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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PublishedNovember 3, 2019
Green Plate Special: There’s no time like the present to buy local charcuterie
Thinly sliced local salami and fennel can really dress up a pizza.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Maine Gardener: Gardening is really time spent hauling stuff around
You’ll need proper tools to expedite the work.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Hunting: When is the best time to hunt deer?
There’s no simple answer.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
A woman is brutally murdered in the aisles of a big box store
Jack McMorrow witnesses the seemingly senseless murder, and as clues pile up in ‘Random Act,’ the 12th in Gerry Boyle’s McMorrow series, he begins to wonder if it’s as random as it seemed.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
P.T. Barnum, the showman and grifter who held up a funhouse mirror to America
“He created acts so famous that people still know of them. Tom Thumb, Chang and Eng, even animal acts like Jumbo the elephant.”
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Birding: Scientists fed city crows a concentrated diet of cheeseburgers
Their research question: What’s the best address for a crow for optimal health? The city or the countryside?
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Dine Out Maine: Some excellent grilled pizza and more at Coals in Portland
Imaginative experiments with flavors and techniques often succeed. Don’t miss the Bee Cool pizza.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
A luxuriously creamy soup without a speck of dairy?
Yes, please!
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Green Plate Special: Heirloom Apple Tasting takes variety to new heights
This year’s event features 213 dessert (best eaten raw), cooking (best in pies) and cider (best in fermented beverages) apples.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
What’s up in November?
Longer nights, Mercury in transit, and a comet interloper.
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