Bring lilacs into your kitchen for baking or lemonade.
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 inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: ‘Ghost’ gear haunts Maine waters, threatening wildlife
A diver’s discoveries shed light on an intensifying marine menace: Discarded fishing lines and nets, broken buoys and traps.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Water neither too much, nor too little, but just right
The key: The newest plants in your garden are the thirstiest/neediest ones.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Half sisters wrestle with their father’s death and their sibling ties in ‘I Know You Love Me, Too’
Amy Neswald structures her debut novel as linked stories that take place over decades.
Posted inFood & Dining
A reluctant bread baker sweetens on sourdough
Over time, the challenge turned from a burden to an obsession.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Asparagus, it’s time for a talk
Local farmers market asparagus doesn’t come cheap. But there are ways to make this favorite vegetable stretch.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: When we were very young, spending money on annuals seemed an extravagance
Now the Atwells revel in their beauty, in the garden and in the vase.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Nature is all around us
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
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.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
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.