I’m sitting here looking out my office window, sunlight glimmering through gold and russet leaves, with a mug of warm apple cider and a fresh-from-the-oven Apple Pumpkin Walnut Muffin. As for the turkey, which Grandma insisted on but Mom thought was overkill, I’ve modified our tradition to include my favorite dry-cured rib roast recipe. Amy Traverso, co-host of GBH's Weekends with Yankee, whips up a sweet treat from her home kitchen Julia Child's Chocolate Mousse and she and husband Scott share some equally sweet memories from the early years of their relationship. Novem jama Apples pumpkins pudding and pie. So I’ve re-created our meal with some adaptations, streamlining the sauce for the manicotti, giving the Charlotte Russe an Italian twist, and adding roasted Brussels sprouts with dates, walnuts, and lemon. The menu told a story about where we’d been and where we were for the 20-odd years we celebrated this way. Senior food editor Amy Traverso shares recipes from her family’s Italian-ish holiday traditions. But I loved the varied tastes and textures of Grandma Mary’s Christmas Eve. In the latest episode of You & Julia: At Home, Amy Traverso, co-host of GBHs Weekends With Yankee, re-creates Julia Childs Casserole Roast Chicken in her home kitchen and shows us how to truss, massage and carve a chicken just like Julia. My father’s side of the family was all Italian, and the meals looked more recognizably Piemontese, with lots of polenta and agnolotti. Photo Credit : Brian Samuels | Styling by Catrine Kelty Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso preps the manicotti for a holiday dinner at her home in Brookline, Massachusetts lending a hand in the background is her husband, Scott.
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