In ‘Unraveling,’ Peggy Orenstein explores the lessons gleaned from learning to shear, make wool and knit. But her book is not just a yarn about yarn.
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 inFood, Recipes
With these desserts, you’ll have them begging for rutabagas
And don’t forget the parsnip and the beet. These cold-weather root veggies, longtime New England staples, can make excellent sweets.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘This Might Hurt’ furnishes estranged sisters, an evil dad, a cult-like leader, secrets and a remote Maine island
Stephanie Wrobel’s new thriller seems to have it all, but the book suffers from its constantly shifting, confusing timeline.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Skip the grow lights. Try a method that’s stood the test of time
A centuries-old gardening method for starting seedlings is finding new life.
Posted inFood, Maine, News
James Beard Foundation names 11 semifinalists from Maine
Most of the restaurants and chefs are based in Portland, but small towns across the state are represented as well.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: A gentle ramble set in a Maine coastal town
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Viles Arboretum experiments with ‘Forest of the Future’
As climate change alters conditions for Maine’s flora, the arboretum experiments with non-native trees to figure out which species could thrive in warmer conditions.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Radicchio – the leafy vegetable that’s almost too pretty to eat
But get over that. It’s also delicious, in season now and available from your local farmer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Essential reading for students of Portland’s history and admirers of its art
Earle Shettleworth, Jr.’s ‘A Century of Portland Artists, 1820-1920’ introduces the city and its cultural landscape in the first 100 years of Maine statehood.
Posted inFood, Maine, News
What do Mainers say when it comes to the ethics of eating lobster? Pass the butter
Whether the fishery is harming the endangered right whale is a matter of vehement debate, but local chefs, restaurateurs, fishmongers and ordinary people are still cracking into Maine’s iconic crustacean.