Peggy Grodinsky

Staff Writer

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Published
May 12, 2023

Culinary crash course aims to feed need for Maine restaurant workers

HospitalityMaine has teamed up with York County Community College to offer the New Cook Bootcamp.
Published
May 7, 2023

In a nutshell: One nut is pretty much like another

In most recipes a pecan can stand in for a walnut, a cashew for a Brazil nut, yada yada yada, with just a few small considerations.
Published
May 7, 2023

What did Shakespeare really look like? One writer’s quest to find out

In his lively new book ‘Stalking Shakespeare,’ Lee Durkee chronicles his adventure seeking answers about the Bard’s identity.
Published
May 7, 2023

This lemony pasta with smoked salmon is a low-lift, 30-minute recipe

A bonus? You can easily adapt it to use up leftover bits of whatever you’ve got.
Published
May 7, 2023

This clam toast is a shortcut to the classic New Haven pizza

If you can’t get to Connecticut soon, this 10-minute French bread pizza recipe will give you a taste of a regional favorite.
Published
May 7, 2023

‘Hatchet Island’ is multilayered and gripping from the get-go

With missing people, murder victims, endangered puffins, racism and romance, Paul Doiron’s 13th Mike Bowditch mystery is jampacked.
Published
May 7, 2023

The spicy margarita is everything we want in a warm-weather drink

Adding spice to a margarita should be an exercise in balance and restraint, not an extreme-sport challenge.
Published
May 7, 2023

Bedside table: ‘Spare’ by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

Book recommendations from readers.
Published
May 7, 2023

Potted plants add lots of interest to your garden

Give some thought to the pots, the soil and the plants themselves.
Published
April 30, 2023

A woman struggles to hold her fragile family – and herself – together in ‘Lungfish’

Set on an unnamed island in Maine, Portland writer Meghan Gilliss’ first novel is evocative and haunting.