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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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
The tastiest shortcut to green shakshuka
Hint: Forget the dish’s origins in the Middle East and North Africa.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
Apple detectives comb Northwest for ‘lost’ varieties
Two retirees, who form the nonprofit Lost Apple Project, log countless hours and hundreds of miles to find orchards planted by settlers over a century ago.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
Hunting: Plenty of deer remain during muzzleloader season
Deeper snow and bitter cold during early December can present a greater challenge for deer – and for hunters.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Green Plate Special: No fan of fake meat? You can still reduce the real stuff
The fake-meat trend has appealing effects, but veggie-packed turkey sliders can come close.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
‘Tough Love’ offers an insider’s account of recent American history
Diplomat, presidential adviser, mother and wife, Susan Rice writes with dignity and warmth about her many roles.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Garden provides much to be grateful for
Let’s offer thanks to many passed-down plants – and the people who supplied them.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Dine Out Maine: In rebranded Sable Oaks hotel, City Farmhouse is good for where it is
The Sheraton Portland Hotel restaurant has a confused decor and cocktail menu, but some more than decent entrees.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Vegan Kitchen: Tribes growing heirloom seeds for heritage, health reasons
Wabanki diets were traditionally plant-based.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Hunting: Healthy deer from little acorns grow
The quantity and distribution of acorns each fall – a favorite food of deer – will have an impact on how and where you hunt.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Thanksgiving dinner – the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry
The day is, per at least this one hostess, a ‘day of obligatory Mrs. America smiles, occasional moments of tears cleverly disguised as possible joy, and the sincere, gut-wrenching recall of holidays long past in which one was a mere child and carefree.’
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