Heading to the Connecticut shoreline? We’ve got the perfect roundup of what to see, do, and eat while you’re there, plus where to stay when it’s time for bed. Read on to see our picks for the best of the Connecticut coast for 2014! BEST CONNECTICUT SHORELINE ATTRACTIONS BEST TROLLEY MUSEUM: THE SHORELINE TROLLEY MUSEUM, […]
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Desserts
Streusel in a Skillet
How to make easy, delicious streusel in a skillet, perfect to top any dish or dessert. Just cook, crumble, and enjoy!
Today’s weather is such an improvement over the past, oh, five months, that I want to fire up the grill and eat corn on the cob. But rather than get ahead of myself, I’m opting to share a terrific maple-pecan cake recipe that I discovered in a 1975 cookbook called Treasured Recipes from Early New […]
Desserts
Vermont Chocolate Potato Cake
Potatoes may seem like an unlikely ingredient for a cake, but stick with me, here. You’re going to love this moist cake, packed with spices and a light chocolate flavor. When I spotted this recipe in the pages of Yankee’s 1981 The Yankee Magazine Cookbook, my curiosity was piqued and I knew I wanted to […]
Tender and sweet with a light crunch, squares of Northern-style cornbread are a special treat.
Cooking Advice
New England Breads
A collection of favorite New England breads, including Anadama, Parker House Rolls, Whole Wheat, and No-Knead. A loaf of bread, a glass of wine … yes, satisfying things. But more satisfying is when you let life slow down (just a little bit) and you make the bread yourself. The overall time from start to finish […]
If you like carrot cake, why not try parsnip cake? In 2014, local food writer Tammy Donroe Inman shared her recipe for Parsnip Spice Cupcakes with Maple Frosting from her new book Wintersweet: Seasonal Desserts to Warm the Home.
Cooking Advice
Make Your Own Candied Citrus
Wintertime is citrus time. And even though these fruits are grown far away in much warmer climates, we’re enjoying our fair share of clementines, Meyer lemons, pomelos, and tangerines. To celebrate this season, I made some candied citrus slices. They’re so simple. You just need lemons, oranges, limes, or any other citrus variety you like, […]
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Snowbound | Mary’s Farm
“If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute and it will change” is such a famous saying that no one seems to know for sure who first said it, but it was never truer than it was on a certain weekend last February, on this hill here in southern New Hampshire. I can’t remember […]
Cooking Advice
How Do You Make Sour Cream? | Yankee Kitchen
I have many recipes that call for sour cream. Is this cream that has been soured or the commercial boxed sour cream that can be used on potatoes, in dips, etc.? How do you make sour cream and can that be used interchangeably with the store-bought variety? Sour cream gets its acid taste from harmless […]
Cooking Advice
Recipe Substitutes for Buttermilk | Yankee Kitchen
Old-fashioned recipes for quick breads and pancakes call for buttermilk, a product we rarely have on hand — are there any substitutes for buttermilk? Fortunately, buttermilk is not essential for this brand of baking — you can substitute whichever sour dairy product you happen to have around: either plain, natural yogurt (don’t use the […]
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The Legacy | Marys Farm
The legacy of family has the power to unite us even during the holidays, even as we miss those who are missing.