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Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A passion for tea fills Phyllis de Fano’s cupboards
The Portland resident has collected teapots for 50 years, and still uses her favorites to enjoy a cup of hot tea.
Dress your salad with xanthan gum? No, thank you
It’s easy, tasty and less wasteful to make your own dressing.
Drop that soda and put down the salt shaker, say new dietary guidelines
One critic of the new government report says it ignores scientific evidence of the link between diet and cancer.
Cucumber salad satisfies a taste for Thai
Plunge into sweet, sour and salty now that comfort-food season is over.
Nothing says lovin’ like custard from the oven
Here’s a formula for making puddings like this maple budino on the stovetop, too.
Drinks strange and surprising stand out from the past year
A fresh Italian white, a Beaujolais Nouveau, a Long Island orange and a South African sauvignon blanc are among the most pleasing surprises of 2015.
Vegetarian Kitchen: Healthy food shopping on the Portland peninsula has never been better
Both locally owned stores and national chains stock up on kale and quinoa.
Cookbook review: ‘Scook: The Complete Cookery Course,’ by Anne-Sophie Pic
Beautiful cookbook doesn’t always succeed at making French food more approachable, but it’s a winner nonetheless.