The decision by the Republican senator, the favorite to win in November, that she will not seek re-election has created a void in the state’s political landscape.
February 2012
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The Maine Ingredient: Unadorned chowder lets fresh seafood flavors shine through
The stars in Maine’s winter seafood crown – scallops, shrimp and haddock – swim in a milky, brothy chowder, unembellished with wine or heavy cream and tasting mostly of the fresh, locally caught fish from which it is made. A new trick I learned from a recent Cooks Illustrated is to cut the salt pork into […]
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Soup to Nuts: Maine stovetop entrepreneurs share and share alliance
Small operators looking to make it on a larger scale are getting a hand from a group of experienced veterans who have been there, done that.
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Meals slow-cooked to perfection, and easy to time
It’s slow going for this rubbed brisquet, bouillabaise and shredded chicken ragu with pasta.
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Appel on Wine: How does Syrah compare with other wines? Choose wisely
A lot of what people who sell wine prattle on about is this: “Why don’t people drink more _?” Fill in the blank with Albarino, Chenin Blanc, Mencia, Carmenere, Refosco, Sherry or, the topic for today, Syrah. We all want to turn you on to the things we’re turned on to, so that we can […]
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Natural Foodie: Homemade baby food offers nutrition, safety, savings
Fourteen-month-old Joseph Sullivan reaches into a glass bowl with a wooden spoon, scoops up a dripping heap of berry applesauce and mashes it into his mouth. Then he goes back for more. His mom, Christine Wirth, made the applesauce by boiling peeled apples with frozen strawberries and raspberries. With Joseph’s help, she ground the mixture […]
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Gooey, glazy cinnamon rolls easy to make, hard to resist
Two words: cinnamon roll. OK, that was almost too easy. Yet today, while you’re on the treadmill, or balancing your checkbook, or changing lanes, or reading a bedtime story, you will be thinking of having a cinnamon roll, ideally within the week. Maybe even sooner. Such is the power of suggestion, especially when the suggested […]
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Cookbook Corner: ‘Marshmallow Madness’
If you’re used to getting ordinary white marshmallows in a plastic bag at the grocery, Shauna Sever’s new cookbook will expand your consciousness like a marshmallow in the microwave. The sugary confections she makes in “Marshmallow Madness” (Quirk Books, $16.95) – look for the cute puffy cover – go way beyond the little pillows of […]
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Fewer losses, not revenue, gave banks good year
WASHINGTON — U.S. banks are coming off their most profitable year since 2006, a sign that many have put the financial crisis behind them. The surge in bank earnings came largely because banks suffered fewer losses – not because they took in more money. The slow recovery, record-low interest rates and weak demand for loans […]
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Sen. Olympia Snowe’s full statement
After 33 years in Congress, Maine’s senior senator says her move “was not an easy decision.”