Vegetables can be beautiful. Flowers can be edible. This season, why not mix them up?
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, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: A new book helps gardeners choose plants to benefit wildlife and, by extension, us
In an online talk, Uli Lorimer, the author of the soon-to-be-published ‘The Northeast Native Plant Primer’ discussed the hows and whys of native plant gardening.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Repurpose leftovers into a rich, creamy risotto
Once you understand the basic risotto-making techniques, the classic Italian dish can be endlessly flexible.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Walking is the best medicine
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Exposé on the pandemic reveals another sickness: Greed
J. David McSwane’s deep dive unmasks the profiteers who proliferated in the outbreak’s wake.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
A creamy edamame spread adds green goodness to these vegetable wraps
The recipe started life as something for vegan guests to eat. Turned out, everybody else wanted it, too.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
From ice cream to burgers to macarons, everything’s coming up vegan in Maine
With several new businesses, Maine’s vegan footprint just keeps expanding.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Review: Biographies of a musician and a painter succeed admirably in conveying the arts to young children
‘Look!’ and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.
Posted inFood & Dining, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Despite occasional missteps, much to savor at Leeward
The Italian, pasta-centric restaurant is only getting better.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Right-sized bagels for a healthier you
Cathy Barrow’s latest cookbook lavishes love upon the bagel and restores it to its proper dimensions.