The wild blue mussel population on the Maine coast has dropped 60% since the 1970s. Experts believe warming waters and increased predation are to blame.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Don’t add to Maine’s food waste problem. Compost your kitchen scraps
The process takes some time but is straightforward.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Seven ways to highlight maple syrup’s savory side
No knock on pancakes with syrup, but here are tips and recipes for using spring’s liquid gold to its fullest potential. Try it in everything from salad dressing to oyster mignonette.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home Plates: A foolproof bread helped 1 family get through the pandemic
Four years ago, a home cook in Gray added this bread to her repertoire. It’s versatile, fast and ‘generally delicious.’
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Skip the seedlings and opt to direct-sow flower seeds this year
Many annuals, and perennials, too, are easy to grow from seed directly in your garden.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes, Vegan Kitchen
St. Patrick banished the snakes. Local vegans banish corned beef
Tofu, tempeh and seitan can all stand in for corned beef in the boiled dinner that’s traditional for St. Patrick’s Day.
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Food stylists get paid to play with their food
Working in creative tandem with photographers, food stylists craft all manner of recipes into cookbook, magazine and ad images meant to make you salivate.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special
Paella wasn’t always a (delicious) dinner party trick
Born as the humble food of farm laborers in Valencia, it was cooked over an open fire in the field with whatever ingredients were easily at hand.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Signs that your houseplants are ready for a new pot – and tips for repotting them
Late winter/early spring is the perfect time to repot houseplants.
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Candy companies pitch gum as stress reliever, concentration aid to revive stale U.S. sales
Gum-makers are trying to figure out what will make Americans start chewing again.