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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 inArts & Entertainment, Books
Mike Bowditch sprints from crisis to crisis in the latest in the popular mystery series
Paul Doiron’s tenth Bowditch tale is his best so far. As he tries to solve dark twin mysteries, Bowditch, now an investigator in Maine’s Warden Service, gains some self-understanding.
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Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Maiz offers arepas that captivate (and frustrate)
But the crisp, chewy pan de bono steals the show.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Knotweed is the thing that wouldn’t die
The extremely aggressive invasive plant is here, there and everywhere, and it’s almost impossible to get rid of.
Posted inFood, Recipes, Religion and Values
What I learned about life from cleaning out my freezer
A Rosh Hashanah resolution yields many universal truths – and a honey cake.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Surprise, green tomatoes can make a great cake and a main dish
Use up your bounty in an old-fashioned dessert or a tasty and unusual vegetarian dinner.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hiking: Tackling the High Sierra on the Pacific Crest Trail
Monochromatic and seriously challenging, this section of the trail rewards the hiker with million-dollar views.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: Opening day of duck season holds charm and mystery
You never know how things might turn out, but the day is always special.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: First we had gourmet doughnuts. Now vegan doughnuts get the star treatment
Holy Donuts introduced Mainers to vegan doughnuts in 2013. Today, lots of places carry them in lots of flavors.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
What’s Up in October?
In sum: six planets you can see (four of them with the naked eye), the return of Venus and Mars, several conjunctions (and we don’t mean “and” or “but”), and meteor showers.