Food

Toll House Cookies: The Original Chocolate Chip Cookie

Learn how New England innkeeper Ruth Wakefield invented the most popular cookie in America (Toll House Cookies) by adding Nestlé chocolate bits to her cookies—to create what today is known as a chocolate chip cookie.

Food

Harborside House Pumpkin Bread

The sweet tang of dried fruit combines with the richness of pumpkin to create this delightful pumpkin bread.

Food

Mom’s Meatloaf

This meatloaf recipe is denser than most, and tastes great the next day in a meatloaf sandwich with sautéed onions and ketchup.

Breakfast & Brunch

Johnnycakes with Cranberry-Maple Syrup

Topped with cranberry-maple syrup, this thin johnnycakes recipe from the Commons Lunch in Little Compton, Rhode Island, is an Ocean State classic.

Side Dishes

Broiled Tomatoes

Using breadcrumbs flavored with shallot, fresh herbs, and Parmesan, these stuffed and broiled tomatoes are an elegant way to enjoy a classic tomato dish.

Desserts

Homemade Whoopie Pies

Use this homemade whoopie pies recipe (with Marshmallow Fluff) for a classic take on an a favorite old-fashioned New England dessert.

Food

Vermont Chocolate Potato Cake

The combination of mashed potato, chocolate, and spices in this chocolate potato cake makes for a fragrant, dense, and moist dessert.

Main Dishes

Cider-Braised Beef Short Ribs

The hard cider serves to cut through and balance the richness of the ribs in this comforting fall recipe from Carr’s Ciderhouse in Hadley, Massachusetts.

Side Dishes

Classic Baked Franks & Beans

This recipe will have you seeing franks and beans in a new light. Serve with brown bread for authenticity.

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