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February 23, 2019
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    Bakers work long hours to keep up with Maine’s growing appetite for Thanksgiving pies

    The days leading into the Thanksgiving holiday were among the busiest of the year for many Maine bakeries. Read More

        Throw away your lettuce. Romaine is not safe to eat, CDC warns.

        Romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in any form, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a broad alert in response to a new outbreak of illnesses caused by a particularly dangerous type of E. coli contamination. Read More
            TASTE BUDS

            A Glorious Apple Cake

            It is Wednesday and tomorrow is the big annual Thanksgiving Feast for which I expect many of you are too busy cooking to even read this column. So when your turkey is all carved up and there are only fragments of pie left, but… Read More

                8 Thanksgiving recipes that aren’t turkey

                Thanksgiving is just two days away. That means it’s time to make your last-minute runs to the grocery store before everything you need is sold out. Read More
                    POLL QUESTION

                    How to make beet kvass, a traditional tonic

                    If you want to make beet kvass, the ingredients are simple: chopped beets, water, a little salt and whey. Read More

                        Millennials are disrupting Thanksgiving with their tiny turkeys

                        Small birds are having a big moment. Read More

                            Board, property owner hope cluster of food trucks can revitalize ‘barren landscape’

                            The former police station site has limited traffic access, making it hard to breathe life into over the years. Read More
                                TASTE BUDS

                                How Not to Worry About Thanksgiving Plus a Couple Spins on Butternut Squash

                                For weeks now, I have noticed a tizzy developing in newspaper food sections, food sites on the web, and cooking shows about Thanksgiving which is–egad—next week, early this year. Many imply we are bundles of nervous anxiety about the big day. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
                                    PARLEZ-VOUS AMERICAN?

                                    Tragedy Amid the Joy of Brunswick’s Armistice Celebrations

                                    When news of the end of the World War reached Brunswick on November 11, 1918, people poured into the streets in a spontaneous outbreak of joy. But the good mood was turned upside down when young Rose Bouchard was accidentally shot and killed during the celebration. Read More

                                        Maine cafe that employs locals with disabilities to close

                                        This business was named Employer of the Year by York County Community College, but doesn't get enough foot traffic in its current location. Read More
                                            POLL QUESTION

                                            New butcher shop in Brewer aims to be an ‘old-fashioned meat cutter’

                                            Emery’s Meat & Produce opened in October in the Twin City Plaza on State Street in Brewer, next door to the Winterport Boot Shop. Read More

                                                Tired of pumpkin spice everything? Try these seasonal apple recipes instead.

                                                Now that fall is here, people seem to be reaching left and right for anything that’s flavored with pumpkin pie spice. But if that flavor profile isn’t for you, or you have a ton of apples left over from a photoshoot-worthy apple-picking excursion that you don’t know what to do with, consider these recipes. Read More

                                                    This sparkling Maine-made drink is a bitter taste you can love

                                                    Bitter Love has not been on the market very long — the product was launched in November 2017 — but its founders are optimistic about the future of bitter sodas. Read More

                                                        While searching for a massage studio, this Orono native became an accidental restaurateur

                                                        he Bantam Cafe, which opened in May of this year, is a breakfast, brunch and lunch spot focused on a mixture of healthy, wholesome menu items and more decadent brunch classics, as well as an array of baked goods. Read More
                                                            TASTE BUDS

                                                            Cranberry Bread with a Blast of Orange

                                                            Studded with cranberries and fragrant with orange rind and juice, this bread is an ideal accompaniment to holiday meals. It is not too early to accumulate a few recipes with the holidays in mind and Christine Hessert of Bangor who bakes breads for large… Read More
                                                                PARLEZ-VOUS AMERICAN?

                                                                In the First Year of the Woman, Franco Women Played a Key Role

                                                                There’s been a lot of speculation that 2018 will be the “year of the woman” in US politics, with a record number of women on the ballot, and turnout expected to be high among women. Tuesday’s election results will tell us how true that is, but nearly a… Read More
                                                                    PARLEZ-VOUS AMERICAN?

                                                                    This Country is Big Enough and Rich Enough for Everyone:” A Plea for Tolerance from Lewiston-Auburn’s Jews

                                                                    On April 29 1892, Solomon Robitscheck wrote to Lewiston’s Le Messager objecting to the newspaper’s characterization of the city’s small population of Jewish peddlers. Two weeks earlier, Le Messager had published an editorial reprimanding Franco Americans who purchased items from the peddlers. Le Msssager’s argument was primarily… Read More
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                                                                        Maine chef advances to Grand Championship on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’

                                                                        On Tuesday night's episode, chef Matthew Ginn competed for $50,000 and a new car. Read More
                                                                            TASTE BUDS

                                                                            Sweet and Spicy Green Tomato Pie

                                                                            Years and years ago, my friend Susie Hutchins in Worcester, Massachusetts, made green tomato pie which I recall enjoying very much. Susie’s gone now and though I think I got the recipe from her, alas, it is now amongst the missing. Just in the… Read More

                                                                                ‘Cake Wars’ contestant brings specialty designs to new Maine shop

                                                                                Jenna Malloy's cakes look so realistically like other things they sometimes confuse people. Read More
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