Locally, two places will accept them, from individuals and businesses, so they can be reused.
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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Make a classic steak Diane at home in about 30 minutes
The rich mushroom sauce is equally delicious over chicken or even just noodles.
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A potent marinade makes this tofu tikka taste as vibrant as it looks
A plant-based diet isn’t about what you take away. It’s about letting creativity loose.
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This creamy mushroom soup is lush, smooth and dairy free
It gets depth of flavor from roasting the mushrooms and shallots before pureeing them into the soup.
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Green Plate Special: A new app helps prevent waste at small local food businesses
Meanwhile, app users score some terrific food at bargain prices.
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Book review: In small town Maine, a lobsterman has big ambitions and few scruples
Echoes of ‘The Great Gatsby’ resound in ‘The Midcoast,’ Adam White’s debut novel.
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Rosa Parks’ peanut butter pancakes offer a delicious taste of history
Famed activist Rosa Parks wrote the recipe on the back of a bank envelope, and it results in pancakes that live up to their “featherlite” name.
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“Black Power Kitchen’ and the legacy of cookbooks on a mission
Political cookbooks such as ‘Black Power Kitchen’ and the upcoming ‘Made in Taiwan’ show that food can have an agenda.
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Maine Gardener: Drought, bad. Long-lasting, gorgeous blossoms, good
Columnist Tom Atwell wraps up another season in the garden.
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Samanta Schweblin’s ‘Seven Empty Houses’ will keep readers guessing
The collection, a finalist for the National Book Award for translated literature, is spectacular and strange.