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Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy is the editor of the Food & Dining section and the books page at the Portland Press Herald. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a Boston-based national magazine published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle. Peggy has taught food writing to graduate students at New York University and Harvard Extension School. She worked for seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York and spent a year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” in 2017 and in “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” in 2008.
A secret mission, a confident heroine and a harrowing escape make ‘The Left-handed Twin’ a thrilling read
The ninth of Thomas Perry’s Jane Whitefield novels, which includes a pursuit through Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness, mostly delivers.
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.
Green Plate Special: Why aren’t you making your own salad dressing?
There is nothing to it, and it saves tons of plastic waste.
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.
Bedside table: And for a Massachusetts beach read, read on
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Eager customers line up at vegan food trucks and carts
But food truck owners say diners are patient about the waits.
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.
Bedside Table: The Napoleonic wars, a cracking good tale and a swashbuckling anti-hero
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For Mother’s Day, wisdom from Nonna
A simple yet memorable soup made that can be made from even the barest of cupboards.