Blending spinach, cilantro and scallions with tahini or sesame paste produces a vibrant sauce that’s great on noodles, chicken, fish, tofu or vegetables.
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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Let this asparagus pasta with grated apple usher you into spring
Grated apple brightens up this pungent pasta salad made with blue cheese, asparagus and walnuts.
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A jewel-toned vegetable spread for Passover, or any occasion
Use this spread to top crackers, dip vegetables into, or as an addition to sandwiches.
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Green Plate Special: A fool for fools? Who can blame you?
This centuries-old English dessert is not only simple and delicious, but it’s also an excellent vehicle for using up leftover fruits, jams, syrups and other bits and bobs from your refrigerator and pantry.
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Three decades after her sister’s murder, a writer seeks justice
In 1990, Liliana Rivera Garza was killed in Mexico. In ‘Liliana’s Invincible Summer’ her sister, Cristina, sets out to figure out what happened.
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Vegan Kitchen: May vegan milk call itself so? The FDA is leaning toward yes
But some say suggested nutrient label comparisons between plant-based and dairy-based milks are unfair.
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Of all the cakes she’s baked, there’s just one this cookbook writer makes for Passover
Elinor Klivans wrote 14 baking books from her home in Camden. But for Passover there is just a single dessert: Mom’s Walnut and Wine Passover Cake.
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A resilient Greek nanny changes the course of her young charge’s life
In ‘My Xanthi,’ a now-adult Nick reads his nanny’s old letters and comes face to face with the brutality of her life in wartime Greece.
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Maine Gardener: Try live staking to prevent runoff from harming lakes, ponds and streams
If you own waterfront property, consider creating a buffer zone. It’ll help curb pollution.
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The Quarry in Monson named a finalist for a James Beard award
But 10 other semi-finalists from Maine did not move on. Winners of the prestigious culinary awards will be announced in June.