In the memoir “James Patterson by James Patterson,” the best-selling author opens up – kind of – about how he came to be such a force in the literary world.
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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New children’s books by Maine writers, illustrators tackle disabilities, with uneven success
Each takes a different approach to stories about, in part, children with disabilities going to school.
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Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
15 years later, a vegan pioneer still sets the standard
The Green Elephant serves vegan versions of familiar Thai dishes.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Have we got the beach read for you!
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Blueberry muffins, made with whole wheat, are healthful and swoon-worthy
Fragrant with cardamom and sweetened with honey, these tender breakfast staples will make you anything but blue.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Peat is an excellent growing medium for garden plants. But its use threatens the global environment
The mining of peat hastens climate change.
Posted inFood, Recipes
This triple pea salad recipe packs quite a crunch
Frying farro – or another grain if you’d like – is a brilliant technique that lifts this salad out of the ordinary.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Paired with the complex acidity of grapefruit, scallops emerge luxuriously
Andy Baraghani shares a quick, delightful seafood recipe from his new cookbook, ‘The Cook You Want to Be.’
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They found the source of the Nile – and became lifelong enemies
The 19th-century British explorers Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were mismatched from the start, writer Candice Millard explains.
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A forgotten 19th-century Maine comic writer gets his day in the sun
Lots of fascinating material in ‘Diggio, Haybis Korpus & E Plewrisy Unicorn!’ if you can get past the fact that the imaginary Ethan Spike was a ‘reprehensible bigot.’