A handful of local child care centers are upping their game, serving local foods and more vegetables instead of cookies and juice.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dine Out Maine: The Proper Pig ranges from Mexico to China to Hawaii and more
When it works, the dishes are playful and competent.
Dad and daughter fend for themselves with Bachelor Chicken
Andrew Rudalevige discovers that his wife – our Green Plate columnist – keeps some not so green secrets.
Dip in temps may mean sap won’t just go with the flow
But Maine Maple Sunday is still on tap with fresh syrup, candy and tours of sugarhouses statewide.
Freeport resident Barton Seaver wins prestigious cookbook award
Seaver won in the “Food Matters” category of the International Association of Culinary Professionals competition.
Just in time for spring, a hearty soup made verdant with kale
Here’s a recipe that incorporates sauteed mushrooms in a popular comfort-food dish.
‘Delicious’ and ‘vegan’ not mutually exclusive: These dishes prove it
A well-balanced vegan diet can provide the body’s essential nutrients, but cooking requires extra care.
The Maine Ingredient: Turkey patties and roasted lemon broccoli supper
A quick and delicious dinner awaits.
Here’s how to use barrel-aged maple syrups
Glaze roasted vegetables, pour it on oatmeal or ice cream, use it in a cocktail – or just drink it straight.
Ever thought about drinking your pancake breakfast?
This year, try a pint of Maple Sunday, a new beer “reminiscent” of pancakes drowned in syrup.