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Potato Recipes | Winter Warmups

Look at all the potato recipes you can make with the all-mighty spud, perfect for winter warmups.

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Mashed Potato Variations

Want to add a twist to your spuds? Here are some tasty extras to try for mashed potato variations: 1. Toss peeled parsnips, chopped turnips, or a few handfuls of cauliflower florets in with boiled potatoes and mash according to the recipe below. 2. Mince 3 or 4 garlic cloves and sauté in unsalted butter; […]

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Mashed Potatoes: Easy Does It

Everyone loves mashed potatoes, right? But how many of us love our own mashed potatoes? Whether they’re too lumpy or too soggy, or we like the taste but they’re laden with butter, sour cream, and milk, there’s always room for improvement. Potatoes are greedy little things, and they’ll take as many rich additives as you […]

Food

New England Goat Cheese

Goat’s milk cheeses are varied and versatile, ranging from mild and creamy to firm and tangy. Learn more, plus where to find the best New England goat cheese. We know Vermont does cheddar better than just about anyone, but cheese making in New England goes beyond cows-only. Around here — where the changing seasons are […]

Soups, Stews & Chowders

Chicken Soup: An International Favorite

Noodle around with different pasta shapes. Your little ones will love pastina or alphabet-shaped pasta (no need to precook). Or try cooked egg noodles for richer flavor, or a flavored pasta, such as tomato or spinach. For an Asian twist, add 2 tablespoons grated ginger, 1 stalk lemongrass (smash the stalk to release some of […]

Soups, Stews & Chowders

Comfort Soups | Recipes

These comfort soups (clam chowder, French onion, and lentil) make it hard to deny the warm, soothing security of a bowl of soup. Comfort food comes in many forms, and we all have our personal favorites, but it’s hard to deny the warm, soothing security of a bowl of soup — especially when the leaves […]

Food

Six Super Soups for Your Bowl

Food editor Annie B. Copps shared these first two recipes, for chicken stock and Pasta e Fagioli, to go with her soup story. We added the others to keep the soup pot full all the time. Enjoy! RECIPES

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Another Recipe from the Turnip King

There is no end to the delightful ways that Massachusetts turnip king Geoffrey Antoine can use his favorite vegetable.

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