And if you’re trying to use up a stray box of almond paste uncovered in your pantry, so much the better.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Green Plate Special: Pretty, tender and mild, Swiss chard deserves more love
Use it anywhere you might use spinach — and don’t toss out the stalks.
Maine Gardener: Plant perennial fruits and vegetables to be well-stocked for years
Then, when you crave asparagus, raspberries, rhubarb, apples…, you just walk out to your back yard and harvest dinner or a snack.
Cook like a Mainah with three new Maine cookbooks
Go beyond, way beyond, lobster rolls, bean hole beans and blueberry pie, but yeah, those too.
No baseball yet, but the Hadlock Field food stand is opening
The Portland Sea Dogs plan to offer takeout and limited delivery of some of their ballpark concessions.
The Wrap: Hugo’s won’t re-open until the fall
Pedro O’Hara’s in Brunswick also shutters, while Rosemont Market Brighton Avenue opens for in-store customers.
Outdoor dining slowly reemerges in the Old Port
Just a handful of restaurants opened for outdoor dining Monday, and there was no lunchtime rush.
Bar Guide: Put the ‘ice’ in isolation by moving on from cubes
Different shapes work better for different cocktails, and they aren’t hard to make.
Run & Eat: Pom’s Thai Taste a welcome break from home cooking
Curbside takeout and delivery is available from all three Pom’s locations.
Restaurants open to outdoor dining, but say it’s not enough to survive
Restaurants are coming up with some creative ways to serve customers outdoors, hoping it helps shore up their bottom lines.