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Cherry Chocolate Coffee Cake
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...
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St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Hat Brownie Bites
St. Patrick’s Day has a bit of a reputation for being a day of inebriated merriment with the occasional bagpipe performance, but my favorite memories of the holiday are (like most things) rooted in...
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Crispy Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
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...
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Murphy’s Irish Toast
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...
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Maple Pecan Refrigerator Cookies
March has arrived and it’s maple season here in New England! And what goes great with maple? Pecans, of course! Paired with the easiest method of baking cookies ever, the refrigerated “slice and bake”...
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Maple Cornbread
When I was growing up we had a hen house with four hens. I am not sure why my parents decided to add farm animals to our suburban backyard (urban-homesteading was not hip in the early 1990′s), but one...
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Easter Basket Cupcakes
Easter is a holiday with solid sugar ties. Each spring we are presented with baskets of sweetness (actual baskets!) in the form of fluffy yellow marshmallow chicks, great handfuls of shiny jelly beans,...
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Food, Shopping, and Fun in Harvard Square
Harvard Square in Cambridge is one of Boston’s top tourist destination spots, home to Harvard University and dozens of shops, restaurants, attractions, and historical sights that keep its streets...
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Best Spots for Italian Food in New England
Wondering where to find the best Italian food in New England? Whether its pizza, pasta, or cannoli – we’ve got some “inspiration Italiana” for you! Mangia! “Little Italy” Neighborhoods The North End...
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Red Sox Caramel Corn Treats
If you can’t make it to Fenway on Friday to celebrate the park’s 100th anniversary, that’s no reason not to make an event of it at home! And since watching and munching go hand in hand, snacks should...
View ArticleYankee Classic: Italian Sandwiches at Amato’s
One of the advantages of living in Maine’s largest city is that you have such a wide number of choices of places to get your Italian sandwiches, Portland’s unsung contribution to the gastronomic world....
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Best Mexican Food in New England
Cinco de Mayo (or the fifth of May) is a day to celebrate Mexican culture with festivals, parades, and of course, lots of delicious food. The date honors the 1862 victory of the Mexican army over...
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Strawberry Muffin Recipe
June in New England is all about strawberries. With dozens of orchards offering pick-your-own and towns from Connecticut to Maine celebrating strawberry festivals, it’s the unofficial queen of the...
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Behind the Scenes at a Yankee Cookbook Photo Shoot
Before I accepted my Assistant Editor position here at Yankee Magazine back in November 2011, I was a full-time office worker by day and food blogger by night…including most weekends. Blogging started...
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Best Bargain Bites
Each year the Editors here at Yankee pull together a list of “Bests” across the region in categories like Attractions, Lodging, Local Secrets, and Bargains. Here’s a list of our top spots for Best...
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Blueberry Bread | An Easy Quick-Bread Recipe
A great quick-bread recipe — like this one for blueberry bread — is a must have in any respectable baker’s arsenal. Even beginner bakers can succeed at impressing their friends and family with these...
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Best Fall Food Festivals in New England
Heading into fall means a whole new crop of seasonal food festivals to enjoy before the cold weather sends us inside for the winter. With foliage color on the way, why not plan a road trip and take in...
View ArticleThe Encyclopedia of Fall: I is for Indian Pudding
It might not be pretty, but few New England desserts can compete with the historical pedigree of a bowl of warm, spicy Indian pudding. The dish got its start when early colonists brought with them to...
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Holiday Appetizers Through the Decades | 1930s Potato Puff Balls
Welcome to “Holiday Appetizers Through the Decades,” a special series celebrating over 75 years and 9 decades of Yankee Magazine holidays! Each week we’ll spotlight a new decade with a classic cover,...
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Holiday Appetizers Through the Decades | 1950s Dips for Chips
The 1950′s was the poodle-skirt decade, marked by rock and roll music and the shift from radio to television. While the Korean War kept things from being too jolly, the holiday season got back on track...
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