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The Baconer
This story starts with a man who is notoriously difficult to shop for. My husband. His material wants are few, he doesn’t collect cars or memorabilia, and he’s not interested in massages or man-icures....
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Yankee’s Lost and Vintage Recipes
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 out on the newsstands! We...
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Favorite New England (Hard) Ciders
It’s Cider Days time again! I wrote about this fantastic festival in Western Massachusetts last year, and I’m thrilled to be going back this weekend. This two-day celebration of apples and hard cider...
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First Thanksgiving | What Did the Pilgrims Really Eat?
The Thanksgiving meal is remarkably consistent in its elements: the turkey, the stuffing, the sweet potatoes, the cranberry sauce. Barring ethical, health, or religious objections, it is pretty much...
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Dry Curing or Brining a Turkey | Which Method is Best?
Over the years, we’ve published many great recipes for brined turkey: Chef Sam Hayward’s 2004 recipe; a grilled, brined turkey from chef Geoff Gardner; our roasted brined turkey with giblet gravy; chef...
View ArticleTurkey FAQ: A Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet
It’s the day before the Big Day and you may have some questions about how to tackle the 14-pound bird that’s currently brining or curing or defrosting or simply waiting in your refrigerator. I’ve...
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Greek Christmas Crescent Cookies
There are many names for the family of Christmas shortbread cookies made with nuts and coated in powdered sugar: Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cookies. In my family, we called them pecan puffs....
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Make a Cake Stand | Simple DIY Project
Cake stands are adorable and useful (especially during Christmas cookie season), but tough to collect. They cay be pricey, especially the vintage ones, and they take up a lot of room in a china...
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Lemon-Glazed Caraway Christmas Cookies
I have a new favorite Christmas cookie, a sweet little biscuit flavored with lemon and caraway seeds and finished with a lemon glaze. Even better, the recipe takes us way back to the very beginning of...
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Crab Farcie Dip
Superbowl 47 is February 3, which means the annual festival of chips and dips is nigh upon us. This Crab Farcie Dip recipe, which will appear in the expanded hardcover edition of our Yankee’s Lost...
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Dr. Boylston’s Honeycomb Pudding
Boylston Street is one of Boston’s main thoroughfares, the final leg of the Boston Marathon and home to the Boston Public Library. Its name pays honor to Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, who braved the threat of...
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Winter Quinoa Pudding (Gluten-Free) | A Creamy, Indulgent Dish
This warm, aromatic, and healthy gluten-free quinoa pudding is based on recipe that blogger and cookbook author Béatrice Peltre (www.latartinegourmande.com) created for our upcoming summer issue. In...
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Cod with Ginger-Basil Butter
Yankee’s January-February issue features one of my favorite recipes: a dish of steamed cod (cooked in foil packets) served over fragrant rice with a deliciously simple ginger-basil sauce. The sauce,...
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Dina Cheney’s Slow-Cooker Brisket with Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Caramelized...
Connecticut author Dina Cheney is a cooking teacher and writer who pens a monthly column for Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine. She’s also a busy working mom who knows what a challenge it can be to...
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Sausage Tortellini Soup (and Lenten Lunch)
“Do you want to go to Lenten Lunch?” My colleague, Ian Aldrich, was on his way over to the Dublin Community Church, a classic white-steepled building two doors down from Yankee‘s offices. I should’ve...
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Irish Soda Bread with Apples and Currants
It’s not even March, but I saw the first snowdrops blooming near my house today, so I’m getting a leg up on Saint Patrick’s Day by making my favorite Irish Soda Bread, which I like to dress up with...
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Clara’s Quick Jam Cookies | A Fast and Sweet Homemade Treat
These jam cookies take less than 15 minutes to put together and another 20 minutes to bake, making them a perfect solution for those moments when you need something sweet and homemade in a hurry....
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The Best Soup I’ve Ever Had (and here’s the recipe!)
On a recent visit to The Woodstock Inn, I tasted a caramelized onion and potato soup that was so delicious that it shut down all the conversation at the table (for concentration). It was creamy, a bit...
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Homemade Jelly Donuts (and They’re Easy!!)
I figured out this week that I can make homemade jelly donuts in much less time than I would’ve imagined. And given that the crowds went wild, so I had to share this recipe with you so you can enjoy...
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Spring Fruit and Radish Salad with Feta and Almonds
Here’s a bright and fresh salad that will satisfy any craving for fresh spring vegetables (and those cravings beginning to hit, thanks to the warming weather). It comes from The Chefs Collaborative...
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