Peggy Grodinsky – Page 32 – Centralmaine.com

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.

Maine Gardener: To best support native wildlife, grow these five keystone tree species in your yard

by Tom Atwell December 5, 2021December 4, 2021

Or just maybe you have a little leeway.

Food & Dining

An edible 2021 holiday gift guide: From Maine, to away

by Andrew Ross December 5, 2021December 4, 2021

So how do we get on this guy’s Christmas list??!

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: What to do with all the brown paper bags you accumulated at the height of the pandemic?

by Christine Burns Rudalevige December 5, 2021December 4, 2021

With stamps, ribbons and pine cones, you can repurpose them into beautiful holiday wrapping paper.

Business, Food & Dining

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by Kate Krader November 28, 2021November 29, 2021

An under-the-radar cheese that’s been around since the 1500s is making inroads in the U.S. Americans may know paneer, a staple of Indian menus, as the central ingredient in saag paneer.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: Stumped by how to use up the leftover cranberry sauce?

by Christine Burns Rudalevige November 28, 2021November 29, 2021

Here is a cornucopia of options for making use of that one last thing in the fridge.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: Cliff Trail at Fort Williams Park to get whole new look

by Tom Atwell November 28, 2021November 29, 2021

That area of the Cape Elizabeth park was a snarl of invasive plants. Thanks to a true community effort, they are being replaced with natives.

Food & Dining, Vegan Kitchen

Bloom time: Vegan food options proliferate in Maine

by Avery Yale Kamila November 28, 2021December 6, 2021

From a Portland company making seaweed-based burgers to a community center in Dexter serving vegan meals, the state’s plant-based portfolio grew in 2021.