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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).
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Brush up your dicing and slicing
Looking for a cooking class? Here are some options – virtual, in-person, hands-on and demonstration.
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Portland Museum of Art receives photography collection that ‘puts us at another level’
The gift of more than 600 photographs from Judy Glickman Lauder features works by world-famous artists.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: What could be ahead in the gardening world for 2022?
A shortage of larger saplings and shrubs, as well as a shortage of workers to help tend your garden. Also, a bit of fun while you wait for winter to end.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: When you waste food, you waste a lot of (your own) money
If helping the environment can’t persuade you to waste less, maybe helping your pocketbook can.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Here’s how to improve a bacon burger
Add peanut butter. Honest to God.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Save money, save your health, save the world, eat vegan!
A new study from researchers at Oxford University says eating vegan, in developed countries, costs consumers far less than eating a traditional western diet does.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
To rescue bland winter fruit salads, keep 9 simple guidelines in mind
It’s easier to eat healthfully in the new year (or any time) if the stuff you are eating actually tastes good.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Sixty-three plant species could be banned for sale under a new state proposal
The plants are highly invasive and threaten Maine’s native wildlife.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Fireplace cookery 101: Since the fire is going, try making dinner
Cook chestnuts, s’mores, sausage stew and much more.