The owner of Francine Bistro and Shepherd’s Pie, a six-time nominee for Best Chef: Northeast, talks rock ‘n’ roll and the magic of a really good restaurant.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Recipes
Cookbook review: ‘New England Diner Cookbook’ dishes up recipes for comfort food
Now you can make Becky’s Blueberry Cake at home.
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Wine is no mere fair-weather friend
Try to find wines to match your mood: Maybe Amontillado is a match for melancholy.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Hollis woman takes two first places in Maine Irish Heritage Center’s Irish Soda Bread Contest
Twenty-three loaves, five judges, many jokes and even more cups of tea lead to wins in three categories.
Posted inFood, Recipes
How to add heat to your cooking with a variety of ingredients
The trick is to layer the flavors to let each element shine.
Posted inRecipes
Overnight oatmeal pudding makes a healthy breakfast easier
Customized with nuts, fresh or frozen fruit, applesauce or almond butter, it’s a morning meal that will stick with you.
Posted inGreen plate special, Recipes, Source
Shrinking the waste of food packaging begins with baby steps
Plus a recipe for Homemade Cinnamon and Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine out Maine: Blue Spoon embodies all that’s right about a neighborhood bistro
It’s intimate and comfortable with filling and appealing food.
Posted inFood, Recipes
The Maine Ingredient: Sausage quickly satisfies urge to add spice to life
Cases in point: a simple but delicious potato and sausage skillet dinner and a sausage-lentil soup.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food
Cookbook review: For lasting warmth, roasting helps
In this season of bitter cold, ‘Roasting: Favorite Recipes & Essential Tips for Chicken, Beef, Veggies & More’ by the editors and contributors of Fine Cooking provides some tasty relief.