I’ve always found the production cycle of a magazine to be fairly odd. My last blog entry on YankeeMagazine.com was to be entitled, “Christmas in July,” but I got sidetracked and failed to complete it among all the other tasks on my trusty to-do list. So I figure I’ll offer a few thoughts about it […]
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Hand-made gifts are fantastic, but who has time, right? Well, this week I took to the airways to demonstrate a way to make a delicious handmade gift while you sleep! It’s my homemade apple butter, made overnight in a slow cooker. Here’s a video of me demonstrating the recipe on New England Cable News. Cooking […]
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2012 Winter Photo Contest
Yankee‘s 2012 Winter Photo Contest is now closed. Check back to find out who won! The winning photo will be published in the January/February 2013 issue of Yankee Magazine. Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Read photographer Susan Cole Kelly’s tips on entering a photography contest. Rules for […]
We all want snow right now, even if only for a few days. When snow falls in mid December, the child in us that hides as a grownup most of the time, feels safe to emerge, to want to play outside, and look skyward with our own children searching for the magical sleigh. But nowhere […]
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Best New England Romantic Inns
With so many candidates for the best New England romantic inns, we offer a short list of cozy spots that are sure to thaw hands and hearts.
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Winter Jokes
We Can Still Laugh at the Season A young woman got lost driving in a New England snowstorm. A snowplow passed, so she started following it. After 30 minutes, the plow stopped, and the driver asked what she was doing. “My father always told me that if I got lost in a snowstorm, I should […]
New Englanders have been sliding down snow-covered hills since our nation’s founding, but not all sleds are created equal.
Think you know New England shellfish? These gems from Matunuck Oysters in Little Rhody are a new reason to savor the oyster.
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Savory Pies | The Ultimate Comfort Food
These savory pies are homey, but hardly humble. We think they’re the ultimate winter comfort food.
For outdoor adventure or indoor comfort, get ready to lose yourself in the beautiful towns and mountains of western Maine.
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Best Cross Country Ski Trails in New England
We asked Vermont author and skier David Goodman to choose his favorite cross country ski trails in New England. Here are his top five.
John Quincy Adams once declared it “the most magnificent and elegant private mansion that I have ever seen on this continent.” Even by today’s standards, the John Brown House is impressive: a three-floor Georgian estate anchoring the southern end of Providence’s historic College Hill neighborhood. The tourists who gather for a glimpse of its opulent […]