Winter blues? We wouldn’t hear of it! Here are a whole mess of winter festivals and fairs to look forward to, featuring everything from sled dogs and figure skaters to snowball-throwing competitions, ice carving and sledding hills built in the middle of the street.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Portman takes leading role on gender pay gap in Hollywood
The star of ‘Jackie’ says it’s hard for women to be forceful about demanding equal pay when they’re already getting paid millions of dollars.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Lifestyle
Horoscopes for Jan. 12, 2017
Two straight five-star days for Pisces.
Posted inLifestyle, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Wrecked’ and ‘Ghost Hunter’s Handbook’
Maine authors explore problem behaviors and have kids looking for ghosts
Posted inLife & Culture, Lifestyle
Horoscopes for Jan. 11, 2017
Pisces and Scorpio enjoy five-star days.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Olive oil cake with prune jam and whipped ricotta
Chef Evan Mallett calls this offering “shockingly delicious.”
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Garden tomato soup with shellfish and saffron cream
Make a meal of it with a side salad and grilled rustic bread.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Winter root veggie potpie
“Many cooks will prefer to make one large pot pie with this recipe and serve sloppy slices instead of individual pies,” chef Evan Mallett says.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Sheet-pan salmon supper keeps diet resolution afloat
If healthy eating is complicated and time-consuming, we will lose interest before Valentine’s Day has arrived. That’s why sheet-pan salmon suppers are so terrific.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Recipe for beer-infused Super Bowl sliders one for the win column
These sliders end up both juicy and crusty.