In Stephen King’s latest, children with paranormal power are kidnapped and tormented at a grim, terrifying facility.
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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It’s easy to get to, challenging but not too challenging, and the views are awesome.
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Green Plate Special: When beer goes bad, bake a cake
Skunked beer has several uses, culinary and otherwise.
Vegan Kitchen: Common Ground Country Fair is full of beans
For over 25 years, volunteers from a chapter of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners have served tens of thousands of bowls of vegan beans at the fair.
The only pasta salad recipe you’ll ever need
When tossed warm with a Thai-inspired fish sauce vinaigrette, the pasta stays tender and soaks up the sauce’s spicy, savory tang.
Late author mastered the softer side of murder
‘Thread on Arrival’ is last in Lea Wait’s the Mainely Needlepoint series.
Green Plate Special: My pantry resembles the condiments aisle, but, hey, I write about food for a living
The new sidebar to this column that serves to both inspire cooks and contain food waste will be called ‘No Loose Ends.’