Peggy is the editor of the Food & Dining section and the books page at the Portland Press Herald. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a Boston-based national magazine published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle. Peggy has taught food writing to graduate students at New York University and Harvard Extension School. She worked for seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York and spent a year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” in 2017 and in “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” in 2008.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Bedside table: Way ahead of her time
Book recommendations from readers
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Avoid wasting bread by making the freezer your friend
Sliced bread freezes beautifully, and is always at hand when you need it.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Build your own mini indoor garden at Portland plant shop Terrarium
Horticulturalist and business owner Rob Sinnott will show you how.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Cereal before bed? Food makers push ‘sleep’ snacks at night.
Marketing late-night meals as sleep enhancers is a food-industry tactic to create a so-called fourth meal. But some studies have shown late-night snacks can worsen your sleep.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Dine Out: Eat in or take out. Either way, Taco Trio gets most things right
Long an area favorite, the Mexican restaurant is now producing old favorites and an expanded menu in bigger digs in South Portland’s Knightville neighborhood.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Adam Gopnik tries to master drawing, driving, dancing and boxing
How do geniuses gain mastery of skills? To try to answer the question, Gopnik plays guinea pig.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
A Scottish chicken soup with a cheeky name for chilly spring nights
Cock-a Leekie takes humble ingredients – barley, chicken, carrots – and transforms them into a soothing, nourishing meal.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
In ‘Monkey,’ writer Agnes Bushell meditates on the Russian novel
The novel tracks the search for a lost book within the book, also called ‘Monkey,’ as well as the writer of that unusual book.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Bedside table: Reading this brings happiness
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Dig into Chicken Marengo, a saucy dish inspired by Napoleon himself
Rich, spirited Chicken Marengo comes with a fanciful tale about the world-famous general.
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