Busy families, professionals and others say they like the healthy ingredients, time savings and the variety – but the service runs counter to the state’s farm-to-fork movement.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
Roasted Brussels sprouts are sublime in a warm salad
An anchovy vinaigrette pairs well with the cabbage buds.
These plant-focused cookbooks are the (nondairy) cream of the crop
Authors meet the increasing demand for healthy recipes appealing to a wide world of tastes.
Food and Dining dispatches
Baxter’s Essentials, at 26 Brackett St., is holding an open house from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Cookbook Review: ‘Cicchetti: Small-bite Italian appetizers’ brings taste of Venice to your kitchen
Artichokes with Taleggio and prosciutto dispel some skepticism about reproducing the bar snacks far from their European home.
Residual heat keeps things cooking even when the oven’s off
Take advantage of it and you’ll waste less energy.
Creator of Big Mac, McDonald’s flagship sandwich, dies at 98
Jim Delligatti strayed from the franchise playbook when he invented the double burger in 1967.