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).

Food

Caffeine has been a boon for civilization, Michael Pollan says.

by Tim Carman The Washington Post February 9, 2020February 6, 2020

But it has come at a cost.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

New England has its own unsavory links to the slave trade

by Dave Canarie February 9, 2020February 6, 2020

‘Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England’ details a legacy that many in the region would probably like to forget.

Food, Recipes

Versatile make-ahead baking mix yields muffins in minutes

by Robin Mather Chicago Tribune (TNS) February 9, 2020February 5, 2020

The dry mix keeps for months and lends itself to a host of sweet or savory taste combinations.

Food, Recipes

It’s hard to improve on a one-pan chicken thigh dinner

by Ann Maloney The Washington Post February 9, 2020February 5, 2020

But this can’t-mess-it-up honey and citrus sauce does the trick.

Books, Outdoors, Sports

Wait out the cold with some good books about Maine’s great outdoors

by Carey Kish February 9, 2020February 5, 2020

First, get outside. But when you come in, don a comfy sweater, snuggle up to the fire, invite the cat to settle in your lap – and read

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Choosing a leader was no easier 400 years ago

by Ron Charles The Washington Post February 9, 2020February 6, 2020

Arthur Phillips’ engaging “The King at the Edge of the World” is set in the tense court of Queen Elizabeth I, as she lays dying and her couriers jockey to determine a successor.