In tough times, sometimes the act of recreating a favorite restaurant dish is enough.
2021
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Portland has changed and you can really smell the difference
A generation ago the city’s signature smells included J.J. Nissen Bakery, Jordan’s Meats and the soon-to-close B&M Baked Beans plant. Today the city’s aroma includes whiffs of coffee roasting, food trucks, breweries and oil tanks.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Finding the dignity in troubled people and places, from a sect to a small town
Shawna Kay Rodenberg recounts her childhood in a religious sect and in rural Kentucky.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Blue Angels’ Maine air show offers late-summer spectacle
My friend Donna – both of us about to graduate from octogenarian school – managed to time our walk to coincide with the Blue Angels’ recent air show, and in my 90th year I rediscovered a thrill I had almost forgotten. Contrails sketched on the blue dome by an invisible artist, his pen a fleeting […]
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Can’t wait? Poach your pears and make chocolate pear cake
The window of pear perfection is fleeting. We’ve got a fix for that.
Posted inReal Estate, Real Estate Feature
Habitat for Humanity brings community solutions to affordable housing under one roof
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland Executive Director Tara Hill explains how building one home can make a huge impact on housing solutions.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Track meet shows what’s really important
On a hot summer day, a grandmother gets to see both Maine and America at their best.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Comparison misses mark on COVID in U.S., Israel
The similarity between the countries’ infection rates shouldn’t overshadow the disparity in their death rates.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Grow (or otherwise obtain): A fall cover for your garden
In my early years of gardening, I would till the vegetable garden as soon as I’d harvested the crops. I thought it made things look neater and helped to get rid of the weeds. I now know come fall, the garden has to be covered by something, both to add to the soil’s organic matter […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Exploring Maine through books
“One of my favorite summer joys is to be at the ocean. My senses compile the smell of crisp air, the sound of crashing waves, the squawking of gulls, the sensation of warm and textured sand, and of course, the beautiful scenery. It brings joy to explore our wonderful state. While sheltering in place last […]
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