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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.
Vegan Kitchen: Pop-ups, burgers, smoothies and more
A roundup of the state’s vegan news.
This garlicky vegan rigatoni is extra creamy, thanks to a can of beans
But will you tell the doubters about those mashed beans or just go with ‘creamy’? Your call.
Glazed carrots with miso, orange zest and sesame seeds shine with flavor
Stalwart carrots don’t often get a chance to steal the spotlight, but here, it does.
Book review: Poems and prints commune in ‘What Rough Beasts’
Leslie Moore mediates on the natural world and what it has to teach us.
Cook leftover quinoa like fried rice for a fast, flavor-packed meal
You’ll want to have leftover quinoa on hand just to have this dish on rotation.
Green Plate Special: Tamar Haspel’s new book offers much food for thought
The Washington Post columnist grew, gathered, fished and hunted for her own food, and wrote about the experience.
Maine Gardener: The forest edge is a critical environmental zone, and you can enhance it
For many wild creatures, living on the edge has benefits.
Book review: Distorted identity deepens the mystery of ‘Mirror Lake’
An English translation of Quebec author Andrée A. Michaud’s 2006 thriller was published last year.
Creamy mushroom pasta with hazelnuts is a 20-minute meal built for speed and elegance
This pasta recipe calls for a mix of chestnut, oyster, portobello and shiitakes.