Below you’ll find a sampling of “In the Kitchen” segments, where series co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso creates a classic New England recipe inspired by an episode segment.
Series co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso in her home kitchen for Weekends with Yankee. Photo Credit : Kitchen videos filmed and produced by Studio Dylan
In the Kitchen With “Weekends with Yankee”
Apple, Cheddar, and Caramelized Onion Pastry Bites
In “Common Ground,” Amy heads to Sudbury, Massachusetts, to celebrate fall produce at Siena Farms with owner Chris Kurth and his wife, noted Boston chef Ana Sortun, who shows Amy how to prepare a fresh-from-the-garden meal. Back in the kitchen, Amy bakes up an inventive treat, Glazed Chocolate Potato Doughnut Muffins.
Amy Traverso’s Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings (Malfatti)
In “Homegrown,” Amy joins Douglass Williams, chef-owner of Mida in Boston, on a shopping trip for locally stone-ground organic flour and the perfect bottle of wine for dinner. Back in the kitchen, Amy makes Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings, a favorite family dish inspired by their meal.
Rhode Island-Style Clear Clam Chowder
In “Only In New England,” Amy learns about the shipbuilding legacy of Essex, Massachusetts, and makes a stop at Woodman’s of Essex, birthplace of the fried clam. Back in the kitchen, Amy showcases fresh seafood by making Rhode Island–Style Clear Clam Chowder using a favorite easy recipe from Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown.
Blueberry Buckle
In “An Eye For Beauty,” we check out the Maine winery Bluet Winery, which is transforming the state’s iconic wild blueberries into sparkling wine. Back in the kitchen, Amy uses Maine blueberries to make a classic Blueberry Buckle.
All videos created by Dylan Leavitt/Studio Dylan.
Weekends with Yankee is a national public television series produced in partnership by GBH and Yankee Magazine. Season six debuts in April 2022. Check local listings for airdates and times on your local public television station.
