The plants suggested here do require a little attention but are still easy to grow.
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.
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A nameless boy has much to deal with in this understated and moving debut novel
In Dave Patterson’s ‘Soon the Light Will Be Perfect,’ the 12-year-old narrator tries to make sense of his mother’s illness, his father’s job instability and other complexities of approaching adulthood.
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Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: At The Garrison, ‘thoughtful’ food you won’t soon forget
Chef Christian Hayes’ creative Mediterranean-and-Asian inflected modern American menu underpromises and seriously overdelivers.
Posted inFood, Recipes
This pasta dish combines the best elements of a fall cheese plate
Pears, dried cranberries and Gorgonzola work as well with pasta as on a cheese plate.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Bold and colorful, this shrimp sheet pan dinner is ready in 30 minutes
Thai curry paste, fish sauce, ginger and garlic, and a spray of fresh herbs are the secrets to this easy yet vibrant dish.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: ‘Now what?’ How to field dress a deer
So you’ve bagged your deer. Good for you! Now you need to know how to handle the carcass to preserve the meat.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bernardine Evaristo’s ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ received half a Booker Prize
But it deserves all the glory.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hiking in Maine: Remarkable vistas atop Mt. Abraham
What makes this peak so special is the huge amount of alpine terrain it supports.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Central Provisions strikes solid balance between quality and quantity
The food is excellent, and the crowds continue to come.
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‘Precious and Adored’ offers century-old love letters with a difference
The book gathers 30 years of intimate letters that chronicle a passionate love affair between two women at a time such relationships were kept mum.