The May/June 2009 Best Cook, Ruth Feeney of Maine, shares this recipe for sour mustard pickles that was handed down from her mother. Now it has been handed to you. See below. YANKEE RECIPES: Click here for more than 70 recipes for pickles and preserves. RECIPEDelivered Daily: New England Recipes and Tried & True Kitchen […]
Verna Soini of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, shares two of her blue-ribbon canning recipes from the country fair. Verna Soini’s plump hands are stained red from the beets she’s peeling as she prepares her favorite relish. On the stove, jars are jostling gently in a hot-water bath. In another kettle, freshly packed jars of pickled green beans are […]
Look at all the potato recipes you can make with the all-mighty spud, perfect for winter warmups.
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; […]
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 […]
There is no end to the delightful ways that Massachusetts turnip king Geoffrey Antoine can use his favorite vegetable.
Latkes play an important role in traditional Chanukah celebrations not just because they taste so good — it’s really all about the oil. Chanukah — from the Hebrew word for “dedication” — is a significant holiday because it commemorates the events of 168 to 165 b.c., when the Jews of Jerusalem led a successful revolt […]
