Dine Out Maine: Once a critic, always a critic

Peggy Grodinsky

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April 25, 2021

Dine Out Maine: Once a critic, always a critic

Our current restaurant critic talks with his predecessors. What did they love? What changes did they chronicle? And where are we going next?
Published
April 18, 2021

Toast the 2021 Source Award winners with a homemade concoction

And take a moment to reflect on how to cook and eat more sustainably, starting by exercising that muscle that reduces food waste.
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April 18, 2021

Five essential tools for the vegetable gardener

True gardening hoe: Use the hoe to weed and to create depressed rows for planting seeds. Get one four or five inches wide and about two inches deep. Spading fork: Use it to turn the soil, loosening it in the spring and turning in compost you’ve added. Since we got rid of our rototiller, we […]
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April 18, 2021

Remember to water regularly

Even before drought seemed to hit every year, watering was essential. As I write this, this spring is already looking drier than usual. Water perennial flower transplants and shrubs every day for the first month or two. Vegetable seedlings also need regular watering. If it hasn’t rained for two days, water your seedlings. Water seeds […]
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April 18, 2021

Four essential vegetables for the new (and otherwise) gardener

Beans: They come in many types: thin, flat and those grown for dried beans. Whichever type you chose, they are easy to grow and produce a lot. Cherry tomatoes: These are easier to grow than full-sized tomatoes. If you’re like us, you eat as many in the garden as ever make it into the house. Leaf […]
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April 18, 2021

Five fun things your kids can do in the garden right now

Garden plan and journal: Daydream and draw your 2021 garden. Give your child some seed catalogues, a notebook and glue stick and have your child make a 2021 Garden Plan Journal. Plant outside: Peas and radishes are a great pair to plant with kids. Pea seeds are big, making them easy for little hands to […]
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April 18, 2021

Raised beds or in-ground gardening? Which is right for you?

If you have good soil, garden in the ground. It’s easier because you don’t have to build beds and add soil to them. But if you have ledge, rocky soil, lead in your soil or perhaps you have trouble bending down to reach the garden, use a raised bed. In sum, in the soil is […]
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April 18, 2021

Vegan Kitchen: Have you heard about the Vice President’s lunch?

Kamala Harris stopped for vegan tacos in Las Vegas recently. Would she like a side of policy with that?
Published
April 18, 2021

Vegetable gardening season is here: Ready, set, go

Are you a new gardener? Follow this timeline and our tips to get started this season.
Published
April 11, 2021

In a new memoir, Maine’s rock star chef Erin French hits bottom and gets a second chance

‘Finding Freedom: A Cook’s Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch’