They can take on the flavors of the world and make for a meal, side or sandwich filling.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Homefront: New Saturday morning routine yields an oven omelet, and much more
The Kanaks of Moody, who used to love eating breakfast out, have enjoyed cooking it together at home.
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Dine In Maine: Bringing the Beard Awards home with Công Tử Bột
The first of a series of columns in which we share a recipe from a Beard-nominated Maine restaurant.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Bar Guide: While votes are being counted, elect to imbibe one of these cocktails
Sit back, try to relax and have a Cosmopolitician – out both sides of your mouth.
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Eat & Run: Locally Sauced fits right into Yarmouth spot
There’s plenty of outdoor seating, and some inside, too.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Local review: A teacher with a past has to navigate the present in Maine-set thriller
A coastal boarding school is a backdrop for the suspense in ‘The Sea of Lost Girls.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Things to Do
Indie Film: Portland poet finds new form of expression in film
‘Carceral Humanism’ captures poet Abdul Ali, his words and his city in a six-minute video.
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Bar Guide: Get in the Halloween spirit with candy-inspired cocktails
Have your Mounds, Almond Joys and Tootsie Rolls in liquid form.
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Homefront: Spin on shepherd’s pie is lazy, low-carb comfort food
Ground turkey and mashed cauliflower slim down the dish.
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Holy Donut closing its shop in Portland’s Old Port
The company says the pandemic forced its hand and Monday will be the Exchange Street location’s last day in business as Holy Donut searches for a bigger space in the Old Port.