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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Skowhegan
Pickup Cafe now offers lunch
Vegetarian(s) on your holiday gift list should gobble these up
You can’t miss with Hotties Hand Pies, Mighty Mozz vegan cheese or a fine-mesh strainer.
Vintage mincemeat recipe connects retired clergyman to his English roots
For 50 years, Kit Sherrill of Southport Island has made and shared mincemeat
Fear not, roasted duck is delicious and doable
Slow roasting, with some pricking every so often, results in moist meat and crispy skin.
A cheesy, spicy cracker that’s good enough to give as gifts
The ingredients and technique are similar to those used to make pie dough.
The Maine Ingredient: Bright salads won’t wilt in holiday buffets
Orange and radish salad and French bistro salads look good, taste good and behave.
Good California merlot defies tainted image created by ‘Sideways’ snob
Some vineyards that stick with the grape vilified in the movie produce wines that are both gentile and rebellious.
Cookbook review: ‘A Year of Gingerbread Houses’
This detailed guide to construction and decor requires time and tools.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Waldoboro
Let’s do lunch at Morse’s Sauerkraut & Euro Deli