When all was said and done, our reviewer was left with eight things to wash, not counting the kitchen towel.
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.
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Meet the 2018 Russell Libby Agricultural Scholarship winners
This year’s crop of farming scholarship winners are full of passion, pluck and plans.
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Beer and brownies: A delicious St. Patrick’s Day treat made with Maine stout
The owner of Biddeford’s Biscuits & Company offers this recipe for Banded Horn Stout Brownies with Bailey’s Ganache.
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Ahead of a screening of ‘Hummus! The Movie,’ we offer a recipe for hummus
The movie is part of the Jewish Film Festival in Portland.
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We wrote about taking down a beloved tree, and readers told us they can relate
Trees do talk: That was just one of the many responses to a story about a red maple in a Portland neighborhood.
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Honor the theatrics of Oscar night with a dramatic dessert
Tuscan Table pastry chef Patrick Jones’ version of Bananas Foster fits the bill.
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This Portland homeowner wrestled with whether to remove a beloved old tree
The red maple brought with it decades of history, and, in its final years, a sense of familiarity for editor Peggy Grodinsky.
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Couldn’t make it to PyeongChang? At least you can make these Korean dumplings
If food can transport you, this recipe from chef Sunny Chung is the ticket to celebrating the Winter Games.
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Wondering what to do with that Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy in your cupboard?
We asked a Portland bar manager to use it in a cocktail that we’d actually want to drink.
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‘Simple Green Suppers’ is well-written, with tasty vegetarian meals
Author Susie Middleton delivers on her promise of recipes for satisfying dinners.