Scales’ executive chef says, ‘It was just too interesting to cook it.’
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Yes, you can fail a drug test by eating a poppy seed bagel
You can plead bagel but ‘the poppy seed defense’ doesn’t always work.
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Tomato salad a fresh take on a Southern specialty
But rather than use green tomatoes, the recipe calls for ripe ones.
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Grits make a tasty pillow for a pile of Cajun shrimp
The Southern side won’t disappoint.
Posted inBooks, Cookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes
Cake. Healthy. Two words you don’t normally see together
But that’s the subject of “Nourish Cakes: Baking with a Healthy Twist.”
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The Wrap: Allagash introduces sour peach beer, making use of surplus
Also, a potato bar and a new pizzeria join the ranks of Portland restaurants.
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Heavenly cookies await at St. Peter’s Italian Bazaar
For 93 years, church parishioners have been baking and selling the soft, anise-flavored treats.
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Garlic-flavored mayonnaise: When did we all become aioli eaters?
A cursory online survey of Greater Portland restaurants finds it on nearly 20 menus.
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A pesto king in our midst: Solo Italiano chef shares the award-winning recipe
Paolo Laboa, executive chef at the Portland restaurant, sheds light on the sauce that swept the 2008 World Pesto Championship.
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Gina Rodriguez to wed ‘really cool partner’ she met while filming ‘Jane the Virgin’
She is now engaged to Joe LoCicero, who guest-starred in an episode of the show in 2016.