Her newest book explores monasteries and penitentiaries as a way to examine the history of quiet.
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).
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Josh Christie: Sunrise may get all the attention in Maine but …
Our sunsets also can’t be beat. Here are a few places where you can catch some great ones.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
Throw a pork tenderloin on the grill and chill out
This easy dinner turns a midweek dinner into something special.
Posted inFood, Recipes
The joys of baking with just one bowl to wash
How to simplify your baking – and cleanup.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Chewy, nutty pearl barley breaks free from the limits of soup
Contrasting textures and Middle Eastern flavors mark this hearty pearl barley-based bowl dish.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture
Country star Tim McGraw and biographer Jon Meacham team up to write a book
The unlikely duo’s shared love of music and history leads to ‘Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation.’
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Despite the cold, wet spring, your gardens may be right as rain
Many shrubs that blossom in the spring have liked all the rain, and consider this: You don’t have to constantly drag hoses around the yard.
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Canoeing: There’s much to like on a paddle through the mouth of the Pemaquid River
Many birds, lots of fish, fascinating history, lavender wildflowers and the soothing caress of the sun are just some of the perks.
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Supersize your falafel into a burger
If you like falafel, you’ll love this falafel burger. (Does everything taste better if you call it a burger?)
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Ron Howard hits the high notes with ‘Pavarotti’ documentary
He balances the glory of the tenor’s music and the heat of his charisma with his private human struggles.