Summer isn’t officially over yet, but it’s the perfect time to take yourself out for one more food fling before it ends. We asked our team of food writers to tell us about 10 items to eat or drink that say ‘summer’ to them.
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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Bedside table: Dirty, devilish dealings
Book recommendations from readers.
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Take a page from this bookish traveler: Visit the local library
Reading books set in your destination can enrich your vacation experience.
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Oyakodon, a Japanese chicken-egg rice bowl, is simple and satisfying
This rice bowl is cozy, nourishing, budget-friendly – and poetic.
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A lunchbox salad is a layered work of art
This versatile salad is packed in layers, then shaken with homemade Italian dressing when it’s time for lunch.
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Corn soup with chili crisp is a sweet and spicy bowl of comfort
Topped with as much chili crisp as your heart desires, this soup is begging to be made right now with peak-season corn.
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Meltdown: The day the refrigerator stopped working
When this summer’s heat wave hit, even the refrigerator couldn’t hack it. But the chore of replacing it proved daunting.
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After you’ve eaten the corn, deploy this genius idea to wring all the good from the corncobs
Make Corncob Jelly. Then, for a special treat, spoon it on Double Corn Muffins.
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Book review: A pandemic is ravaging the world. Then, a plague is loosed on New York City
Chris Holm’s bio-thriller ‘Child Zero’ is a timely page-turner.
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Maine Gardener: What will Maine’s forests look like in 100 years?
Biologist Amanda Devine says we’ve already lost the battle to many aggressive invasives, which she described as the second-largest threat to global biodiversity. (The largest threat? Human disruptions.)