Some days, it is easy being green.
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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In the pandemic stories of everyday Americans, fear and grief feel fresh again
A heart-wrenching collection by Eli Saslow arrives as numbness to the crisis sets in.
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Bedside table: Her latest read is stunning, inspiring…tiring?
“You ask what book is on my bedside table and I will admit that there are stacks. Great wobbly stacks of books. Books I’ve just read and those that are lined up like planes on a runway, patiently waiting their turn. Since the pandemic began I have found that I gravitate towards books that are […]
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Five Washington County high school girls navigate the challenges of growing up
Gigi Georges titled her new nonfiction book ‘Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America.’ She might have called it True Grit.
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Book review: In a small Maine town, an act of arson leads to division and tragedy
Gregory Brown’s debut novel, ‘The Lowering Days,’ intertwines family drama with big questions of colonialism, ownership and environmentalism.
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Vegan Kitchen: Maine’s Right to Food referendum, yea or nay?
Mainers will vote on the referendum in November. Supporters say it takes power from corporate food interests. But opponents argue it could endanger animals and threaten food safety.
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‘Lean Fall Stand’ opens with a literal cliffhanger you won’t soon forget
After a gripping opening, Jon McGregor’s novel turns into a meditation on language and caregiving.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Atlantic salmon have an upstream battle in Maine
The population is declining and that’s likely to continue, but there are other places to find the fish or species that can substitute.
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Bedside table: Big questions about us, in brief
“I finally picked up ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’ by Yuval Noah Harari after my dad wouldn’t stop talking about it. And now I can’t stop talking about it. Harari’s frankness reels me in. His high-level, jam-packed recap of human’s (short) history on earth is impressive. In an odd way, the book has been […]
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Grow: Next year’s trees, shrubs and perennials
Now is the time to prowl garden centers and nurseries for bargains. Most people shop for trees, shrubs and perennials in the spring because they are out buying annuals anyway, plus they’re excited about the new gardening season. But for the health of the plants, the fall is just as good a time, if not […]
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