Peaches should be ready for picking sometime this week, and restaurants, bakers and brewers are ready.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Let’s get real: with s’mores, it’s hard to go wrong
A new cookbook by Dan Whalen offers, as the subtitle says, “Gooey, Melty, Crunchy Riffs on the Campfire Classic.”
Take your stuffed tomatoes to the next level
Hasselbacking, a technique where a vegetable is sliced accordion style, buttered, crumbed and baked, often is used for potatoes. The approach also works wonders on tomatoes.
Healthy breakfast on a busy school morning? It’s not so hard
Try to include a mix of proteins, complex carbs from whole grains and healthy fats.
Mayo company files suit against former VP over stolen sandwich recipes
Duke Foods filed the lawsuit in Greenville County, S.C., against Wyatt Howard, who was fired May 31.
The Wrap: New cider bars, second locations, summer feasts and root beer floats
If none of that sounds appealing, how about a bite of Spam Pumpkin Spice?
More options for vegan diners – try the tasting menu
These multicourse, set-menu meals are available at many Portland restaurants. You may need to order ahead, though.
Granitas offer a twofer in the kitchen – keep cool, and use up bits of this and that
Picture sorbet, but flakier, plus you don’t need any special equipment to make it.
Mocktails now standard on menus as more people turn away from alcohol
More bars and restaurants in southern Maine are mixing up no- and low-alcohol drinks.
Kittery brewer eyeing nonalcoholic craft beer market
But the high cost of removing alcohol has kept the owner of Woodland Farms Brewery from moving forward for now.