Spring is far too fleeting to not take the time to enjoy asparagus and rhubarb, those flavors that I, for one, look forward to so very much. The following recipes are just a peek at what you can do once you’ve picked those tender, snappy stalks and rinsed them off in the kitchen sink. I’m […]
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Sande’s Picks: Wine, women and song
Food News & Events The Muddy Rudder is now serving Gifford’s ice cream scooped or blended as a frappe in the dining room and at its new walk-up takeout window. Classic flavors and weekly specials are available. 1335 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth, 846-3082. Portland Wine Week, June 14-20, is filled with over 90 events that […]
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Cue the lights: Schoolhouse Arts survives for 33rd season
Schoolhouse Arts Center has a series of programs scheduled for its comeback 2021 season following a challenging winter.
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Arts Calendar: May 26-June 5
Art students’ work on display Exhibits Art Auction to benefit Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset, view online through June 15, maineartgallerywiscasset.org. “East End in Bloom,” installation of flowers through May at East End Community School, 195 North St., Portland. “The Ground Beneath You Holds You,” new works by Alice Jones, to June 26 at Elizabeth […]
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Cooking at the Cove: An easy day in May
This easy-peasy sheet-pan meal is the best for days when you just don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. For example, when my little grandchildren come to call, my focus is taken up 100%. I can barely blink without one or both of them getting into some kind of mischief! On […]
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Sande’s Picks: Wanted: Readers’ recipes, stories and photos
Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz want to hear from you! The editors of the “Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook” are at it again, compiling 200 more recipes for Volume 2, called “Maine Community Cookbook” and subtitled “Celebrating Home Cooking in the Pine Tree State.” They are also collecting stories and photos from Mainers to be assembled […]
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Cooking at the Cove: A simple meal and a seasonal dessert
I’m one of those fortunate people who have spent some time in the part of the country where there is some really authentic, tasty Mexican and Southwestern-style food. Not to say that you can’t find that here in Maine, but it just seems … harder. I don’t want my enchiladas, burritos and the like to […]
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Sande’s Picks: Food, beverage events are blossoming
There are so many options this month that it is a good idea to mark your calendars. Scarlet Begonias is featuring one of its most popular specialty burgers, Quack ‘n Blue, at various times this summer. It contains a jumbo sunny-side-up fried duck egg from Whatley Farm in Topsham, blue cheese, bacon, blackening seasoning and […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Nourishment for a rainy day
Soup is a thing here at the cove and I make a pot every week, year-round. I have my favorites, but I’m always up for trying something new. This chicken soup is a lovely springtime bowlful of comfort to warm yourself after a damp day working in the garden or running errands in the rain. […]
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Sande’s Picks: Mother’s Day celebration and dining possibilities
The Royal River Grill House is offering three very interesting options for Mother’s “Day May 9: Sunday brunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinner 4-9 p.m. in either their stylish dining room or outside on the heated and covered patio, or a special takeout brunch for four to six people. The takeout meal includes crab […]