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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, Maine Gardener
Lobster shells promote healthy gardens
Compost made from ground-up lobster shells slowly releases nitrogen and builds strong cell walls in plants.
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Feast on these lobster novels
Editor’s Note: Given Vinalhaven’s centuries-old tradition of lobstering, we asked Vinalhaven librarian Scott Candage to recommend a few novels about lobstering in Maine. These are his picks, listed in alphabetical order by writer. “Stern Men” by Elizabeth Gilbert, Mariner Books, 2001 edition Yes, that Elizabeth Gilbert. Before she became famous for “Eat, Pray, Love,” Gilbert […]
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Given the price of lobster, smart cooks know to use every last bit of the bug
Suck out the sweet and delicious meat, add any unfertilized eggs to sauce, and be sure to save the shells for stock.
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Lobster recipes from local cooks and restaurants
If anyone should know the right way to cook lobster, it’s a Mainer. We’ve rounded up three local recipes for you to try. Limed Lobster and Melon Skewers This recipe comes from Brook Dojny’s “Dishing up Maine: 165 recipes that capture authentic Down East flavors.” Makes about 40 small skewers, about 6 hors d’oeuvre-size portions […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Evening with Maine writers will benefit disadvantaged Maine children
An online auction and a reading with Richard Russo and his daughter Kate Russo will raise money for Camp Susan Curtis.
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Bedside table: While we’ve been busy worrying about COVID-19, uh-oh this:
“I just completed the alarming new book ‘Count Down’ by reproductive epidemiologist Shanna H. Swan, PhD, with journalist Stacey Colino. I had heard Dr. Swan on the NPR radio show On Point (you can find it archived). Her interview came on the heels of the news that the 2020 census revealed that from 2010 to […]
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Think you know the truth about lobster? Here are some common misconceptions
We tell ’em and dispel ’em.
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Bedside Table: New biography of famed Maine poet sparks cherished memories
“I selected ‘Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,’ by Nicholas A. Basbanes, from the Kennebunk Free Library during the winter shutdown, not only for a Portland Press Herald write-up, but because it brought back memories of my Dad, a Longfellow scholar, born, raised and schooled in Boston, a few hundred years after […]
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Two cookbooks lavish seasonal berries with love
‘Blueberry Love’ and ‘Strawberry Love’ offer recipes savory and sweet, classic and new for these seasonal treats.
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