Social-distancing rules are in place, but that doesn’t affect the beauty of Maine Coastal Botanical and other gardens.
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, Green Plate Special
Green Plate Special: Put down the remote and come back to the table
No more giving over the dinner table to pandemic projects. It’s been rededicated to dinner.
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Posted inFood
When life gives you herbs by the fistful, put them to use in sauces, salads and drinks
You can never have too many herbs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table
‘The Lacuna’ by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, 544 pages. $16.99
Posted inFood, Recipes
Bright, lemony potatoes marry feta and beans for a flavorful meatless meal
A classic Greek potato dish morphs into dinner.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Writer Connie Schultz captures four generations of women in a hardscrabble Ohio town
A quiet novel, ‘The Daughters of Erietown’ is a reminder that gentler times were not always gentle.
Posted inLocal & State
Cumberland County Fair canceled for first time in a century
The fair, which dates back to 1868, was also canceled during the Spanish Flu pandemic 100 years ago.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Little Lad’s, a vegan food company and one-time cafe, turns 25
If you don’t know its Herbal Corn popcorn, you should probably set aside this article, just for now, and go find some.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine In Maine: Beyond Oodles, some exciting noodles
Packaged ramen to the rescue.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Homefront: Even in times of stress, a cookie can help
And if you’re trying to use up a stray box of almond paste uncovered in your pantry, so much the better.