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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.
Butter-basted lamb chops make a fast, celebratory spring meal
If you’re short on time, marinate these lamb chops for just 10 minutes on the counter while you cook your favorite spring vegetable.
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And preliminary data says it’ll improve your own health, too.
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Maine Gardener: Even if you don’t have to, you might want a container garden
Planting in pots is decorative, and you can get a jump on tomato season.
The best thing to do with store-bought hummus: Bake it
Baking hummus stems from a Turkish tradition; this version adds harissa-coated cherry tomatoes and whole chickpeas.
Review: An ambitious novel set in the 1950s-60s tackles the story of ‘America’ through four linked characters
Writer Mike Bond’s novel, the first of seven in a series about this nation, is a departure from his usual thrillers.