Magazine

The Restorers | Special Spring Home Guide 2015

Renovating an old home is a hero’s quest, a test of stamina and means. Whether you do it yourself or employ a battalion of workers, there’s no getting away cheap. And yet, in the realm of costly hobbies it stands apart as a noble pursuit, a labor of love. Restoration contractors understand the love and […]

Salads

Spring Dinner Salad with Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette

Made with Savoy cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and prosciutto with a honey-mustard vinaigrette, this spring dinner salad is easy and delicious. I love it when I see local chefs creating new dishes inspired by traditional foods. Take the classic New England boiled dinner. At Moxy restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, chef Matt Louis prepares corned brisket, pickled carrot, […]

Yankee

If we were born to run, why do our knees hurt so much? | The Big Question

Harvard medical researcher Irene Davis, Ph.D., believes that our knees hurt because a lot of what we understand about running is wrong. She also believes something else the world might not be ready for: that a person can be retrained to run differently to lessen the chance of injury, not to mention ridicule. Dr. Davis, […]

Cooking Advice

Cooking 101

If you want to be a chef — and these days, it seems nearly everyone does — you’ve got to have a first-class culinary education. And to get a first-class culinary education, you’ve got to go to Paris, or London, or at least Hyde Park, New York, home of the Culinary Institute of America. Or […]

Food

Strawberry-Rhubarb Muffins | Yankee Recipe Archives (1981)

To celebrate Yankee‘s 80th anniversary in 2015, The Yankee Seeker will spend the year cooking and baking from the vast and colorful Yankee Magazine recipe archives. Will the retro results of this week’s Strawberry-Rhubarb Muffins hold up to today’s tastes? We can’t wait to find out! It’s another beautiful June in New England, and two […]

Magazine

Memories of Adele | Mother’s Day Tribute

Soon after my father died, my mother became a caterer. She designed a business card with her name, “Adele,” written in bold tangerine cursive letters against a bright yellow background. At the bottom of the card were the words “Party Fair.” In truth, she did not cater very many parties. She no longer lived in […]

Massachusetts

Tips and Recommendations from Brimfield Experts

We asked some Brimfield experts–a dealer, a stylist, a designer, a shop owner, even a chef–for their best insider field-survival tips. Brimfield Dates for 2016: May 10 – 15, July 12 – 17, September 6 – 11 The Dealer: Susan Bates 25+-year Brimfield exhibitor I love Quaker Acres. It’s very eclectic, from rustic to high-end. I’ve […]

Magazine

The Restorers | Special Spring Home Guide 2015

Renovating an old home is a hero’s quest, a test of stamina and means. Whether you do it yourself or employ a battalion of workers, there’s no getting away cheap. And yet, in the realm of costly hobbies it stands apart as a noble pursuit, a labor of love. Restoration contractors understand the love and […]

Travel

Cunningham Pond | Elizabeth’s Gift

One of the prettiest little ponds in New Hampshire belongs to the people of Peterborough and their happy, barking companions.