In these breweries, bars and restaurants, the design is as delicious as the food.
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).
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Harvest: Potatoes, the time is nigh
Harvesting potatoes requires physical labor, a bit of dry weather and a promise to yourself not to be forgetful. As I mentioned earlier in the season, you can dig up a few new potatoes anytime you want them – either using a trowel to find a few potatoes while leaving the main plant growing or […]
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‘Buy American’ isn’t just for cars or washing machines. A proposed bill applies to flowers
The American Grown Act, supported by Rep. Pingree and Sen. King, asks that the U.S. government buy U.S. blossoms.
Posted inFood, Recipes
These grilled corn and zucchini tacos will delight you with layers of flavor
Built from vegetables seasoned with sazon, served atop creamy refried beans, and topped with tart pickled chiles, these tacos – like all good tacos – build into a pleasing crescendo of taste and texture.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
They’re ba-ack! And so is the tongue-in-cheek storytelling of a beloved Maine children’s author
In her satirical sequel ‘The Willoughbys Return,’ Lois Lowry reunites the abandoned children of her 2008 book with their degenerate – and newly defrosted – parents.
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Atypical comfort food, but Central Provisions’ ras el hanout cauliflower provides comfort nonetheless
In tough times, sometimes the act of recreating a favorite restaurant dish is enough.
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Watermelon and cucumber salad is as refreshing as it is easy to make
Did we mention mint and lime?
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Finding the dignity in troubled people and places, from a sect to a small town
Shawna Kay Rodenberg recounts her childhood in a religious sect and in rural Kentucky.
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Can’t wait? Poach your pears and make chocolate pear cake
The window of pear perfection is fleeting. We’ve got a fix for that.
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Grow (or otherwise obtain): A fall cover for your garden
In my early years of gardening, I would till the vegetable garden as soon as I’d harvested the crops. I thought it made things look neater and helped to get rid of the weeds. I now know come fall, the garden has to be covered by something, both to add to the soil’s organic matter […]