My all-time favorite Christmas cookie is a recipe that my Aunt Madeline called Pecan Puffs and some people know as Pecan Balls or Meltaways. These simple nutty shortbread rounds, rolled in powdered sugar, look like delicate snowballs and taste like heaven. Here is a perfect example of how a few simple ingredients in the right […]
New England in August is awash in blueberries, and you haven’t tasted blueberry pie until you’ve eaten one homemade with fresh, local fruit. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an authentic classic Blueberry Pie recipe for inspiration, thanks to the new book Northern Hospitality: Cooking by the Book in New England by Keith […]
Glory be, it’s ice cream season. July is, after all, national ice cream month. Of course, we New Englanders also consume a healthy portion of the stuff in the dead of winter, but this wilting weather is the perfect excuse to indulge. Several years ago, during my first tour as Yankee’s food editor, I developed […]
There is nothing like a good old-fashioned New England Strawberry or Blueberry festival. Though there are hundreds of fruit festivals, which celebrate just about any fruit imaginable throughout the New England area, blueberries and strawberries are two of the very few fruits that are native to our part of the United States. Because of this, […]
In 2006, Laurie Lufkin won a blue ribbon at the Topsfield Fair with this recipe. The next year, she submitted 15 recipes and won 12 blue ribbons, all of which set her forth on her prize-winning path. Recipe:
When you need a rest from holiday cooking, why not buy a homemade pie? These five New England bakeries make all their pies from scratch. No matter how you slice it, there’s sweet satisfaction here. We asked Victoria Abbott Riccardi, a Boston-based food, travel, and nutrition writer and author of Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary […]
Grapenut pudding is a New England favorite. Yankee food editor Annie B. Copps shows how to prepare this regional dish for those who haven’t tried it at home. Recipe: Grapenut Pudding Read more: Best Cook: The Queen of Pudding Pudding Recipes: Grapenut, Indian, Rice Judging a Pudding Contest Want a dozen sensational seasonal recipes each […]
There’s no time like the present to make a gift of homemade cookies. Read on for Christmas cookie recipes and tips for wrapping and sharing your baked goods. Swap cookies and recipes with friends: How to Have a Cookie Swap Gift wrap ideas: Vintage Wares for Baked GoodsDelivered Daily: New England Recipes and Tried & […]
One of the best things to do with summer’s fruits is bake them into a pie. Here are a few ways to do that with strawberries, rhubarb, peaches, and blueberries. Want a dozen sensational seasonal recipes each month from Yankee Magazine? Sign up for our Recipe Box Newsletter. RECIPES
