Through multiple marriages and divorces, deception, disgrace and disownment, the real 19th-century woman at the heart of “Stranger in the Shogun’s City” was determined to do things her way.
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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Bedside Table: A good deal leads to a good read
‘The Lotus Eaters’ views the Vietnam War through the lens of photography.
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Green Plate Special: After you bring home the bacon, bake it
Then make a quiche. Bonus points if you use the bacon fat in the pie crust.
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Maine Gardener: It doesn’t take many tools to tend a garden
But some work requires an expanded arsenal, feeding a perfectly natural attraction for gadgets.
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Book review: An old wound casts a shadow over the wily thriller ‘Freefall’
Jessica Barry’s debut centers on a widowed Mainer and her estranged daughter, who is presumed dead in a plane crash.
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The grill brings out eggplant’s best flavors in this colorful summer salad
The recipe comes from ‘Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill’ in which writer Leela Punyaratabandhu celebrates the roadside barbecue dishes of her native Thailand and its neighbors.
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Summer without the fair leaves foul feeling in the air
Organizers, vendors and 4-H’ers take a financial hit from fair cancellations, and you can kiss fried dough goodbye.
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Homefront: Irish raisin bread brings back memories of spirited grandmother
Connie MacAuley of Old Orchard Beach found the recipe when her mother was moving.
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Bedside Table: Something different for a very different time
‘Breasts and Eggs’ by Mieko Kawakami, Europa Editions, 448 pages. Hardcover, $27
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A Japanese rice bowl with lamb and egg from a London chef
A delicious dish to make at home since eating at the counter restaurant is not possible in these pandemic times.