Here’s what they’ve got wrong: They should compare vegan meat to red meat, not to homemade veggie burgers.
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: It’s bulb-planting time. Go for the unusual
Tulips, daffodils and crocuses are just for starters. There’s a big wide world of bulbs out there seeking spring real estate in your garden.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Canoeing: Salmon Falls River offers a pleasant tidal estuary paddle
Bonus: The river is chock-full of birdlife this month.
Posted inFood, Recipes
With just a few ingredients, you can make pumpkin spice lattes at home
After all, tis the pumpkin spice season.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: During fall migration, you never know what you’ll see
In addition to migrating birds are those sent off course by storms and birds whose internal compasses malfunction.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Go ahead, cook with chocolate, and not just dessert
Especially in its unsweetened state, cocoa can bring brightness, richness and depth to a raft of savory dishes.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: At Dizzy Birds Rotisserie, the food is fab and the service is … not
Comfort food classics, rotisserie chicken front and center, are mostly terrific. But the wait for your order is too long.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Memoir details a long life, an adventurous spirit and a passion for boats
In ‘Wayfarer,’ James S. Rockefeller Jr. goes from Maine to Tahiti and back again, finding love and excitement along the way.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Here’s a hearty way to get your greens: In a cheesy pan of lasagna
Kale, mushrooms and smoked mozzarella enliven this lasagna.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Though set in the Great Depression, Jojo Moyes’ new novel is remarkably contemporary
Delivering library books by horseback to remote Kentucky towns, the heroine of “The Giver of Stars” discovers her inner resources and courage.