Summertime calls for meals based on fresh fish and seafood, accompanied by garden bounty and a little bit of adventurous spirit.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Stop and smell the roses – and the jasmine and the hyacinth and the bee balm …
Gardeners often plant chiefly with their eyes, but incorporating their noses can make gardens even nicer.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes, Vegan Kitchen
Maine vegans talk shop: How to buy and cook vegan ‘meats’
In brief: It’s easy.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Hot summer months practically scream for a cold pasta salad with light, bright pesto
But using pesto with cold pasta presents a few challenges.
Posted inFood & Dining
Learning to bake bread gives meaning to prisoners’ days
Inmates at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston bake nutritious goods, while learning responsibility – and saving the prison money.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
‘A heck of a year’ makes Maine blueberries late – but it’s a good crop
Some pick-your-own farms delay opening their fields to the public this year.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
Touchdown! Maine ice cream company teams up with Patriots
Just in time for National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, Gifford’s announces a cool new partnership with the six-time champions.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Districts digesting new school nutrition laws, and their costs
Several new laws that affect school nutrition programs will have Maine school districts retool the way they feed students to avoid ‘food shaming’ while providing nutritious meals.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
It’s green bean season, but for this columnist, that’s not a cause for rejoicing
On the plus side, green beans are easy to grow, and there are several interesting varieties.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining
‘German Meals at Oma’s’ takes readers on a culinary tour of author’s homeland
In her latest cookbook, Gerhild Fulson features both the dishes and sites of Germany.