Gardeners and wildlands managers, don’t give up if you can’t eradicate invasive plants. Even slowing their spread is helpful.
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, Recipes
Green Plate Special: On Valentine’s Day, think sweet potatoes for your sweetheart
More local farmers are growing the tubers, which turn out to be a perfect pair for Maine maple syrup.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
In this flu-season comfort soup, chicken is a supporting actor
Simmered drumsticks give this Japanese dish its start, but kabocha squash is the star of the show.
Posted inFood
Caffeine has been a boon for civilization, Michael Pollan says.
But it has come at a cost.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
New England has its own unsavory links to the slave trade
‘Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England’ details a legacy that many in the region would probably like to forget.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Versatile make-ahead baking mix yields muffins in minutes
The dry mix keeps for months and lends itself to a host of sweet or savory taste combinations.
Posted inFood, Recipes
It’s hard to improve on a one-pan chicken thigh dinner
But this can’t-mess-it-up honey and citrus sauce does the trick.
Posted inBooks, Outdoors, Sports
Wait out the cold with some good books about Maine’s great outdoors
First, get outside. But when you come in, don a comfy sweater, snuggle up to the fire, invite the cat to settle in your lap – and read
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Choosing a leader was no easier 400 years ago
Arthur Phillips’ engaging “The King at the Edge of the World” is set in the tense court of Queen Elizabeth I, as she lays dying and her couriers jockey to determine a successor.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Argentinian introduces his homeland’s barbecue tradition
Get a taste of asado at the boisterous Lost Fire Grill in Kennebunkport – and come hungry.