Flour and egg can stretch a cup of Thanksgiving spuds into enough pasta for a full meal.
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy Grodinsky has been the food editor at the Portland Press Herald since 2014. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a now-defunct national magazine that was published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle, seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York, and a (magical) year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” (2017) and “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” (2008).
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Book review: The search for meaning in a deconstructed library
The prose poems in ‘Antique Densities’ are fantastical yet reassuringly matter-of-fact.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
A hand pie is just one way to thank the farmers who lend you their hands
Buying local products is another way to show your appreciation for all the work they do.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Turkey portraits and plant-based feasts help make for a gentler Thanksgiving
Plus, a cornucopia of resources for having a vegan version of the holiday.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Seeing double? Repeat blooms a sign of the changing climate
You don’t have to look beyond your own garden for evidence of rising temperatures and the longer growing season.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: And you thought you were done with weeding …
Weeding in November saves you trouble come spring.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: OK, it’s just past Halloween, but we’ve got candy on our mind
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Tale of a real-life gardener – who made nearby islands bloom – will grow on you
‘Celia Planted a Garden’ introduces children to Celia Thaxter, a well-known poet and gardener in her time, who all her life cherished flowers, birds and the Isles of Shoals.
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Green Plate Special: Your used wine corks can be transformed into useful new products
Locally, two places will accept them, from individuals and businesses, so they can be reused.
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Green Plate Special: A new app helps prevent waste at small local food businesses
Meanwhile, app users score some terrific food at bargain prices.