Make it crispy and bright – and at home.
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 inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
‘The Anti-Inflammatory Kitchen Cookbook’ can help you devise, deliciously, a healthful diet
And the recipe for White Bean & Basil Cakes is a keeper.
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Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Bitter End’s quirky, campy decor outshines its food
The outdoor space is diverting and a lot of fun.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Try these wok-roasted mussels with lemongrass, cilantro and garlic toast
The recipe comes from a recent cookbook from Boston’s Myers+Chang restaurant.
Posted inFood
Henry Ford, soybean visionary. Yep, that Henry Ford
Cars are partly to blame for climate change. A diet of beans can help combat it. The two intersected nearly a century ago with onetime Maine summer resident and industrialist Henry Ford.
Posted inFood
From feta to American slices, a ranking of cheeses by healthfulness
Cheese lovers rejoice! Research is starting to suggest dairy fats may have a neutral-to-positive effect on the heart.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hiking: Craving solitude and the beauty of nature? Have we got the spot for you
Deboullie Public Lands unit in Aroostook isn’t easy to reach, but that’s probably why you’ll have it to yourself.
Posted inFood, Recipes
A salad with figs, prosciutto and sweet-sour dressing hits all the right notes
The pleasant pepperiness of the greens offsets the bold tang of the figs.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: A brief history of sporting guns
With every war, the technology improves and eventually makes its way to the woods and fields.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: You can’t go wrong with pizza and cocktails at Yarmouth mainstay Gather
But the family-friendly, farm-to-table restaurant can wobble when it stretches to global cuisine.