Use it anywhere you might use spinach — and don’t toss out the stalks.
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, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Plant perennial fruits and vegetables to be well-stocked for years
Then, when you crave asparagus, raspberries, rhubarb, apples…, you just walk out to your back yard and harvest dinner or a snack.
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Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
Cook like a Mainah with three new Maine cookbooks
Go beyond, way beyond, lobster rolls, bean hole beans and blueberry pie, but yeah, those too.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
George T. Ruby, a man of his time – and ours
A black Texas hero around the time of the Civil War, Ruby was raised and educated in Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In the midst of despair, discovering a way to have hope
Holocaust survivor Viktor E. Frankl said “Yes to Life.” Written just after the war, the book is being published in English for the first time. It feels sadly relevant.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
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‘When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought For Ireland’s Freedom’ by Christopher Klein. Doubleday. Paperback, $17.95
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This chickpea salad has a royal backstory that doesn’t involve chickpeas
Chicken salad is transformed for vegetarians.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Outdoor dining slowly reemerges in the Old Port
Just a handful of restaurants opened for outdoor dining Monday, and there was no lunchtime rush.
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Maine Gardener: Do the environment a big favor; shrink your lawn
Replace it with a flower garden, and as a bonus, you won’t have to mow so much.