As a young woman working in a refugee camp in Thailand, she meets, and marries, a Thai man. But when their son gets sick, everything changes.
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 inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
‘Farmacy Kitchen Cookbook’ is on a mission to get you to think about what you eat
The vegan cookbook offers recipes, yes, but also a philosophy of healing, balance, good intentions and kindness to animals.
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Now that you like rhubarb, right? Get in the kitchen and bake
The combination of rhubarb and roses is unusual and wonderful. Tosca Cake is a Swedish classic.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
A pepper plan for a Maine garden
In truth, bell peppers would like a longer, warmer growing season than Maine offers. (And so might we humans.)
Posted inFood, Life & Culture
Judith Jones brought us France with Julia Child, then started telling American stories
The legendary Knopf editor who died in 2017 spent half a century nurturing the likes of James Beard.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
A national debate over politics, principles and impeachment – in 1868
The heroes of Brenda Wineapple’s riveting “The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation” believed that the “soul of the country” was at stake.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
What’s Up in June: Even with short nights, it’s a great month to see stars
On June 10, Jupiter will rise at sunset, reach its highest point in the sky at midnight, and not set until the sun rises.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Take your Caesar salad to the grill to get a smoky char
It’ll bring a whole new dimension to the classic.
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Maine poet Wesley McNair takes us on ‘The Rhubarb Route’
Naturally, a man famous for conveying the everyday lives of northern New Englanders takes rhubarb as his subject.
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‘Compost’ potatoes might be José Andrés’ ‘most insane recipe’ yet
But what he’s actually putting on his spuds is a sort of pre-compost: vegetable scraps from his kitchen.