“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 […]
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy Grodinsky has been the food editor at the Portland Press Herald since 2014. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a now-defunct national magazine that was published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle, seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York, and a (magical) year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” (2017) and “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” (2008).
Posted inFood, Recipes
Toasted couscous is the nutty base for this smoked fish and vegetable salad
Toasting couscous before steaming it adds an extra layer of flavor.
advertisement
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Ready or not, here it comes: first frost
Some plants die immediately, others can withstand colder weather for a time.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Portland’s Little Giant closes; space leased by national hospitality group
The sale was announced while the restaurant was on a break.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Hosta pushing out its neighbors? Iris ailing?
September is a good time to dig and divide.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Grow: Winter squash
In fall, a gardener’s fancy turns to thoughts of winter squash
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A new book examines the final troubled years of Robert Indiana’s life on Vinalhaven
In ‘The Isolation Artist,’ Portland Press Herald arts reporter Bob Keyes tackles a tragic tale with echoes of Shakespeare.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: The making of a vegan
Vegan Kitchen columnist Avery Yale Kamila tells how, 30 years ago, she became an impassioned vegan – and never looked back.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: That smartphone you can’t put down? It all began here
“I started programming computers in the late 1970s, before Windows but after ENIAC. ‘Geniuses at War,’ subtitled ‘Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age,’ by David A. Price, tells the story of amazing men who invested their time and talents and developed a machine to help them decode the codes used by […]
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: The many reasons dill blossoms are kind of a big deal
You can use different parts of the plant in all sorts of ways.
You must be logged in to post a comment.