Brighten up root vegetables to stretch soup into another season.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Look to a cookbook’s margins for secret recipes and the stories behind them
Scribbles in cookbooks can tell us a lot about the recipes – and about ourselves.
Dine In Maine: Listen to these podcasts while you prep
Eight food series that are worth the risk of wearing headphones in the kitchen.
Gretchen’s table: An easy, fresh-tasting chicken dish for spring
Lemon chicken takes advantage of a citrus staple that is a cook’s secret weapon.
St. Peter’s church in Portland cancels Italian Bazaar
The street festival, held annually in August, plans to return in 2021.
The Wrap: Curbside expansions, virtual tours and lobster lines
More restaurants and bakeries open for curbside pickup, and a food tour company takes it online.
Run & Eat: The Knotted Apron proves its mettle
Open for just six weeks before the shutdown, for now the Portland restaurant offers high-quality takeout to its lucky neighbors in Rosemont and Deering.
Bar Guide: A few things to know before ordering a cocktail to go
Tips for getting an Old Fashioned or margarita with your takeout order.
Green Plate Special: BEE happy, BEE useful, BEE kind and BEE careful
A new bee “mom” worries about, and delights in, her new responsibilities.
Homefront: Mother’s Day edition
A quarantined Laura Marie Chiavoli has been making her Polish grandmother’s cabbage rolls – a dish that provides plenty of leftovers.