Desserts

An Easy, Customized Gingerbread House

My husband, Scott, and I have a tradition of making gingerbread houses at Christmas. We’ve rendered the Guggenheim Museum in frosting, Oreos, and Gummy Bears… And built Boston brownstones with amber poured sugar windows. These projects were fun, but between making  the dough, baking the pieces, assembling the buildings, and decorating them, they took about […]

Massachusetts

Winter Wonderland

First winter snow in the greater Boston area. The snow and the holiday lights created the winter wonderland.

Food

Cookie Heaven: Mocha Shortbread

Last weekend, we spent a wonderful day at the third annual Eat Boutique holiday market, a sort of craft fair for artisan food makers, organized by local foodie guru Maggie Battista. Yankee was a media sponsor of the event and we had a great time meeting our readers, as well as the talented bakers and […]

Massachusetts

A Christmas Season Visit to Boston | City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks

Whether the goal is shopping, dining, seeing a show, or taking in the sights, a visit to Boston during the holiday season is a great way to put yourself in the Christmas spirit. Many folks head in for a day-trip each December, but if you’re lucky enough to squeeze in an overnight or a weekend […]

Magazine

A Father’s Gratitude | Red Sox Spirit, Boston Strong, and the Jimmy Fund

Few New Englanders would describe the memorable 2013 Red Sox season as anything short of miraculous. With Boston recovering from the spring Marathon bombing tragedy, the Red Sox put together a comeback season for the ages, one that mirrored the city’s strength and resiliency to “B” Strong; to set to mind a task, and get it […]

Yankee

Counting Fish | Estimating the Gulf of Maine’s Fish Population

Each spring, the research ship Henry B. Bigelow drags a net along the seafloor in the Gulf of Maine, cataloguing the fish it catches. What it finds will change the life of every fisherman in New England and impact every consumer who loves seafood.

New England

Final New England Foliage Report For 2013

Some of the most beautiful things in the natural world are also the most fleeting. A rainbow may last just a moment.  The pink light of sunrise, or alpenglow on a mountain lasts but a few minutes longer.  Morning mists linger for an hour or so after sunrise, and a winter snowfall may hang in […]

New England

Foliage Report | Bright Colors Now Fading Across New England

By late October, the foliage over just about all of New England has passed its peak. This is not to say that there aren’t still leaves, even colorful leaves, left on the trees in Central and Southern New England.  The remaining color is generally muted though, with strong rust and brown tones dominating over the […]

New England

Foliage Report | Peak Color Holds On In Southern New England

By late October, New England very much has a split personality. Southern New England is finally seeing the peak of their autumn color, and it’s been a long time coming. For weeks, residents of these areas have been teased by images of brilliant foliage from their neighbors to the north, in print, on the news, […]

Side Dishes

For the Love of Baked Beans

Our recipe archives are overflowing with recipes for this classic New England dish; here are a few of our favorites for baked beans.

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