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Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Given the price of lobster, smart cooks know to use every last bit of the bug

by Christine Burns Rudalevige August 1, 2021July 31, 2021

Suck out the sweet and delicious meat, add any unfertilized eggs to sauce, and be sure to save the shells for stock.

Food & Dining, Recipes

Lobster recipes from local cooks and restaurants

August 1, 2021July 31, 2021

If anyone should know the right way to cook lobster, it’s a Mainer. We’ve rounded up three local recipes for you to try. Limed Lobster and Melon Skewers This recipe comes from Brook Dojny’s “Dishing up Maine: 165 recipes that capture authentic Down East flavors.” Makes about 40 small skewers, about 6 hors d’oeuvre-size portions […]

Food & Dining

Video: How do you eat a whole lobster? Let these kids show you.

August 1, 2021August 2, 2021

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors

Evening with Maine writers will benefit disadvantaged Maine children

by Peggy Grodinsky August 1, 2021August 2, 2021

An online auction and a reading with Richard Russo and his daughter Kate Russo will raise money for Camp Susan Curtis.

Food & Dining

Think you know the truth about lobster? Here are some common misconceptions

by Christine Burns Rudalevige August 1, 2021July 30, 2021

We tell ’em and dispel ’em.

Food & Dining, Nation & World

Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect

by SCOTT McFETRIDGE July 31, 2021

At the beginning of 2022, the state will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition that requires more space for breeding pigs.

Business, Food & Dining, Local & State, News

Making whoopie pies is a growing business in South Portland

by Kelley Bouchard July 31, 2021July 31, 2021

Cape Whoopies are now on shelves in Wegmans Food Markets in Massachusetts, and soon could be in all 106 of the high-end supermarkets across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states.