Two books can help identify different species on your property.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Society Notebook: Farms for Food Equity making headway toward ending hunger
The new nonprofit has big goals and generous supporters who showed up for its first fundraiser, held Dec. 9 at Rosemont Market & Wine Bar.
‘Nightmare Alley’: The rise and fall of a con man, told in luscious, lurid detail
Based on William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel about the rise and fall of a con man – previously adapted for the screen in 1947 – Guillermo del Toro’s noirish-to-the-point-of-misanthropic, gorgeously atmospheric “Nightmare Alley” may be the filmmaker’s best-looking film yet, as well as the one with the most sour outlook on humanity. Every other outdoor […]
Golden Age of TV is tarnished in Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Being the Ricardos’
Imagine a 10-episode podcast about the making of a single episode of the 1950s marital sitcom “I Love Lucy” – a podcast dense with behind-the-scenes details about the show’s real-life husband-and-wife stars, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, who played wildly caricatured versions of themselves on the hit show for six seasons. Imagine a trove of […]
Best-Sellers: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land,’ ‘Got Warrants’
The current best-selling books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Dine Out: Mix things up with your meat-and-cheese board, just don’t call it charcuterie
Social, customizable and Instagram-worthy, the shareable platters are all the rage, including in southern Maine.
Deep Water: ‘What Looms,’ by David Sloan
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
This sumac lamb inspired by Navajo stories and ingredients is an easy but impressive main
Lamb and mutton are not considered ancestral proteins among Indigenous peoples in North America, according to Navajo (Diné) chef and author Freddie Bitsoie. Unlike other foods that have been consumed for thousands of years, their meat is a relatively new, “centuries-old” tradition. Today, lamb graze along the plains, mountains and farmsteads of many Native peoples. […]
This pear and toasted miso upside-down cake recipe is sweet, savory and gluten-free
This homey upside down cake from Aran Goyoaga, a third-generation baker, self-taught stylist and photographer, is a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach. In this simple but visually arresting cake from her third cookbook, “Canelle et Vanille Bakes Simple,” sliced pears are fanned out over a quickly made caramel base and are […]
This warm spinach artichoke dip is extra creamy, with a little added zip
Creamy spinach and artichoke dip is always a hit. It’s one of the first things I reach for at parties, and if I’m the one throwing the event, I love enjoying leftover dip – if there is any – for the days to come. Though it’s also good cold, I love the warm and melty […]