The combination of rhubarb and roses is unusual and wonderful. Tosca Cake is a Swedish classic.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A pepper plan for a Maine garden
In truth, bell peppers would like a longer, warmer growing season than Maine offers. (And so might we humans.)
Take your Caesar salad to the grill to get a smoky char
It’ll bring a whole new dimension to the classic.
Maine poet Wesley McNair takes us on ‘The Rhubarb Route’
Naturally, a man famous for conveying the everyday lives of northern New Englanders takes rhubarb as his subject.
Unusual flea market find: Puerto Rican food
A new food stand is scheduled to open Saturday at the popular Montsweag Flea Market in Woolwich.
Local grocer rolling out a new food cart in Portland
A&C Grocery Food Factory will launch Tuesday at Austin Street Brewery.
OFF RADAR: ‘Swallows in Late September: New & Selected Poems’
Jonathan Ward offers glints of light in gloom
Laws of Nature exhibit on view at Maine State House
The Maine Arts Commission will present the work of Maine painter Katharine A. Cartwright’s exhibition The Laws of Nature. This series is on display at the Maine State House in Augusta through August. The exhibition is a selection of 18 watercolors inspired by Cartwright’s life as both artist and scientist. Cartwright is an internationally recognized […]
Cold, wet spring puts a damper on Maine farmers
They’ve been struggling to adapt, delaying planting some crops and shifting others to higher ground.