Slow roasting, with some pricking every so often, results in moist meat and crispy skin.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A cheesy, spicy cracker that’s good enough to give as gifts
The ingredients and technique are similar to those used to make pie dough.
The Maine Ingredient: Bright salads won’t wilt in holiday buffets
Orange and radish salad and French bistro salads look good, taste good and behave.
Good California merlot defies tainted image created by ‘Sideways’ snob
Some vineyards that stick with the grape vilified in the movie produce wines that are both gentile and rebellious.
Cookbook review: ‘A Year of Gingerbread Houses’
This detailed guide to construction and decor requires time and tools.
Boycott urged on Thai seafood after reports of slave labor
The Associated Press found workers forced to peel shrimp for 16 hours a day and live in cages.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Waldoboro
Let’s do lunch at Morse’s Sauerkraut & Euro Deli
Frying and cheese get together for Hanukkah
Almond and raspberry also have tasty roles in these holiday dumplings.
Sour cream spiked with chipotle gives latkes a flavorful kick
You don’t have to be celebrating Hanukkah to enjoy the crispy potato pancakes.
How to give wine lover a winner
Here are hints for buying for someone who knows about wine when you don’t.