For Gretchen Ostherr, this is the latest job in a career spent outdoors.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Tell us what you’re cooking
Have your favorite recipe published in the Food & Dining section of the Maine Sunday Telegram.
The Wrap: Sebago reopening, and a tote from a grieving daughter
Sebago Brewing Co. will reopen all of its brewpubs Thursday afternoon.
Bar Guide: Get your buzz from these honey-forward cocktails
The hive mind has spoken: These drinks are sweet.
Hunting for corn fields and creameries
When the pandemic forced Maine Farmland Trust to cancel its summer activities, it created a farm scavenger hunt. Its aim? To get Mainers out enjoying local farms – safely.
Green Plate Special: After you bring home the bacon, bake it
Then make a quiche. Bonus points if you use the bacon fat in the pie crust.
Maine Gardener: It doesn’t take many tools to tend a garden
But some work requires an expanded arsenal, feeding a perfectly natural attraction for gadgets.
Homefront: Irish raisin bread brings back memories of spirited grandmother
Connie MacAuley of Old Orchard Beach found the recipe when her mother was moving.
Chef’s Caribbean-Scottish heritage inspires Jerk Chicken Wings with Pineapple and Peanuts
The dish offers a lot of flavor for just a little work.
A Japanese rice bowl with lamb and egg from a London chef
A delicious dish to make at home since eating at the counter restaurant is not possible in these pandemic times.