Remember the Plain-Belly Sneetches and the Star-Belly Sneetches? Yeah, like that.
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
Dine In Maine: You may not be able to globe-trot, but your dinner can
The pandemic has complicated travel, but ordering food from elsewhere – for yourself and for others – is one way to experience other places, and to connect during these pretty strange times.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: Seedfolks is not just for children
The themes of hope, kindness and the healing power of nature will resonate with readers of all ages.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Chop your way to dinner with this flexible, Italian-inspired salad
Browse the refrigerator, take your findings and chop, chop, chop. Add an easy dressing and, voila, you’ve got a delicious meal.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Don’t bray at the bay leaves. In case you’ve wondered, they make a difference in your cooking
And you can grow the plant yourself for a ready supply of fresh leaves.
Posted inFood, Recipes
This year, you can get your maple fix during pumpkin spice season
The pandemic cancelled Maine Maple Sunday in March. Organizers of a new fall event hope it will make up for some of that loss.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Homefront: Start with tinned herring for the perfect pandemic meal
When you are busy and hungry, four adjectives plus two ingredients add up to kitchen magic: quick, simple, satisfying, versatile, potatoes and herring.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A riveting blend of reportage and memoir reveals the secrets of a paper mill town
In ‘Mill Town,” Mexico native Kerri Arsenault wrestles with the personal and public toll of toxic pollution from the mill that “smelled like money.”
Posted inBusiness, Food
Harvest on the Harbor is canceled
The event, which normally attracts crowds to Portland for a food-and-drinks festival in October, will be back next year, organizers say.