“I am reading ‘The Emerald Mile,’ by Kevin Fedarko. It’s about the history of expeditions that attempted to navigate the wild Colorado River that flows through the Grand Canyon. It wraps in the story of dams – like the Hoover Dam, which I visited with my family in 1967 – that were built to tame […]
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, Green Plate Special, Recipes
This St. Patrick’s Day, brine your own corned beef – starting now
The process isn’t difficult but can take up to a week, so you better get cracking.
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Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Energy drinks, plant-based dinners delivered to your door and more
A delectable wrap-up of new products and services for and from Maine vegans.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Last year’s seed shortage may extend to this year, but not to worry
Leftover seeds from last year, and sometimes as much as a decade ago, may still be viable.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Homefront: Secret rum fudge is a secret no longer
“I saw the recipe for Christmas rum balls in this morning’s Sunday Telegram. I must print because my cursive writing is illegible. I am 89 years old and now reside in assisted living in Casco, Maine. “For several years, I have (been) making rum fudge from a secret recipe that could only be found on […]
Posted inFood, Recipes
Pop open a box of cereal for a crunchy twist on oven-baked chicken tenders
Channel your inner kid – hey that’s fine.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Shrimp Creole is a New Orleans classic for a Mardi Gras that’s anything but normal
The pandemic canceled the parades, but it couldn’t cancel the city’s spirit or its wonderful food.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Outdoors, Review
The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right
Peter Vickery did not live to see his life’s work published, but ‘Birds of Maine’ – engaging, gorgeous and packed with information – is a great testament to a great ornithologist.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In India, the complicated truth behind the killing of two teenagers
What Sonia Faleiro learns while investigating the deaths of ‘The Good Girls’ who are the subject of her new book “reveals as much about the failings of India’s law enforcement, media and politics” as about their murder.
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