Add to that, it’s a good, sustainable choice.
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).
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Ferrante intertwines self worth, temptation
In ‘The Lying Life of Adults,’ the author of the Neapolitan quartet tackles the wild drama of adolescence with insight and humor.
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Maine Gardener: When does ultimate size not mean ultimate size?
A: When you are talking to a nursery about the size of a tree or shrub.
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Book review: Close encounters with critters
Two books by Maine authors offer affectionate, but very different, takes on loons and other wildlife.
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Homefront: When dinnertime approaches, let the garden inspire you
Homegrown carrot tops, kale, cucumbers, mint and more add up to a perfectly seasonal meal.
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Green Plate Special: Eating is an educational act
Two local schools teach students about the intersection of ecology, food and social principles. The concept is called agroecology.
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Four books with Maine connections are due out this fall and are on our radar
And ought to be on yours, too.
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Maine Gardener: You labored over your vegetables all summer. So store them right
Use our quick crib sheet to help you preserve them through the fall and winter.
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In a you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up age, Hiaasen can
In the latest from the master of satire, ‘Squeeze Me,” President Trump – “Mastodon” per his Secret Service code name – gets a starring role. “The Trump era is truly Carl Hiaasen’s moment.”
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Vegan Kitchen: Two Maine farmers are growing hemp for its seed
And that’s a good thing for Mainers who like to eat healthfully and locally, consuming hemp hearts, hemp powder and hemp oil.