If you have guests lingering over Thanksgiving weekend, make this creamy, cheesy tetrazzini known at my house as Thanksgiving Spaghetti. Often served for supper a couple days after the big meal, you can even tuck in some cranberry sauce if you so choose. Use different varieties of pasta, cheese and vegetables, too. It wouldn’t be […]
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Out & About: ‘Who’s Holiday’ is funny, poignant
Thanksgiving is a week away, and already the Christmas-themed shows are showing up on the performing arts calendar. The season opener, for me at least, is “Who’s Holiday,” a wildly funny and poignant one-woman comedy based on one of Dr. Seuss’ favorite characters: Cindy Lou Who from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky, […]
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Art Calendar: Nov. 20-30
Greater Portland Auditions Casa Valentina by Harvey Fierstein, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 22; 6-8:30 p.m. Nov. 23, Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland, portlandplayers.org. Exhibits/Galleries “Serenity – 2019,” Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island, paintings that evoke tranquility, through Nov. 30, richardboydartgallery.com. “Tall Tales and Short Stories” by Nancy Morgan Barnes, […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Chicken Pie – The ultimate comfort food
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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Sande’s Picks: Several options for dining out on Thanksgiving
The comforting smells of turkey roasting and cranberries bubbling are delightful, but maybe this year you want to enjoy someone else’s efforts. There are several area restaurants that will help you truly appreciate the joys of Thanksgiving. All recommend reservations, so call ahead. Or, you may choose our family’s approach, which is to dine out […]
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Out & About: Stage thriller, musical showcases top picks
The East Coast premiere of a theatrical thriller and a pair of musical showcases are my top picks among upcoming offerings in the performing arts. In Portland, Good Theater opened an excellent professional production of Jule Selbo’s “Boxes,” which is a psychological cat-and-mouse game for the stage that runs through Dec. 1. This Friday, seven […]
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Arts Calendar: Nov. 13-23
‘Mary Jane’ Greater Portland Exhibits/Galleries “Serenity – 2019,” Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island, paintings that evoke tranquility, through Nov. 30, richardboydartgallery.com. “Tall Tales and Short Stories” by Nancy Morgan Barnes, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. On view to Nov. 30, greenhutgalleries.me. “Autumn,” featuring John Wilkinson at Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 […]
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Coastal History: Maine’s own Mickey Moo
There have been many spontaneous portraits that appeared, like magic, in the strangest places. The face of Satan in a billowing cloud of volcanic ash. The face of Jesus on a burnt piece of toast. A potato chip shaped like the head of Abraham Lincoln. Few of these receive national recognition. When a cow from […]
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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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Sande’s Picks: Muddy Rudder collaborating to expand oyster offerings
Matt Witham, owner of the Muddy Rudder in Yarmouth, knows that classic Maine dishes are what visitors and locals want and are the foundation of his menu. But there are subtle differences like offering remoulade sauce (made with garlic and Cajun spices) with seafood entrees instead of tartar sauce and enhancing the baked stuffed haddock […]