Most stone fruits have already given way to apples and pears, so grab the last remaining plums while you still can, another week or so, fingers crossed, said the farmer selling them at the Portland Farmers’ Market. He was selling prune plums, which I haven’t found to be particularly luscious eaten out of hand. But […]

It burns calories, but it does not burn fossil fuels.

Craft distillers use local grains – and ingenuity – for distinctive versions of traditional spirits.