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).

Food, Recipes

Grilled eggplant with tomatoes and yogurt is a summer dish to have on repeat

by Ellie Krieger Special to The Washington Post July 11, 2021July 7, 2021

This grilled dish is a lighter, more summery riff on an Afghan recipe in which the eggplant is fried.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Children’s book celebrates the color brown in all its glory

by Amy MacDonald July 11, 2021July 10, 2021

‘Magnificent Homespun Brown’ is as joyful as the confident little girls it depicts.

Food, Maine Gardener

The list of invasive plants banned for import and sale in Maine soon to grow

by Tom Atwell July 11, 2021July 14, 2021

A committee has been meeting to decide which plants should be on the list, the state’s second.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Bedside Table: Many perspectives on Maine in these books

July 11, 2021July 7, 2021

“I have two books on my bedside table, and, no coincidence, both are about Maine. As a retired physician who spent my career on the West Coast I have returned back East and relocated from Portland (OR) to Portland (ME). Knowing little of the rich history of the District and then the State […]