They’re the basis for a great soup, easily flavored with whatever you happen to have on hand.
2013
Wine: Distribution laws more than a little ridiculous
I had a wonderful wine last weekend. Maybe you’ve had it, but I’m guessing you haven’t. Not because you don’t have impeccable taste, an open spirit or fat wallet. Not because it’s an older vintage cellared for years, not even because it’s made in such tiny quantities that you have to be on some velvet-rope […]
Dispatches
‘DennyMike’ elected to national BBQ board Dennis “DennyMike” Sherman, creator of the Maine-based DennyMike’s line of award-winning sauces and rubs, has been elected to the board of the directors of the National BBQ Association. Sherman joined the NBBQA when he launched his business in 2006. He will serve as vice president on the board of […]
Soup to Nuts: Black-and-white and blueberries
When it comes to Maine’s wild blueberries, David Stess is equally adept at picking or shooting them.
All 18 cabs in NH’s largest city pulled off road
Police sidelined Manchester’s entire taxi fleet for failing inspection or failing to show up for inspection.
Maine’s small catch ready for star turn
The state’s 400 licensed eel fishermen are being filmed for a show called ‘Eel of Fortune.’
Michelle Obama praises new Jackie Robinson movie
The First Lady said the new film, “42,” left her and the president “visibly, physically moved” after they saw it over the weekend.
House Democrats determine fate of two Maine tax bills
The state’s earned income tax credit for low-to-moderate-income taxpayers would double under a bill approved Tuesday.
NRA study: Train school employees to use guns
But critics say the report “misses the point” by not endorsing universal background checks for gun buyers.
2nd Republican senator announces support for gay marriage
Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday, “Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back — government has no place in the middle.”