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.
A few weeks ago, I found myself with an apple emergency. I was on my way to work, thinking about the talk and apple tasting I was scheduled to give at the Dublin town library that evening and realized that the bag of heirloom apples that I had set out the night before was still […]
Do you have your Thanksgiving menu worked out? Hopefully you do. But if you don’t, here’s help! We’ve done a lot of Thanksgiving meals over the years here in the Yankee kitchen, and I’ve collected some recipes that happen to by my personal favorites. So if you’re looking for that great turkey or side dish […]
We often use the word “feast” to describe Thanksgiving, and if your holiday table groans under the weight of so many steaming platters and bowls like mine does, you know that for every feast there is also another important word: leftovers. Each year we open our refrigerators on the day after Thanksgiving and are faced […]
It was so wonderful to be back at Cider Days in western Massachusetts this past weekend. This festival of apples and apple cider (hard and sweet) has become a touchstone. I only wish I could’ve stayed longer! Here’s a shot of me demonstrating how to make cornbread dressing with sausage and apples, courtesy of my […]
In honor of the great hard cider producers in our region, here’s a recipe for cheddar-cider fondue that I came up with last week, and which I have now added to my “I wish I’d put this in the book” file. It’s a reinterpretation of the classic fondue recipe found in The Joy of Cooking, […]
The fall season may be winding down, but before you swap out your Halloween pumpkins for Thanksgiving cornucopias, consider paying tribute to the last of the local apple crop with sweet dish fit for the Oval Office – the Obama Apple Cobbler. I have to confess, my knowledge on the subject of what distinguishes the many varieties of fruit […]
Exciting times this week! I was in New York yesterday making apple dumplings and apple butter with none other than Martha Stewart for her Martha Show. The episodes will air this Thursday, October 20, at 10 a.m. on the Hallmark Channel. Anyone who has paid attention to food or home design or crafts or magazines […]
We may associate jack-o’-lanterns with Halloween, but pumpkins are a cooking staple used throughout the fall here in New England. In fact, this colorful vegetable, which is actually a fruit, is not only only visually pleasing but also extremely versatile and takes center stage in brisk November. Try out some of our favorite pumpkin recipes, […]
