Cape Elizabeth resident Elaine Kahaner believes if you can read, you can cook.
Recipes
Home Plates: A father’s ‘rite of succotash’
The son of a plain-eating Mainer doctors his dad’s simple recipe.
Ireland is testing an aquaculture system that grows 10 species at once
Will it work? And what could it mean for aquaculture efforts in Maine?
Winging it: Home cooks, pros share their out-of-the-box chicken wing recipes
And they tell us about the smart tricks that make the difference.
Home Plates: The tale of Snow the Goat and the Gingerbread Cookies
The day a hungry, adventurous goat helped himself to a plate of cookies.
Home Plates: Speedy fish stew among the many miracles of cooking
A Scarborough home cook has put his own twists on the Brazilian dish.
Here we come a-brambling
The Irish countryside is awash in blackberries, which Irish bakers have cleverly learned to pair with apples.
Home Plates: Bibimbap is nutritious, hearty – and comforting
It’s also versatile, accommodating both leftovers and specialty items from Korea with aplomb.
If muhammara and romesco had a love child, it’d be this tart, tasty dip
Even if the 4-year-olds fill up on pizza and ice cream, their parents can enjoy something healthful and satisfying, Roasted Red Pepper and Pomegranate Dip. Bonus: It comes together really fast.
Home Plates: A restricted childhood diet bred an adventurous cook and eater
Barbara Beauregard says she’ll try anything once.