovered in the course of my research for Yankee Magazine‘s Lost and Vintage Recipes cookbook, though it didn’t make it into this book. But it’s wonderful and well worth a try. According to British cooking maven Delia Smith, these tarts are rumored to have originated at Richmond […]
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Buttermilk Apple Buckle
In this apple buckle recipe, the spiced apples settle down into the cake batter during cooking, while most of the pecan crumble mixture stays on top.
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Peach Cobbler
Some dishes can literally transport you to another time or place. In my mind, peach cobbler is one of those dishes. I have such strong memories of eating peach cobbler in the last few weeks of summer when peaches are ripe and juicy, the air is warm and breezy, and you’re with friends or family, […]
Delicious, moist Spiced Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting that are full of apple flavor.
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Pudding Recipes
A roster of cozy puddings are just the thing for chilly fall weather. Make one that’s sweet or savory, then grab a spoon and tuck into bowl of warm, wobbly comfort.