It’s a balmy summer evening with a soft, fragrant breeze and dinner is being served at a table surrounded by glorious English-style gardens. The setting is Broad Arrow patio at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport. The patio is slightly sunken below street level and wraps around the glass walls cocooning the indoor swimming pool. One […]
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Cooking at the Cove: The abundance of summer
I love the refreshing taste of citrus in the summertime. It takes me back to the days of my childhood, when the juice of lemons and oranges were combined with simple syrup in a big glass pitcher and poured over ice. This beverage was served up with all the abundance of the season. Lettuces of […]
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Sande’s Picks: Restaurants offer seasonal menu items
Scarlet Begonias, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick, is offering several food and drink specials for curbside pickup and patio diners. In addition to the Italian/American fare, there’s house-made polenta (cheesy and spicy) covered with marinara and more cheese and topped with garlic; marinated and grilled shrimp and pesto; and pizza with hot Italian sausage, banana peppers, […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Summer brunch
Ah … summer brunch. Whether you’re a party of one or preparing a light repast for your sweetie, brunch is special. It smacks of luxuriousness, sleeping in and lounging in satiny pajamas with Sunday papers strewn about. Perhaps you want to invite a few friends or your sisters or whomever. In that case, the satiny […]
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Cooking at the Cove: The slow, quiet summer
A cool, crunchy main dish salad is the perfect meal for these slow summer days. This particular summer has been all about simplicity. I’ve pretty much stayed home, where there is an abundant amount of deck sitting, bird watching and book reading. Here at the cove, other activities include admiring the changing of the light, […]
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Sande’s Picks: Summer a grand time to sample Maine ‘tonic’
Craft soda is making great inroads into the soft drink market nationwide and summer is a grand time to sample soft beverages made or founded in Maine. Soda – once widely referred to as “tonic” in Maine – comes in a large number of flavors and several brands are available. Craft soft drinks use natural […]
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Sande’s Picks: New Mexican food truck, restaurant coming to Brunswick
El Rodeo is coming in about three weeks to 238 Bath Road (in front of Lowe’s). It will be a full-service restaurant occupying the site of the former Pizza Hut. The menu will be similar to the one at the South Portland location on Western Avenue, including traditional Tex-Mex fare such as enchiladas, carne asada, […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Summer refreshments
I like to have a few quick and slick tricks in the kitchen, especially when it comes to summer snacking. During these fleeting warmer months, it’s typical for family members to drop in for a dip in the cove and a breezy deck visit. Naturally, I like to have ingredients on hand that can be […]
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Sande’s Picks: Maine bicentennial cookbook now available
Last week I received my copy of the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook and I have read it all the way through – every story, every anecdote, every recipe – and loved it as I would a collection of comfortable and compelling short stories. My copy is now tabbed at some of the most interesting recipes. […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Dinner with Lucy
This week I have my 13-year-old granddaughter, Lucy, here at the cove keeping me company. We both like to eat and we’ve been cooking together since she was knee-high to a grasshopper. I’ll never forget the first time I had her here for the day. A wee lassie dressed in her mother’s old OshKosh […]