Whether it’s maple season in March or the holiday season in November and December, the rich and warm taste of maple is always a welcome addition to any baking project. Paired with the easiest method of baking cookies ever, the refrigerated “slice and bake” way, these Maple Pecan Refrigerator Cookies are a perfect way to […]
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. In honor […]
Few desserts in life are as classic as the chocolate chip cookie, but despite their simple perfection, variations abound. We just can’t seem to stop fiddling with the recipe to indulge our passion for nuts, oatmeal, peanut butter, extra chocolate, dried fruit, or (my new personal favorite) coffee. Ladies and gentlemen that share my love […]
Happy National Cherry Pie Day! In honor of this delicious day, I teamed up with the wonderful folks over at King Arthur Flour to try and achieve the ultimate cherry pie. What can I say? Some challenges in life are easier than others. They sent me some of their pie-making essentials to help me out- […]
Shirred eggs with bacon sound fancy, but really they’re just oven-baked eggs with some sort of creamy-cheesy topping. And because they’re so very easy to make, especially for company, they are just the sort of dish that every home cook should have in his or her repertoire. I thought of them this morning as I […]
Like many of you, we like to commemorate special days — like Presidents’ Day — with special dishes here at Yankee. We keep an eye on the calendar and plan our recipes accordingly. While there aren’t any greeting cards or gifts specifically tied to the Presidents’ Day (unless you include offerings from your local auto […]
Ever since Haudenosaunee and Algonquian Natives discovered that cooking maple sap produced a sweet sugar, the taste of maple has been a New England favorite. The region, especially Vermont, has since been known for its high quality maple syrup. But the goodness of maple doesn’t have to be limited to pancakes. Everything from salmon to […]
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The first thing that hits you as you walk into this sunny spot in the tiny village of Jeffersonville is the mouthwatering scent of fresh-baked pastries, decadent creme brulee French toast, and whatever waffle is on special. If your taste runs to hearty, you won’t go wrong with the cafe’s summer garden hash (topped with […]
It’s not just owner Melissa Jasper’s epic collection of vintage kitsch that draws people into “the Toast” for late-night snacks, leisurely brunches, and everything between–though it’s awfully fun to sit at a ’50s dinette set, admire the old board games and Orange Crush ads lining the red walls, and play “count the Kewpie dolls” with […]
On a hill above the western bank of the Connecticut River, down past the charming brick and brownstone buildings of Middletown’s historic Main Street, sits an incongruous shiny silver-and-glass building, with an old-fashioned neon sign overhead proclaiming “O’Rourke’s Diner.” This eatery has been a town institution since 1941, when John J. O’Rourke purchased the building. […]
Boston’s best bakery for sweets doesn’t serve a single blueberry muffin. Instead, the treats lining Sofra’s white-marble counter are inspired by the flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Persian spiced doughnuts, Egyptian bread pudding, pistachio olive-oil cake. The pastries look so decadent and tantalizingly come-hither that most patrons don’t even bother parsing the […]
