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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Fried chicken, long a Southern favorite, has conquered Yankee palates
If the trend continues with local restaurants serving fried chicken – Nashville hot, traditional Southern fried, in a sandwich or biscuit or atop waffles – we’re going to need a lot of birds.
Make ratatouille with no mush or fuss in slow cooker
It’s an easy way to prepare the vegetable stew without staying indoors on beautiful fall days.
Seasoning’s the secret to easy homemade sausage patties
Using ground turkey reduces fat while satisfying breakfast meat cravings.
Fried chicken recipe from a real Southern cook – Mom
Wilma Goad doesn’t really follow a recipe, but here are her guidelines.
‘Flavorwalla’ brings spice into a Mainer’s kitchen
The book offers scores of recipes, with a focus on flavor, variety and imagination.
Priesthood for women is unlikely, Pope Francis says
Some church observers had believed the pontiff’s commission on the role of women as deacons was a harbinger of change.
Author shares stories of first ladies during talk at Maine State Library in Augusta
Andrew Och said the United States wouldn’t be what it is without Martha Washington, who helped put her husband George ‘at ease.’
Want some sugar on your veggies? Food industry reps push products at dietitians conference
A representative of a nutritionists’ group says members know the difference between marketing and science, and use their professional judgment to evaluate exhibitors’ products and programs.
Slideshow: Trick-or-treaters crowd Waterville, Winslow streets
Hundreds of costumed children descended on area streets Halloween night.