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Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes, Source

Toast the 2021 Source Award winners with a homemade concoction

by Christine Burns Rudalevige April 18, 2021May 15, 2026

And take a moment to reflect on how to cook and eat more sustainably, starting by exercising that muscle that reduces food waste.

Recipes

Black sesame and coconut mochi balances sweet and savory

by Becky Krystal The Washington Post April 18, 2021April 14, 2021

While making it and then eating it, you’ll be stuck on this not-too-sweet traditional Asian dessert.

Food, Recipes

A one-pan salmon dinner with minty peas, orange and fennel

by G. Daniela Galarza The Washington Post April 11, 2021April 7, 2021

The sweetness of oranges, crunch of fennel and spring peas dressed with mint lend lots of flavor to roasted salmon.

Cookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes

Keep your oven off and appetite going with Portland resident’s new cookbook

by Peggy Grodinsky April 11, 2021April 10, 2021

Even Mainers can make use of Vanessa Seder’s ‘Eat Cool: Good Food for Hot Days.’

Food, Recipes

These udon noodles in a simple soy broth are simply irresistible

by Joe Yonan The Washington Post April 11, 2021April 7, 2021

An udon noodles recipe that’s slippery and slurpable. Eggs optional.

Books, Cookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes

Bath resident Chris Toy, who has taught Asian cooking for 30 years, tackles a storied Japanese soup

by Meredith Goad April 11, 2021April 10, 2021

The book, ‘Ramen Made Simple,’ is a primer on both the history and the building blocks of the dish – broth, tare, noodles and toppings.

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

This week’s cooking challenge: Monkfish liver

by Christine Burns Rudalevige April 11, 2021May 15, 2026

In which our columnist tries to get over her distaste and learn a sustainable new preparation.

Food, Recipes

Homefront: Oh, Those Eggs!

April 11, 2021April 7, 2021

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