Cooking (not just heating up) 1-person meals in the microwave may sound like a gimmick, but these recipes turn out to be great for busy people or anyone with limited access to a kitchen.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood, Recipes
A little quinoa here and there can improve almost any dish
The versatile vegetarian protein has become a valued staple.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
Look beneath tough exterior to discover kohlrabi’s charms
Two easy, tasty recipes will make you glad you got to know this vegetable.
Posted inFood, Recipes
The Maine Ingredient: Lobster stew a magical combination
The classic recipe needs little but the crustacean, butter, cream and paprika, but a bit of wine and chives don’t hurt.
Posted inFood, Recipes, Signature Dish
Prize-winning blueberry pie passes to a fifth generation
A Maine baker who traces the family recipe to her Ukrainian grandmother teaches her granddaughters the secrets of her prize pastry.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Dudley’s Refresher in Castine
A young chef casts a serious eye on classic seashore food.
Posted inFood & Dining, Lifestyle, News
Where’s the ’booch? Urban Farm Fermentory has a shortage
The owner of the popular Portland kombucha maker says the supply should be back to normal in two weeks.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State, News
Festival at the Falls to become part of a big Waterville weekend
The multi-cultural festival has been moved to the same day as Harvest Fest in a weekend that also features Maine Craft Weekend downtown.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Exactly what is a ‘plant-based’ diet? Doctors offer precise meanings
Given the impact of food choices on health, it’s helpful to know medical understandings of ‘vegetarian,’ ‘vegan’ and ‘plant-based.’
Posted inChop-Chop, Food
Cumberland native, former deputy editor of Bon Appétit magazine talks about food in Maine then and now
Scott DeSimon says Maine is a special place food-wise, and that the Portland restaurant scene continues to baffle him, in a wondrous way.