How to get rid of weeds? Get out there and regularly weed.
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 inArts & Entertainment, Books
In ‘Spark,’ a gifted young professor and her teammates wrestle with a cryptic question
Maine-based writer Patricia Levy’s latest novel may be an interesting academic exercise, but neither the characters nor the dramatic arc ever achieve lift-off.
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Posted inFood
Herring and pumpernickel, anyone? Introducing the Nordic diet
The principles are familiar: Choose fresh and local ingredients that are sustainably sourced.
Posted inFood
On your next summer vacation, look for berried treasure
‘As good as we’ve gotten at cultivating the planet, the origin of everything is wild.’
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
A good problem to have: Using up that bottle of vermouth
Don’t let it go bad and pour it down the sink. Much better to make stone fruit crumble.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special
The herring shortage has led Maine’s puffin population to change its diet
Humans should follow suit to help Maine’s fisheries rebound.
Posted inFood
Musings from a wine guy (and his cohorts) in a beer town
‘When a guest asks about beer, is there a little part of you that is disappointed? Do you ever try to sway a customer to wine even when they ask for something else?’
Posted inFood, Recipes
The surprising history served with a plate of biscuits and gravy
The indulgent meal, once a food of want and poverty, is now ingrained in the fabric of America’s breakfast and brunch culture.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A wannabe warrior tries to figure out her place in her family — and the world
Drest, the 12-year-old heroine of “The Hunt for Mad Wolf’s Daughter,” may live in 13th-century Scotland, but she has plenty to teach her 21st century counterparts.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Cover crops enrich the soil, prevent erosion, inhibit weeds and more
Have an empty space in your vegetable bed? Here’s how to fill it with a cover crop.