Made with boiled cider and maple sugar, Shaker Cider Pie boasts robust old-fashioned flavor in a golden, buttery crust. Never heard of boiled cider? Once a popular pantry-staple along with molasses and maple syrup, boiled cider is made by simmering apple cider for hours until it reduces into a thick, syrupy consistency that’s full of […]
Excerpt from “Beans and Harmony,” Yankee Magazine, February 1995. Being married to a Yankee meant we had franks and beans every Saturday night for years. Our eldest daughter hated beans, but her father insisted she eat every bean on her plate. I’d like to say that when she grew up she learned to like baked […]
A warm and spicy Christmas Wassail Bowl recipe from Ireland is the perfect way to warm up your holiday menu.
Head to Al’s French Frys in Burlington, Vermont, for the tastiest home-style spuds in New England.
Credit: Richard Figaratto Dinner guests do not live by turkey alone, even on Thanksgiving. Food editor Annie B. Copps shares these recipes for side dishes and “trimmings” to make the meal an event to remember. Who knew mashed potatoes and creamed onions could pull it off? RECIPES
Despite the teeming availability of smelts in southern Maine waters in January, the Yankee recipe database has few smelt recipes. Other fish recipes abound, so here are the smelts and five more warm fish dishes for cold winter nights. RECIPES
A church supper is more than a fundraising event; it’s a New England tradition. If you’re looking for a classic dish to bring to your next community get-together, try one of these tasty recipes from our Church Suppers and Potluck Dinners Cookbook.
View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Confections Category. FARM MARKET COLLECTION BLACK DINAH CHOCOLATIERS Isle Au Haut & Portland, Maine Steve and Kate Shaffer began making chocolates out of their home kitchen on Isle au Haut in 2007. Soon, they expanded to their barn. This year, demand for their truffles […]
View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Cheese Category. Photo/Art by Heath Robbins ASCUTNEY MOUNTAIN COBB HILL CHEESE Hartland, Vermont Cobb Hill Farm is a Vermont cooperative where residents run a farm, dairy, frozen-yogurt business, and maple operation, among other ventures. Neighbors Sophie Starr, Bonnie Hills, and Jeannine Kilbride manage the […]
View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Baked Goods. MACARONS MOOCHIE’S MACARONS Derry, New Hampshire Francophiles, rejoice! After a futile search for authentic macarons, the popular French meringue-based cookies, Nina DiBona Pauk decided to get out her mixer and make her own. When the results proved too tasty to stay a secret, […]
View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Sauces Category. PESTO VEGETABALL’S FARM Claremont, New Hampshire Darlene Ball makes this fragrant, flavorful pesto with fresh basil (sourced locally in season), Parmesan and Romano cheeses, pine nuts, garlic, and a secret ingredient: butter. It tastes so incredible we can’t help but wonder why […]
