Meet the cultures, also known as ‘mothers,’ that are behind the local breads you love.
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 inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: A 100-plus-year-old book proves illuminating
“I recently made a foray to the upstairs library in our old family farm, where generations have left their favorite books behind. I picked up ‘The Enemies of Women’ by Vincente Blasco Ibanez, printed in 1920, just after World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic. Interestingly, the latter isn’t mentioned in the book. The […]
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Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
In a new year, new beekeepers get new bees and vow to make some changes
Plus, they make the best of a bad situation by extracting honey. A lot of honey.
Posted inFood
Go green with your wine
Choose cans or boxes, drink local and consider farming practices.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
The controversial Seaspiracy documentary may make you rethink your dinner choices
The film, which charges the global fishing industry is “at war with the oceans,” has angered the fishing community.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A grandmother, mother and daughter are trapped in a cabin by a violent sociopath
In Jen Waite’s first novel, the scary setup allows many family secrets to be revealed. And the tension ratchets up and up.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Chickpeas, tomatoes and za’atar are the stars of this fun pizza on a pita
Just 20 minutes of prep work and a bit of oven time results in a healthful, untraditional pizza.
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Wrestling with the strategy – and morality – of the firebombing of Japan
A single raid on Tokyo on a March 1945 night, led to a fire that killed 100,000 people.
Posted inFood, Recipes
This whole-banana bread uses the peels for more flavor – and less waste
Just because Earth Day has gone by doesn’t mean you should give up good earth-friendly habits in the kitchen.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Grow: potatoes
Potatoes are a a major industry in Aroostook County and a good vegetable to grow anywhere in Maine. I prefer growing unusual, specialty potatoes rather than the Kennebec and Katahdin varieties you can buy at any store. Varieties I’m growing this year include Charlotte, a French variety new to Wood Prairie Farm this year; two […]
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