As much as I enjoy being in the kitchen, especially when testing new recipes or preparing elaborate meals for loved ones, sometimes feeding myself feels like a chore. Can you relate? Imagining that you’re nodding your head in agreement, I’m here to tell you that you’re not alone. But instead of ordering takeout or making […]
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Hot honey shrimp and a crisp slaw make a quick meal for summer nights
After it’s tossed with hot honey, olive oil and garlic, the shrimp roast in just minutes.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A prehistoric mammoth and a 19th century circus elephant cross paths in ‘Mystery Tusk’
Through his efforts to identify the mammoth, former natural history curator Gary Hoyle discovered the story of Old Bet, the elephant.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: A particular window of Irish history
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inFood & Dining
Boba tea shops are bubbling up all over Maine
Thirst for the Taiwanese beverage with tapioca pearls continues to grow, and several shops specializing in it have opened in recent months.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Most succulents are desert plants, but a few will thrive in Maine
A bird bath finds new use as a planter for succulents.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food & Dining
I tried Kim Kardashian’s new energy drink, and I’m not krazy about it
Kim Kardashian’s Kimade energy drink is packed with caffeine and vibes, but it’s also sugary sweet.
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining, Recipes
A cake to weather a storm, from Cathie Pelletier’s ‘Northeaster’
This frugal, old-fashioned Blueberry Cake with Nutmeg Sauce appears in her new book about Mainers in the blizzard of 1952.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
One last piece of advice: Be flexible
Seasonal, local, organic, etc. But the key lesson columnist Christine Burns Rudalevige has to convey about being a sustainable cook and eater? Stay flexible.
Posted inOn this date
July 30, 1979: No alarm over ‘minor’ earthquake reported near Bath and Wiscasset, van takes out utility pole in accident on Water St. in Hallowell, and ‘seven ‘outsiders’ own more than $6 million Maine acres’
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.