As with his previous novels, Joshua Henkin pays compassionate attention to modern human predicaments.
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
An uneasy century, outlined in poetry
In “The Century,” poet Éireann Lorsung uses unconventional language to try to describe the horrors of history.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Reading, and re-reading
“Just finished Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Is this Anything?’, a book of his stand-up comedy over the years. Each chapter is a decade. I found the teens, the last decade that went into the COVID issues, the funniest. Also, just started re-reading Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road,’ tales of his cross-country treks and the characters he meets […]
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
How to water the garden
I know this sounds unbelievable, but there have been years in my lifetime when the only plants we watered were newly transplanted seeds and seedlings in the vegetable garden, newly planted shrubs, perennials and annuals in the flower beds, and potted plants and window boxes. But we’ve not been that carefree about watering for a […]
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Let the harvest begin
For many gardeners, the harvest season starts now, with a bounty of peas, strawberries, radishes, lettuce and more.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Bugs: The good, the bad and the ugly
No matter what you do, insects and diseases will attack your plants. Some, like Japanese beetles, Colorado potato beetles, aphids and tomato hornworm, are annual visitors. Others can show up by surprise. I handpick the Japanese beetles – which, thankfully, have been less prevalent in the past five years or so – then drown them […]
Posted inFood, Recipes
Grow it, eat it: June recipes for the vegetable gardener
Simple ways to soften the bite of radishes.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Pork chops and peaches meld savory with sweet in this speedy skillet dinner
This sweet-sour combo is your next weeknight dinner solution.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Nearly 200 years ago, the lectures of a celebrity vegetarian visiting Portland caused a riot
But eschewing meat, alcohol and spices and endorsing whole wheat bread and “pure” water were only part of his message.
Posted inLocal & State, News
As the pandemic recedes, signs say interest in gardening continues to grow
New gardeners in Maine still have lots of enthusiasm for – and questions about – the hobby they discovered last year.
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