Sweet Potato Pound Cake is a favorite “vegetable cake” thanks to a tender, faintly spicy, light orange sweet potato crumb. Large enough to feed a crowd, it’s a perfect fall cake for holiday parties.
Desserts
Food
Celebrating New England’s best cheeses, chocolates, jams, coffees, and other gift-worthy edibles in Yankee Magazine‘s annual food awards.
Desserts
A Very Yankee Holiday Cookie Swap
Top bakers share their favorite holiday cookie recipes as we give a classic Christmas cookie exchange a modern twist.
Celebrating New England’s best cheeses, chocolates, jams, coffees, and other gift-worthy edibles in Yankee Magazine‘s annual food awards.
Cooking Advice
A Thanksgiving Feast | Cooking at Cottage Farm
After months of growing and harvesting, Thanksgiving on the farm is a chance to relish the fruits of the season with a delicious, easy-to-prepare feast.
Side Dishes
Winter Vegetable Roast
This simple mix of root vegetables, squash, pears, and apples is a great way to showcase the best local fall produce. A drizzle of herb sauce adds color and flavor.
Side Dishes
Chestnut-Apricot Cornbread Dressing
A Thanksgiving classic, cornbread dressing made with homemade cornbread, fresh herbs, roasted chestnuts and dried apricots is an easy dish to make ahead and reheat in the oven.
Main Dishes
Maple-Bacon Dry-Cured Turkey
Dry brining your Thanksgiving turkey with salt, herbs, and a bit of maple sugar provides all the benefits of wet brining without the mess, while draping the breast meat with bacon not only adds flavor, but turns the turkey into a self-basting bird.
A big green salad studded with grapes, almonds, and bits of blue cheese balances out the richness of a holiday menu and adds a pop of color to the table.
These mashed potatoes get a boost of fiber and nutty sweetness from rutabaga, while buttermilk and olive oil offer a heart-healthy alternative to the usual cream and butter.
Desserts
Spiced Cranberry-Orange Possets
A traditional English pudding with an ultracreamy texture, this holiday posset recipe has added layers of gingered cranberry sauce to give it a distinctively New England spin.
Breads
Pistachio-Chocolate Babka
Babka, a layered sweet bread with Eastern European Jewish roots, is as impressive to look at as it is delicious to eat. This Pistachio-Chocolate Babka is perfect for fall.