Here’s a tasty menu that can mostly be bought or made ahead of time.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Recipes you’ll be glad to have on hand
From snack to dessert, having these in the fridge or freezer will serve you well.
Make New Year’s Eve food festive by adding champagne to risotto
Why not splurge with some bubbly and chanterelles?
Finger food that won’t make your guests pop their buttons
Sweet and savory pita toasts are also pretty to look at.
Cookbook review: ‘Beer Bites: Tasty Recipes and Perfect Pairings for Beer Lovers’
Tiny, delicious burgers go quite nicely with a dry Irish stout, but several of the recipes are intimidating.
Maine’s 16 most memorable places to eat in 2016, from burgers to octopus
Critic Andrew Ross shares the meals, drinks, restaurants and moments that stuck with him this year, for better or for worse.
More consumers ignoring marketing, looking at food ingredients
Front-of-package claims such as ‘low-fat’ are starting to lose their attraction, Nielsen data show.
Let salmon swim in green salsa for brighter flavor
Easy homemade tortilla chips top off a refreshingly different take on the fish.
‘The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen’ is a first-rate cookbook
Starting with the opening dedication, the book surprises and delights.
Butterscotch pie is a secret crowd pleaser
Even chocoholics admit to a craving for desserts with that browned butter flavor.