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).

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

The spirit of E.M. Forster hangs over Tom Crewe’s ‘The New Life’

by Hamilton Cain Special to The Washington Post January 8, 2023January 3, 2023

Crewe’s lyrical, piercing debut lends a contemporary urgency to an exploration of same-sex intimacy and social opprobrium.

Food

4 strategies for eating more vegetables: Start by not overthinking it

by Ellie Krieger Special to The Washington Post January 8, 2023December 31, 2022

There’s no need to overhaul your life to incorporate more vegetables into your diet; simply toss them into what you are already making.

Food, Recipes

Naomi Duguid explores the ‘The Miracle of Salt’ in her new cookbook

by Ivy Lerner-Frank Special to The Washington Post January 8, 2023December 31, 2022

Duguid digs deep into cooking and preserving with salt in her new, resource-rich 400-page book.

Food, Maine Gardener

Protecting soil, in Maine’s forests and backyards, is a key to carbon neutrality

by Tom Atwell January 8, 2023December 31, 2022

With its abundance of forested land, the state is well positioned to meet its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

Food

Ten simple things you can do to start fresh in the kitchen

by Aaron Hutcherson The Washington Post January 8, 2023December 31, 2022

A manageable list of things to clean, ingredients to check, equipment to organize and more to set yourself up for success in the kitchen.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside table: A novel depicts Mainers’ role in the Underground railroad

January 1, 2023December 30, 2022

Book recommendations from readers.

Food, Maine Gardener

Then and now: Reflecting on nearly 50 years on one patch of earth

by Tom Atwell January 1, 2023December 31, 2022

In the early days, Atwell and his wife tilled, installed lawn, and reached for fertilizers and insecticides. But as time has gone by, the couple has become more and more attuned to nature’s needs in their garden.