Does anybody own a beloved family recipe? And if so, who: The source of the recipe? The family matriarch? The subsequent generations?
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).
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: Deer season may be over, but there are other opportunities
Waterfowl season lapses into the new year along the Maine coast, and snowshoe hare season runs through March 31.
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Skiing in Maine: The mere scent of a ski lodge conjures up a whole world
Skiing and snowboarding engage the senses – all the senses.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A family secret hovers over Diana Altman’s 2nd novel
In ‘We Never Told,’ a woman looks back on her parents’ divorce and her complex mother’s next act.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News, Review
Concert review: As usual, Magic of Christmas puts us in the mood
This is PSO Music Director Eckhart Preu’s first time conducting the annual concert.
Posted inEvents, Maine, Maine Voices Live
Maine Voices Live: Brother Arnold talks about the Shaker life, spiritual and otherwise
A live interview at One Longfellow Square was by turns moving, educational, surprising and funny.
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Thomas Edison’s brilliant life, told in reverse
Biographer Edmund Morris wrote one last book. “Edison,” published posthumously, reveals Morris’ trademark energy and boundless curiosity (much like his subject).
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Cure delivers on its comfort food promises
The Portsmouth, New Hampshire, restaurant serves hearty, occasionally whimsical dishes that make it worth the drive.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: For the holidays, bring a little good cheer from your garden inside
Bundle up, survey your yard, imagine that fir, holly or pine cone as part of a garland, wreath or winter arrangement. Now get to work.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In a 1915 Chicago amusement park, a teenage girl makes a terrifying discovery
Elizabeth Hand’s latest novel, “Curious Toys,” includes real and fictional characters, gender identity, surrealistic art, movies’ early years … and serial murder.