The iron gives these waffle iron brownies crispy ridges, but the inside remains rich and fudgy. They’re novel and fun and incredibly easy to make.
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Food
These jam cookies take less than 15 minutes to put together and another 20 minutes to bake, making them a perfect solution for those moments when you need something sweet and homemade in a hurry. They’re tender and buttery with great contrast from the tart jam. The cookies first appeared in Yankee about ten years […]
Breakfast & Brunch
Creamy Asparagus Quiche
Made with Swiss cheese, asparagus, mushrooms, and shallots in a creamy custard filling, this savory asparagus quiche is the perfect brunch dish.
It’s not even March, but I saw the first snowdrops blooming near my house today, so I’m getting a leg up on Saint Patrick’s Day by making my favorite Irish Soda Bread, which I like to dress up with currants and apples (the recipe first ran in my first book, The Apple Lover’s Cookbook). Now, […]
Cooking Advice
Chocolate-Hazelnut Tartlets
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 […]
“Do you want to go to Lenten Lunch?” My colleague, Ian Aldrich, was on his way over to the Dublin Community Church, a classic white-steepled building two doors down from Yankee‘s offices. I should’ve remembered: Every year during the season of Lent, the church hosts an all-you-can-eat meal of homemade soup and bread for the […]
At Cogswell’s Grant in Essex, Massachusetts, Caroline Craig’s cooking stirs memories of a life lived in service to a fabled family and their historic property. One day in 1966, Al and Caroline Craig walked down the road to pick strawberries at Cogswell’s Grant, a 1600s-era farm, with early-18th-century buildings, at the end of Spring Street […]
Food
Baked Apples
Filled with butter, brown sugar, spices, and nuts, these easy baked apples are a classic and delicious fall treat.
If you thought maple syrup was just for pancakes, think again! Our maple syrup recipes run the gamut from salad dressing to barbecue sauce, as well as desserts. Sweet! RECIPES
Connecticut author Dina Cheney is a cooking teacher and writer who pens a monthly column for Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine. She’s also a busy working mom who knows what a challenge it can be to get a good homemade dinner on the table every night. Fortunately, she applied her cooking chops to solving […]
Desserts
Recipes | Bake and Take Desserts
When the weather warms up and we start filling the calendar with picnics and cookouts, a “bake and take” dessert that fits neatly into the pan it was baked in until it’s time to slice and serve is the perfect sweet solution.
The spring thaw happens slowly (sometimes much too slowly), so keep warm during the transition with a steaming bowl of soup or creamy chowder. Make a large pot over the weekend and enjoy weekday leftovers, or freeze and enjoy later.