Picture it: Bowdoinham, 1983. January. We were new here and needed to meet people. I herded my four young children (ages 11 months through 9 years) into the Second Baptist Church and, within minutes, the five of us were swept up into a grandmotherly group hug by the woman who would become our adopted Maine […]
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Cooking at the Cove: For a dark and stormy night
Not only can a bowl of Hungarian Mushroom Soup soothe the savage beasties in your household, but this fragrant ambrosia can also be thickened a bit more with the addition of a tad more flour and/or sour cream for a company-worthy sauce for baked chicken, steak cooked in a skillet or can be spooned over […]
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Cooking at the Cove: A fancy French meal
The words “fancy” and “French” do not mean “difficult” and “time-consuming.” I don’t aspire to be Julia Child reincarnated, although I admire her greatly; I’m more like Marjorie Standish … on a good day. However, I recall sampling Poisson en Papillote (Fish in Parchment Paper) years ago and am still entranced with both the method […]
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When perfection is the goal, this cookbook makes it easy as pie
Overcoming a fear of making pie crusts unleashes this writer’s love of making pies. ‘The Perfect Pie’ provides loads of inspiration.
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Cooking at the Cove: A Taste of Autumn
Autumn in Maine … can’t you just feel the chill in the air, and don’t you just want to dive into all those fall flavors that signify this cozy time? Turkey, apples, cranberries, squash, cinnamon, and pumpkin everything. This past week I had such a Thanksgiving meal craving so I whipped up a mini-version to […]