Peggy Grodinsky edits and assigns stories about food and sustainability, and when she has time she writes stories, too. Her first memory of cooking dates back to about age 7, making thumbprint cookies with her mom. Since then, she has written about a hiking trip to Norway, the relationship of a dishwasher and a chef, how obituaries reveal people’s lives as cooks and much more. She has also cooked many a meal, baked many a cake and eaten at many a delightful restaurant -- for which she is grateful. Her interest in the environment, conservation and the natural world is also abiding and deep. Before coming to the Portland Press Herald, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country magazine at America’s Test Kitchen in Boston, food editor at the Houston Chronicle in Texas and editor at the James Beard Foundation in New York. She has also taught food writing at New York University and Harvard Extension. Grodinsky graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in English, and reading is still one of her favorite things.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
Maine Gardener: Natives (and a few others) to grow in your shade garden
A shade garden needn’t be a poor stepchild to the sunnier spots. Here are some suggestions for what to plant.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
Green Plate Special: Why aren’t you making your own salad dressing?
There is nothing to it, and it saves tons of plastic waste.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
The ingredients every Maine beach read needs
Dead body, old family cottage, crusty lobsterman, dark secrets… bingo. Sounds like you’ve got a classic Maine beach read.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
Bedside table: And for a Massachusetts beach read, read on
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
Eager customers line up at vegan food trucks and carts
But food truck owners say diners are patient about the waits.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Maine’s wild blueberry crop rebounded last year and is poised for another bountiful season
And the dwindling supply caused by the previous poor seasons drove up the price.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Bedside Table: The Napoleonic wars, a cracking good tale and a swashbuckling anti-hero
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
For Mother’s Day, wisdom from Nonna
A simple yet memorable soup made that can be made from even the barest of cupboards.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
At Helm Oyster Bar & Bistro, flavor-driven dishes spotlight the bounty of Maine’s sea
Four stars for a beautiful restaurant where the food feels at once ‘approachable and intricate.’
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Make it a double: Siblings share close ties and a passion for bartending
Sylvi and Rob Roy have worked at bars all over the city and are known as consummate cocktail makers.
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Central Maine Power workers rescue 2 people from burning Richmond house
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Police: Readfield man arrested after allegedly punching woman, breaking facial bones
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Union man, 18, who died in New Jersey beach sand collapse remembered as ‘tech nut’
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Richmond couple loses home and cat to fire but escapes uninjured
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Cornville couple injured in Madison hit-and-run remain hospitalized