Recipe recalls the time that Julia Child, Mr. Rogers made spaghetti

Peggy Grodinsky Food Editor

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Published
August 22, 2018

Recipe recalls the time that Julia Child, Mr. Rogers made spaghetti

Peter and Terry Weyl of Portland still make Marco Polo Spaghetti decades after Child taught Fred Rogers how to cook it on TV.
Published
August 15, 2018

‘The Volante Farms Cookbook’ is a farm-to-table tale with a warm spirit

The farm, just outside Boston, celebrates its centennial with a cookbook.
Published
August 8, 2018

Heavenly cookies await at St. Peter’s Italian Bazaar

For 93 years, church parishioners have been baking and selling the soft, anise-flavored treats.
Published
August 8, 2018

Garlic-flavored mayonnaise: When did we all become aioli eaters?

A cursory online survey of Greater Portland restaurants finds it on nearly 20 menus.
Published
July 25, 2018

A thinly disguised plea to get readers to send the food editor their just-picked cherry and berry crops?

Or just a nice recipe for Sour Cherry-Sour Cream Streusel Pie?
Published
July 18, 2018

Beloved blueberry cake shows why Marjorie Standish is Maine’s home cooking icon

The 1950s recipe for Melt-in-Your-Mouth Blueberry Cake still holds up today.
Published
July 11, 2018

Solid recipes and solid writing make ‘Repertoire’ a useful and appealing cookbook

The Candy Pork was a standout.
Published
July 8, 2018

New gardener tumbles down rabbit hole of roses

She gets advice after feeling discouraged by unrealized dreams of fragrant blossoms lining her home.
Published
July 1, 2018

Worried about rats near your home? We’ve got answers

Do not automatically reach for the poison. Here are the sustainable steps to take to get rid of them.
Published
July 1, 2018

Rat facts: Why are they here? Why do we hate them?

And what, if anything, is there to like about them?