Goat’s milk cheeses are varied and versatile, ranging from mild and creamy to firm and tangy. Learn more, plus where to find the best New England goat cheese. We know Vermont does cheddar better than just about anyone, but cheese making in New England goes beyond cows-only. Around here — where the changing seasons are […]
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Turnips | Best Cook Geoffrey Antoine
Geoffrey Antoine’s love for turnips has made him (and his turnip pie) a star at the Eastham Turnip Festival in Eastham, Massachusetts.
Soups, Stews & Chowders
Comfort Soups | Recipes
These comfort soups (clam chowder, French onion, and lentil) make it hard to deny the warm, soothing security of a bowl of soup. Comfort food comes in many forms, and we all have our personal favorites, but it’s hard to deny the warm, soothing security of a bowl of soup — especially when the leaves […]
Cooking Advice
15 Practical Party Tips
Read these simple party tips for hosts before planning your next big event 1. Don’t make things you’ve never made before. Be certain of what you’ll be serving. You can afford to be a bit adventurous, but don’t try out that “foolproof” souffle for the first time at your big party — save that one […]
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25 Thanksgiving Tips from Yankee Magazine
Keep preparations for the big feast effortless using these 25 Thanksgiving tips from Yankee Magazine. 1. First, be thankful. Take time and pause to reflect on the big and small things in your life that you are grateful for. 2. Make a timeline so that you can schedule your day and oven usage. 3. Read […]
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Yankee‘s Thanksgiving Tips
It’s all about food and home and holiday entertaining for the next few months. Start here with helpful tips and superb recipes to make your Thanksgiving a delight: Decorating made easy with Matthew Mead’s ideas. 25 Thanksgiving tips for hosts. These appetizers make the meal. Brined turkey instructions and recipe from a New England chef. […]
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How to Have a Holiday Cookie Swap
A Cookie Swap is a great idea for a fun evening with friends, with the added bonus of having lots of cookies for holiday entertaining. Be sure to spend some time together exchanging stories about the recipes, as well as the cookies themselves. 1. Invite several friends over for punch or coffee and light refreshments. […]
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Homegrown: Free-Range Turkey
Just in time for another jam-packed holiday season, supermarket shelves are lined with big, fat turkeys. You could grab one of these birds for only 99 cents a pound — but that won’t buy you much flavor. This year, we recommend tracking down a free-range turkey from a local farm. Why, when price and convenience […]
Sometime around Thanksgiving, Mary Bevilacqua starts thinking about the Exchange. She decides whom she’ll invite and sends out invitations. She makes up the menu for the meal, and then, most important, she wonders what the cookie will be this year: Lemon snowballs? Nutmeg logs? Chocolate-peppermint bars? The Wellesley Cookie Exchange has been part of Mary’s […]
Side Dishes
Chanukah: Latkes
Latkes play an important role in traditional Chanukah celebrations not just because they taste so good — it’s really all about the oil. Chanukah — from the Hebrew word for “dedication” — is a significant holiday because it commemorates the events of 168 to 165 b.c., when the Jews of Jerusalem led a successful revolt […]
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Best Cook’s Muffins
This Apple Gingerbread Muffin recipe comes from our September/October 2007 Best Cook, Cheryl Wixson. We hope you enjoy it. The rest of the bread recipes are from the Yankee database and we hope you try and enjoy these, too. RECIPESDelivered Daily: New England Recipes and Tried & True Kitchen Tips from the Editors of Yankee […]