And with lots of people paying attention to quality, the ice cream is as good as that made with dairy.
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy is the editor of the Food & Dining section and the books page at the Portland Press Herald. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a Boston-based national magazine published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle. Peggy has taught food writing to graduate students at New York University and Harvard Extension School. She worked for seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York and spent a year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” in 2017 and in “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” in 2008.
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Blackened shrimp top fresh corn, tomatoes and peppers in this colorful summer combo
The spicy, crisped shrimp complement the colorful summer produce that is soon to be abundant at a farmers market near you.
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Grow: Summer squash
And remember to harvest them before they grow GIGANTIC.
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A salad with chicken, berries and poppy seed dressing is a bright, light summer meal
This main course salad with beautiful seasonal produce is exactly the light yet filling meal you need right now.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Can you eat Maine bluefin tuna with a clear conscience?
It’s complicated, but here’s a hint to tuna lovers: the news is good.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Want a surefire grilled fish recipe? Sure you do
This smoky sea bass with a 4-ingredient sauce is it.
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Baking with oil rather than butter is easier, faster and just as delicious
Oil means less work, fewer dirty dishes and tender, moist baked goods with an impressively long shelf-life.
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How to choose the rolling pin that’s right for you
With a number of styles and materials to choose from, it helps to evaluate the choices, and then know how to best use them. ‘After you find one you like, practice, practice, practice.’
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Do the patriotic thing: Grow a garden
For a whole host of reasons, gardening is good citizenship.
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Grow: Perennial seeds
Except for succession planting – where you plant fast-developing vegetables such as lettuce and beets throughout the season so you can harvest throughout the season – there is now little to be started in the vegetable garden. But that doesn’t mean you have to stop planting. It is a good time to plant pollinator-friendly perennials […]