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Food & Dining, Things to Do

Run & Eat: Butcher Burger’s loaded patties satisfy hungry skiers

by Deirdre Fleming March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

Takeout from the Bethel eatery was still good after a ride back to the lodge.

Food & Dining, Things to Do

Bar Guide: Pair your next book with a Maine author-inspired cocktail

by Angie Bryan March 1, 2021March 3, 2021

These combos are perfect for your next Zoom book club meeting.

Food & Dining, Vegan Kitchen

Energy drinks, plant-based dinners delivered to your door and more

by Avery Yale Kamila February 28, 2021March 4, 2021

A delectable wrap-up of new products and services for and from Maine vegans.

Food & Dining, Recipes

Which type of clam chowder is best? The debate is alive and well

by Meredith Goad February 28, 2021March 1, 2021

For decades, New England partisans – and don’t forget New Yorkers – have debated the matter, bickering over specifications like cream, tomatoes, salt pork and roux.

Food & Dining, Recipes

Homefront: Secret rum fudge is a secret no longer

February 28, 2021March 1, 2021

“I saw the recipe for Christmas rum balls in this morning’s Sunday Telegram. I must print because my cursive writing is illegible. I am 89 years old and now reside in assisted living in Casco, Maine. “For several years, I have (been) making rum fudge from a secret recipe that could only be found on […]

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Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Last year’s seed shortage may extend to this year, but not to worry

by Tom Atwell February 28, 2021March 1, 2021

Leftover seeds from last year, and sometimes as much as a decade ago, may still be viable.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Expand your baking horizons with chickpea flour

by Christine Burns Rudalevige February 28, 2021April 12, 2021

Farming chickpeas is gentle on the environment. Baking with chickpea flour is a boon to your cookies and cakes.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors, Outdoors

The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right

by Thomas Urquhart February 28, 2021March 1, 2021

Peter Vickery did not live to see his life’s work published, but ‘Birds of Maine’ – engaging, gorgeous and packed with information – is a great testament to a great ornithologist.