How To

An Easter Outfit

I am saddened by the fact that this is my last post here at The Crafty Yankee.  I will be handing over the reins to a new crafter next week, and I can’t wait to see what they have in store for us!  This change comes about for the very best of reasons: my husband […]

New England

It’s Officially Spring–And It Looks Like Spring Too

Today is the Vernal Equinox, and it actually looks like spring. Normally in this part of New England, everything is muddy and gross. In honor of that, early spring is referred to as mud season, also known as the fifth season. While other areas are enjoying the first signs of spring, we usually suffer through […]

Vermont

Woodstock, Vermont (Part 1): Shopping and Strolling

Often referred to as the quintessential Vermont town by travel guides and magazines, Woodstock, Vermont, ups the aesthetic ante for historic charm.  Stately old homes and buildings—Georgian Colonials, Federal-style, and Greek Revivals—circle the Green and are scattered throughout the village. With no ghastly power lines in Woodstock proper (they are all buried), it’s easy to […]

Food

Irish Soda Bread

Hello Yankee readers! My name is Jen and I’ll be bringing you fresh Yankee recipes every couple weeks here on Cooking New England. I’m a Midwestern girl who transplanted to Boston in 2007 with my Hubby and our two fat cats. I work a full time desk job as an engineer and have found a […]

Gardens

Attract Birds to Your Yard | Gardening Advice

Our family enjoys watching birds from our windows, and we want to landscape with the best plants to attract them around our home. What do you suggest? S.C., Tiverton, RI A wide range of trees and shrubs produce fruit that persists and appeals to birds. Among the favorites throughout New England are blueberry (Vaccinium), evergreen […]

New England

2012 Winter Photo Contest Entries

It’s been dubbed the winter without a winter, but that didn’t stop our talented readers from getting out there and capturing the beautiful landscape of New England. View a sampling of the photos from our 2012 Winter Photo Contest.

Breakfast & Brunch

Murphy’s Irish Toast

Early spring is the perfect time to pair together two beloved New England traditions – St. Patrick’s Day and maple syrup season! French toast, the classic breakfast dish of thick bread dipped in eggy batter then fried to a crisp golden brown, is traditionally enjoyed with a generous slurp of pure maple syrup.Delivered Daily: New […]

New England

Spring Skiing Means Sunny Days, Fun Events and Maple Syrup

The Spring Equinox is just a few weeks away, which gets “the winter that wasn’t” closer to being part of our collective history and further from our current reality. But wait; that does not mean it’s time to stow your skis and board. Despite having  somewhat lackluster all-natural conditions, snowmakers across New England pounded the […]

New Hampshire

Guide to Downtown Keene, New Hampshire

In the small college-town of Keene, New Hampshire (where 5,400 students make up over 1/4 of the population), you’ll find a charming downtown Main Street teeming with shops, restaurants, retro movie theater, and the quintessential New England white clapboard church. Your Kitchen Store.  If you want it for your kitchen, they have it.  Equally swoon-worthy […]

New England

Historic Snows Bring End to New England Foliage Season

Two feet of snow in falling October has brought about a bit of an abrupt end to the foliage season, but after one of the more atypical foliage seasons in years, I guess little would have surprised me. The season began with an over hundred year rainstorm, so why not end it with an over hundred year snowstorm. […]

History

Loving the Month of March

Welcome to the March 2012 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. Loving the Month of March Not everyone does. But here’s why they should It seems to me that in New England the month of […]

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