Many large-leaved herbs can be loosely bunched, their stems tied with a string, and hung head down in a darkened and well-ventilated room, such as an attic or shed, until it’s time to store them. This will take from three days to several weeks, depending on the particular herb. A steady temperature of 70 degrees […]
Where is peak color? Yankee editor Mel Allen has the answer! It’s time to take your fall foray through New England. Watch the colors change on the Peak Color Map for best times to visit in September and October. DRIVES: This drive goes through all six New England states. Start Yankee‘s suggested drive in the […]
Yankee‘s gardening expert R. Wayne Mezitt recommends lawns as a great ground cover. “Mowing controls weeds, and your lawns don’t have to be big consumers of water, fertilizer, or pesticides,” he says. More garden solutions. Learn more about natural lawn care.
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Once a staple crop here, wheat is appearing again today in New England’s fields, thanks to a small but growing group of dedicated farmers. What to do with local wheat? Try these bread recipes and savor the flavor. Read more: Homegrown Wheat VIDEOS: Irish Soda Bread Making Potato Bread Want a dozen sensational seasonal recipes […]
Yankee food editor Annie B. Copps assesses New England’s apples this way — Honeycrisps are my personal favorite for snacking; I prefer Libertys and Macouns for pies and sauce. Read more: Orchard to Table RECIPES
Yankee‘s September/October Best Cook Teresa Scenna brought her Italian cooking style with her when she and her husband moved to America, specifically Massachusetts. With gardens in her back yard, she believes teaching people to cook would help the economy. “Instead of giving people a loaf of bread, give them a five-pound bag of flour,” she […]
In this classic Yankee profile, the queen of cooking ponders her next move.
The Kancamagus Highway, the only route to connect motorists from Lincoln to Conway, NH, had a long, colorful history, even before its official summer 1959 opening and thousands of foliage-seekers found its breathtaking vistas. With two days of events and programs, New Hampshire’s scenic Route 112, “The Kanc,” was honored for its 50-year anniversary August […]
Welcome to the August 2009 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. The Man Who Stepped on Plymouth Rock FIRST An unimportant and possibly not totally accurate examination of proper New England ancestry. New England’s so-called “First […]
Anchored in the east by Conway Village and to the west by Lincoln, the Kancamagus Highway is driven by more than 750,000 vehicles every year and is some of the loveliest and wildest land in the White Mountain National Forest.
I spent the weekend with my nephew and nieces, six-year-old James being the eldest, followed by Kiley at four, and young Abigail, one and a half, bringing up the rear. For better or worse, these kids are good eaters. James and I made our banana pancakes (featured in Yankee‘s Jan/Feb 09 issue in “Taking Comfort“); […]
