Today’s family-oriented restaurants offer expertly crafted, carefully sourced food to discerning young families – a welcome change from the cookie-cutter chains and generic venues of the past.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Guide to growing shallots
Shallot be an unfamiliar allium it the garden this year? The Atwells say yes.
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Hummus turns into a sauce for this fast one-pot pasta
Using hummus instead of chickpeas saves time, helps avoid waste, and puts a sometimes-pasty store-bought product to good use.
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Home Plates: Eat, love, remember
A showstopper dessert evokes the beloved dessert maker.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Give your garden that certain je nais se quois with topiary
Snug Harbor Farm in Kennebunk sells topiary and teaches classes in how to train and prune plants into stylized shapes.
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Maine farmers still waiting on bounty of tomatoes, corn
A lack of sunshine and other weather-related factors mean late-summer crops haven’t been as plentiful.
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‘No Meat Required’ looks at future of vegetarianism through its history
As vegetarian food options become more mainstream, author Alicia Kennedy sees a need to reinforce the societal arguments for plant-based eating.
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Home Plates: Old Tavern Inn’s blueberry muffins celebrate Maine, however you make them
A Portland couple carries on a tradition started by one of their grandmothers, who took over an inn in Litchfield as a retirement project.
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Kimchi, frozen seafood and other kitchen timesavers we embrace
As much as I enjoy being in the kitchen, especially when testing new recipes or preparing elaborate meals for loved ones, sometimes feeding myself feels like a chore. Can you relate? Imagining that you’re nodding your head in agreement, I’m here to tell you that you’re not alone. But instead of ordering takeout or making […]
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Hot honey shrimp and a crisp slaw make a quick meal for summer nights
After it’s tossed with hot honey, olive oil and garlic, the shrimp roast in just minutes.