From the exotic (roasted carrots with chocolate sauce) – to the sumptuous (salted caramel tart), if it’s made with chocolate, you’ll find it.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
The Maine Ingredient: For a gutsy Valentine’s dinner, try easy, garlicky citrus-glazed mussels
We offer the recipe. All you need is the guy or gal.
Remembering a devastating pause in winemaking history
An American louse wrought havoc on most – but not all – vineyards in Europe and beyond in the late 1800s. Try two wines from vineyards that escaped the scourge.
If you’re going to do citrus, do it with zest
There are so many ways to preserve citrus; here are more than a few to get you juiced.
Celebrate President’s Day with a Cherry Bounce
The spiced cordial was a favorite of George Washington’s.
Veggies can begin new generation of food
Cuttings of scallions, celery, lettuce can be sprouted in water for garden planting in spring.
Danish Puffs and a cup of coffee bring back memories of a 1960s-era neighborhood coffee klatch
Now in her 80s, Edith McCormick still makes the nut-and-cherry-topped pastry for church gatherings, funerals and hungry neighbors.
‘The Best Mexican Recipes: Real Flavors of Mexico Within Reach’ by America’s Test Kitchen
The book teaches how to cook better Mexican food – and better food in general.
The Maine Ingredient: Get your game on with Five-Alarm Chili and Jalapeño Cornbread
You’ll never guess the secret chili ingredient.
Aromatized wines offer a chance to dip into a different world of artisanal drinks
You know them as vermouth, and maybe you’re also familiar with americano, chinato and amaro.