The pandemic cut short Anna Yankee’s exchange year abroad. Madeleines take her back.
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 inFood, Recipes
Avoid the oven entirely, and the stove mostly, with these recipes for very hot days
What to eat when it’s sweltering? Salad, mostly.
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Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Give DIY fermentation a try
In which columnist Christine Burns Rudalevige stares down her fear, gives lacto-fermentation another go, and lives to tell the tale.
Posted inFood, Recipes
This dramatic summer salad has an all-star cast
Beluga lentils play well with grape tomatoes, shallots and matchstick cuts of kohlrabi or broccoli stems.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Susan Minot’s new story collection demonstrates her range and versatility
Couples in various stages of involvement are at the center of many of the beautifully distilled tales in ‘Why I Don’t Write.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: The interlocking stories in ‘The Overstory’ form a paean to trees
‘The Overstory’ by Richard Powers. W.W. Norton & Company. Paperback, 512 pages, $18.95
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
The joy, commitment and hard work behind a friendship ‘too big to fail’
‘Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close’ gives friendship the same respect as society normally reserves for marriage and family.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: When you plant a garden, first check the view from your windows
Curb appeal, schmerb appeal. Unless you’re selling your house, the view from inside the house will reward you far more richly.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Anglo-Thai chef’s simple recipe for spicy fried-egg salad at home
It’s light, fresh and herbal, with the characteristic Thai flavors of sweet, spicy, salty and sour.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Vinland restaurant closes permanently
The famously all-local restaurant in Portland could not survive the pandemic.