Baking the fish at a low temperature gives it a tender texture.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Plentiful plant-eating choices in a crowded field of cookbooks
Publishers say semi-vegetarians or ‘veganish’ eaters are driving the trend.
If potluck is a competition, here are ways to clinch the win
Creativity, appearance and big flavors will help assure what you bring to the party will be a favorite.
The Maine Ingredient: From pizza to pesto to jewelry, garlic scapes are versatile and tasty
Look for them at your local farmers market.
Scheurebe is relatively rare, certainly in Maine, but worth getting to know
This kin to riesling is “exuberantly aromatic,” “lusty” and fun.
Tess Ward’s ‘The Naked Cookbook’ is haphazardly organized but worth a look
The recipes are quite eye-catching even if the book is a bit of a mess.
Dine Out Maine: Zapoteca in Portland gets some things very right
Others, say the overcooked chicken mole, need a little retooling.
For summer baking, let your grill take the cake
Keep your kitchen, and yourself, cooler without having to use more electricity.
Barton Seaver dives deeper into sustainable seafood
With the publication of his sixth book in as many years, we ask the sustainable seafood expert and Maine resident what fuels his productivity.
Marinating salmon in juice makes a delicious difference
Pineapple juice is one chef’s secret before grilling the fish.