Try safe mushrooms in chicken cacciatore or with grits or in almost anything else.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Farro: Ancient grain good for modern fare
Substitute it for rice and try it as a base for a grilled or roasted veggie salad.
The Splattered Page: ‘The Apple Cookbook: 125 Freshly Picked Recipes’
Eat, cook, look, learn. The cookbook offers tips, history and photos in addition to recipes.
Mystery meat yields to greener meals in Maine college dining halls
Whole grains, chia seeds, seitan and tofu are offered as students prioritize health and sustainability.
Dine Out Maine: Stirling & Mull in Freeport
Look beyond gimmicks to find reliable dishes, including the barbecue burger and the drinks.
Five ways to use your fall apple bounty – peels, cores and all
Ideas for reducing waste range from making vinegar to flavoring bourbon.
Diversify with slow-cooked chicken and pork
Ten fresh ideas for easy meals may renew your affection for your cooker.
Ditch rice; go with a new grain for better stuffed peppers
Freekeh, a Middle Eastern ‘green’ wheat, is delicious, healthy and behaves well under pressure.
In the age of the amateur, does wine expertise (or any expertise) matter?
Joe Appel wants to teach you how to think about wine, not merely which bottles to drink.
Maine chefs selling lots of from-scratch veggie burgers, even to ‘meat guys’
‘I’ll have bacon with that,’ some diners request when they’re ordering up a plant-based patty.