Chef David Vargas’ Wednesday lunch was a pasta bolognese served with bread sticks. Read More
In an effort to be more humane, the owner of a roadside lobster shack on Mount Desert Island is selling lobsters that have been exposed to marijuana smoke before they are cooked. Read More
Fast, simple, delicious and wholesome, mostly. Ruth Thurston in Machias supplied this recipe that she found on a yellowed newspaper clipping, quite possibly, she thinks, clipped from this very paper years ago. It’s worth a repeat for sure, and a little tweaking, of course,… Read More
Whether you simply roast them or throw them in a salad, these six recipes will help Brussels sprouts season get off to the right start. Read More
“We never ran out of chowder. Never, ever, in 40 years." Read More
For best results, make sure there is plenty of sugar on the cut face of the peach before baking. This recipe yields a dish that tastes like it takes more effort than it actually requires, that somehow the peach flavor is deeper than… Read More
The tube steaks all sit side-by-side, each atop platters on a white stove. The pictures are presented in a single grid, creating repeating patterns of electric burners, plates and crimson wieners. Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says new guidance about added sugars that exempts pure maple syrup and honey products will be released early next year. Read More
Surely you don’t have too much zucchini: surely the one plant you grew (you didn’t plant a whole row, did you???) isn’t squirting out little squashes faster than the blink of an eye, nor are your friends and relatives pressing arm loads on you. Read More
“Coffee is often seen as a luxury item, but it is really a luxury item that people will argue is a necessity.” Read More
So far, the chocolate has received a positive reaction from both islanders and visitors. Read More
“Everyone who sent one of these, it’s like a little piece of hope. And a little stamp. It’s like letters of hope to Freedom.” Read More
A few days ago, I made appetizers for a gathering, dusting off a recipe you read here a few years ago called Jalapeno Cheese Bites. And because there is quite a lot of cauliflower coming out of the garden right now – hurrah –… Read More
The Red Delicious apple, an easy-to-transport variety that dominated grocery selection for decades, is no longer the most popular variety in the U.S. Read More
"Just right out the gate, we were just significantly busier than we usually are,” one business owner said. Read More
The 162-year-old downtown Portland church that houses the restaurant Grace is on the market for nearly $2 million, the Portland Press Herald reported Wednesday. The 1856 former Methodist church is a rare standing example of Gothic revival architecture in a Maine city where much… Read More
Quite a few of us have friends among our summer communities here in Maine, and as summer whizzes by chances to spend time with them are getting scanter and scanter. So quickly, before they have to return to their year-round homes, invite one over,… Read More
Another new food truck has joined the lineup at the Bangor Waterfront — this time offering barbecue served with a huge array of homemade sauces. Read More
Fret not, our animal-loving friend. In eastern Maine, there are loads of places to get something to eat that’s above and beyond the boring old standards. Read More
Children at Camp Don Bosco, Fayette, Maine, 1952. Image: Lewiston Daily Sun, July 2, 1952 In the late 19th century, progressives and other reform-minded Americans pushed the benefits of the great outdoors to children in the nation’s cities. The impulse to bring city… Read More
