Take a page from the French approach to potage.
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.
What does a gardener need for winter? A good book about gardening, of course
Read on for tidbits from and summaries of several gardening books published in 2020.
This one-pot riff on stuffed cabbage has all the flavors of the classic
Make this version in half the time without sacrificing taste.
This golden, buttery triple-garlic bread is the dinner side that deserves to be a star
The bread uses garlic three ways: roasted garlic, fresh garlic and garlic powder.
Even more interesting than the occult text at the heart of Elizabeth Hand’s latest Cass Neary novel?
The indelible character of the self-destructive Cass Neary herself.
A modest rebel
The paradoxical personality of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Bedside Table: Can connection help us to overcome climate change?
‘All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis’ weaves together poetry, essay and activism – and offers hope.
Homefront: Seeking a recipe to help you celebrate an occasion?
This recipe for grilled ribeyes with lobster béarnaise is celebratory and then some.
Dine In Maine: Bringing the Beard awards home with Drifters Wife
Part 3 in a series in which we share a recipe from a 2020 Beard Award finalist.