Heading out for brunch is a popular way to celebrate Mother’s Day each spring, but we think treating Mom to a brunch spread at home is a meaningful (and delicious!) way to show your appreciation. Whether it’s for Mother’s Day or another special occasion, these brunch recipes will leave your guests impressed. Baked Eggs in […]
blueberry
If high-end art, village charm, and a hike along wind-scoured cliffs draws you in, Monhegan Island in Maine is the island for you.
Looking to rest your head in Rhode Island? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Rhode Island for 2013. BEST CITY ESCAPE CHRISTOPHER DODGE HOUSE, Providence This 14-room B&B, housed in an Italianate mansion, is slightly out of the downtown Providence fray, but still only a 10-minute walk to […]
Massachusetts
Finding Wildflowers at Garden in the Woods
Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts, offers a great opportunity to see native wildflowers.
A few years ago, I wrote a short profile of photographer David Brooks Stess for the pages of the July/August 2009 Yankee. Many of the black and white photographs featured in that article are now part of the Blueberry Rakers: Photography by David Brooks Stess exhibition at Portland Museum of Art (through May 19). Though […]
Desserts
Waffle Iron Brownies
The iron gives these waffle iron brownies crispy ridges, but the inside remains rich and fudgy. They’re novel and fun and incredibly easy to make.
Author and cocktail expert Wayne Curtis searches for New England’s classic cocktails and tries to recreate his own.
Cooking Advice
Yankee’s Best Lost and Vintage Recipes
Recipes tell a story. Not in the familiar sense–there are no plot points in the ingredients list, no surprise endings in the method (except, maybe, when it comes to soufflés). But if you step back and look at recipes over time and as a whole, they tell a rich story about how people lived: how, […]
The first Maine biennial exhibition I ever attended was held at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in 1979. Since then there has been some sort of a juried biennial ever few years at venues ranging from the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland to the Portland Museum of Art and the Center for Maine […]
A great quick bread recipe is a must have in any respectable baker’s arsenal. Even beginner bakers can succeed at impressing their friends and family with quick bread. Quick bread recipes are usually mixed in a bowl with a spoon, as opposed to requiring a stand mixer and they are extremely adaptable. You can use […]
Connecticut
Coventry Farmers’ Market in Coventry, CT
No matter where I travel around New England from May through October, I am always thinking about which Farmers’ Market I can visit as part of my trip, and I know I’m not alone. The popularity of community markets has grown so much over the past few years that it seems most towns set aside […]
Desserts
Summer Jam-Filled Thumbprint Cookies
Earlier this year I spent some time assisting Yankee’s Senior Life and Home Editor Amy Traverso with recipe testing for our upcoming annual “cookbookazine,” and one of my favorite recipes to come out of the cookbook process was the one for these jam-filled thumbprint cookies, which I am referring to as Summer Jam-Filled Thumbprint Cookies […]