Sure, all cooking is science. But some culinary projects are a lot more forgiving than gummycraft.
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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Frosty’s Donuts scheduled to reopen in Bath on Friday
The new store will replace one that the owners closed during the pandemic.
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Maine’s tomato season is ending. Here’s how to preserve the harvest the Italian way
Is it the wintertime stash of home-canned tomatoes that appeals? Or the traditions surrounding the process of preservation?
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The comfort food Mainers turn to in discomforting times
On a high stress day, what food makes you feel better? We asked a handful of Mainers who’ve faced added challenges this year.
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Yom Kippur fasting feels different for some Jewish Mainers advocating for Gaza aid
Some of the core principles of the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar resonate with them.
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A lesson from this 91-year-old Mainer could be the key to perfecting stuffed grape leaves
Rhoda Conley has made more than 150,000 of the savory Greek dish over nearly a century.
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In a new book, a UNE professor examines the meaning of restaurant meals
In ‘Restaurant,’ Brian Duff argues that eateries are uniquely positioned to foster conversation and connections.
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Two Maine restaurants named to New York Times annual 50 Best List
One is in Deer Isle, the other in Rockland.
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Babs Dionne is both vicious crime boss and worried mother
Set in Waterville’s Franco-American community, ‘The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’ is a tense, sweeping story that encompasses drug wars, a dying mill town and a mother’s love.
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Dan Brown clearly had fun writing his new book. It’s contagious
Robert Langdon is back in ‘The Secret of Secrets.’ Prepare for 600 hilariously hectic pages of murder, mayhem and New Age murmuring.