Kim Dailey’s salt and pepper mills transform an everyday kitchen item into objects of art.
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Snacking on popcorn with a local flavor
Fairwinds Farm in Topsham and Bowdoinham is growing popcorn.
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A gardening season draws to a close
Our columnist assesses his own patch of earth, from late-blooming hydrangeas to two perfect apples.
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Don’t let vampire energy users suck your house dry
Our houses are filled with electronic devices that require energy even when they’re off.
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More than 2,000 tasting portions later, ruminations from a Brunswick cookbook writer
Christine Burns Rudalevige takes stock after launching a full-court press to promote her first collection of recipes.
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Western Kennebec County towns look for ways to keep farmers on farms
After Winslow successfully launched a similar program, Manchester, Winthrop and Monmouth are looking for ways to lower taxes or protect farmland so it doesn’t get developed.
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Camassia is a bulb you can eat as well as plant
If you want to eat camassia, you must be patient. The bulbs have to be cooked at low temperatures for at least 12 hours, or they cause painful gas
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Portland-area writer Kathryn Miles can shake up a dinner conversation
Hosts fear that her subject matter – doom and gloom about natural disasters – makes her a dinner party downer.
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A carnivore tries to figure out how to cut down on her meat consumption
She’s got one word for you: shanks.