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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).

Business, Food & Dining

Dairy’s unlikely new champion is a centuries-old Indian cheese

by Kate Krader Bloomberg 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.