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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Upcycle Halloween candy into truffles, pudding and cake
Employ these baking tricks to turn unpopular Halloween leavings into real treats: Butterfinger Truffles, Whopper Bread Pudding and Almond Joy Bundt Cake.
An annual Halloween transformation, and no we don’t mean small children turning into ghosts
This mom makes her child’s candy disappear and magically replaces it with vegan versions of the sweet treats.
The Wrap: ‘The Lost Kitchen’ streaming 2nd season, MOFGA book launch
Norimoto Bakery makes its move, Yobo serving takeout lunch, and Chick Fil-A arrives Thursday.
Bar Guide: On Halloween, spirits of one sort meet spirits of another
Plenty of local spots are offering their creative takes on Zombies and other ghoulishly appropriate cocktails.
Maine Gardener: Another gardening season draws to a close
The weather was weird, very dry, then very wet, and often unusually warm. But by and large, the plants didn’t complain.
Betwixt and between: When summer produce lingers, but the calendar says it’s fall
What to do? Apply cold weather cooking methods, such as roasting and braising, to summery produce.
Maine-made sausages are getting ever more creative – and ever more popular
Forget the old adage. You may well want to see these sausages being made.
Eat & Run: Indulge your inner vegan at Curbside Comforts
The food truck plans to keeping parking on the Eastern Prom into December.
Tap Lines: In these local lagers, you’ll find something borrowed, something Bull
A heart transplant put an end to Tom Bull’s career in beer, but other Maine breweries are riffing on his recipes.