The eccentric ingredient list of chicken marbella includes vinegar, olives, prunes, capers and white wine, to name a few.
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Birch syrup recipes
BIRCH SYRUP GLAZE FOR SALMON OR PORK 1 shallot Olive oil Butter 1/4 cup dry white wine 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup birch syrup 1 teaspoon mustard Finely chop the shallot and sauté in a small amount of olive oil and butter until translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the wine and bay leaf. Reduce at […]
Muffins will satisfy zest for lemon – and raspberries, too
Start with the best lemons for winning results.
No stranger to restrictions, Vinland’s famously local chef David Levi hosts Passover Seder
On the Passover holiday, and every day at Vinland, limits spur creativity, Levi says.
Film about food critic Jonathan Gold showing in Portland
Rabelais is sponsoring the showings of ‘City of Gold’ at Space Gallery.
OFF RADAR: Stuart Kestenbaum
A new poet laureate, a different poetic voice
Cookbook review: ‘Authentic Portuguese Cooking: 185 Classic Mediterranean-style Recipes of the Azores, Madeira and Continental Portugal’
A new cookbook offers mouthwatering recipes and cultural context.
Maine Med turns to plant-based dietary medicine to help stop problems before they start
A new residency program will teach about preventing disease and helping patients change habits and diets.
Pinot grigio’s quality rests in its grower’s hands
When the extremely prolific grapes are pruned well, the wine is better.
Shed the tears: Here’s the right way to chop onions
And cooking them slowly, as when making Alsatian Onion Pie, is a good idea, too.