Welcome to “Holiday Appetizers Through the Decades,” a special series celebrating over 75 years and 9 decades of Yankee Magazine holidays and tasty party appetizers! Each post spotlights a new decade with a classic cover, seasonal advice from the pages of Yankee, and one special party-pleasing holiday appetizer recipe for you to try. With the […]
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Desserts
Cheesy Dapper Apple Squares
As the catchy saying goes, “Apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze!” A classic sweet meets salty pairing, the combination of cheese (most often cheddar) and apple pie has long been a New England favorite — raised eyebrows from other parts of the country be darned! The cheese and apple pie […]
A look back at some of our favorite vintage and retro holiday appetizers from eight decades of Yankee Magazine.
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How to Make Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet
My husband and I have been doing quite a bit of fall cleaning recently in an attempt to de-clutter our tiny Boston condo. After spending an afternoon moving furniture around, the last thing either of us wants to do is slave away in the kitchen to make dinner. Enter this Easy Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet […]
Over the last few months, both Aimee Seavey and I have blogged about our work testing recipes for an upcoming Yankee cookbook. And now that project is done and printed and for sale on our site! We have had so much fun on this project, combing through our archives to find recipes that sounded delicious […]
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Holiday Traditions | Thanksgiving Pierogies
Yankee Magazine Photo Editor Heather Marcus shares a Polish family recipe for pierogies — a day before Thanksgiving treat tradition.
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Traditional Thanksgiving Recipes with a Twist
Get recipes for all the familiar Thanksgiving standards with brighter flavors and unexpected ingredients, plus the best turkey you’ve ever had.
This recipe for Maids of Honor Tarts is one I discovered in the course of my research for Yankee Magazine‘s Lost and Vintage Recipes cookbook, though it didn’t make it into this book. But it’s wonderful and well worth a try. According to British cooking maven Delia Smith, these tarts are rumored to have originated at Richmond […]
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Shepherd’s Stew
Nothing beats a great stew recipe. Stews provide that warm, stick-to-your-ribs kind of feeling that comes with eating hearty foods this time of year. With ingredients like sausage, potatoes, and vegetables, this recipe for Shepherd’s Stew will fill you up and warm you from the inside out. Another great attribute of stew is the fact […]
If you’re like me and you look forward to a day of apple picking each fall, you may be in for a rude fruit awakening this year. May frost took its toll on many orchards, leaving them without any apples for pickers, or with a smaller crop that (to be honest) isn’t looking its best. […]
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Peach Cobbler
Some dishes can literally transport you to another time or place. In my mind, peach cobbler is one of those dishes. I have such strong memories of eating peach cobbler in the last few weeks of summer when peaches are ripe and juicy, the air is warm and breezy, and you’re with friends or family, […]
The past decade could be called the “Great Cheese Awakening.” After years of processed slices and fat-free cheddar, Americans have finally discovered the cheese course, fallen in love with artisanal producers, and begun to understand why the French have some 250 or more varieties of fromage in their arsenal. But talk to Dave Smith of […]