Nancy Cerny learned how to make the family favorite from a French chef when she was just 12 years old.
Recipes
For Christmas Eve’s Feast of the Fishes, Maine offers many choices
Sustainable seafood-centric celebrations, regardless of how many dishes you serve, are no problem here.
Chef Brian Hill’s recipe: Sour Milk Orange Cake
Francine Bistro’s Hill makes the cake with dried cherries, apricots, sultanas and dates.
Chef Josh Berry’s recipe: New England Indian pudding
‘The reason I love this dessert is that it tastes like ‘gingerbread pudding!’ Berry says.
Chef Anders Tallberg’s recipe: Swedish meatballs
Tallberg recommends doubling the recipe and freezing some to save for your New Year’s party.
Bread and Butter: Opening a restaurant requires resourcefulness, optimism and more money than you think
Two years of work later, chef Krista Kern Desjarlais prepares to open The Purple House in North Yarmouth.
Three Maine chefs share old family recipes prepared for the holidays
We asked local cooks what they like to make at Christmastime for their families.
Books for younger green eaters and readers
Reads for high school and college students, young professionals or those on tight budgets.
Unfamiliar with Maine’s connection to the brownie? You’re in for a treat
The popular dessert, which some say originated in Maine, will be celebrated by everyone with a sweet tooth Thursday for National Brownie Day.
Enrich the comfort of grilled cheese with sauce or sauerkraut
Hot sandwiches can be taken up a notch with an herby croque-monsieur and a meatless Reuben.