You can grow tiny, tasty (and trendy) microgreens inside under a grow light.
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, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: A natural, plant-based cure for what ails you
Local tea shops, juiceries and herbalists told us what they recommend their customers drink when they are feeling under the (cold, wet, winter) weather.
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Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Bright, salty, funky preserved lemons to get you through a Maine winter
Making them requires few ingredients – and a long wait.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
And the results are in: The stars of this year’s Christmas Bird Count
Many waterfowl lingered in Portland, and a blue-headed vireo was spotted in Ellsworth.
Posted inFood
Wuhan’s signature noodles become a symbol of solidarity
The world now knows Wuhan for the deadly coronavirus. But the city is many things, including the home of delicious noodles.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Fragrant pesto broth gives flaky white fish dish rustic elegance
You’d never suspect it’s so easy to prepare.
Posted inFood, Recipes
This naturally sweetened banana bread stars one surprise ingredient
Dates are a natural sweetener and even contain fiber, so there’s no sugar needed.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Qandeel Baloch was dubbed Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian
A debut book by Sanam Maher explores the 26-year-old’s life and murder.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Joan Silverman turns her acute, unsentimental lens on topics big and small
Written in graceful, unobtrusive prose, ‘Someday This Will Fit: Linked Essays, Meditations & Other Midlife Follies’ tackles chocolate-covered strawberries, home repair – and the loss of a parent.
Posted inBusiness, Outdoors, Sports
Skiing in Maine: Sunday River adds an unusual amenity
The ski resort opens a co-working space mere feet from its ski hills.