Make a super bowl of clam chowder May 21, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Columnists, Food, Lifestyle, Maine Dish The flavor of Maine Clam Chowder only improves with age. For optimum enjoyment, serve this chowder in heated soup cups or bowls with lots of chowder crackers.
Maine Clam Chowder May 21, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Recipes For a festive repast, enjoy this hearty chowder for lunch or supper with popovers and Maine applesauce.
Famed dressing concocted to honor “Green Goddess” actor May 7, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Food, Lifestyle, Maine Dish Green is the color of spring. On my morning walk around Crockett Cove, I watch the winter grays and browns recede as bright shades of green spring forth; prickly green mounds of moss, chartreuse green tips of new spruce, bright green spears of chives, velvety green leaves of mint and soft green fronds of ferns. …
Green Goddess Dressing May 4, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Recipes Food historians credit the origin of this dressing to San Francisco’s Palace Hotel, where chef Philip Roemer created it to honor actor George Arliss, who was performing in William Archer’s 1923 play “The Green Goddess.” The dressing is bright green (as is the huge green idol in the play), creamy, rich and tangy … addictive really.
Tender morsels with a spicy twist April 23, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Columnists, Food, Lifestyle, Maine Dish One of the delights of working in the food business is the wide variety of folks you meet; dedicated farmers, steadfast fishers, enthusiastic foragers and adventuresome eaters. When I had a restaurant and catering company in Bangor, one of the most memorable meals I cooked was a dinner for the Physicians for Social Responsibility hosted …
Spicy Lamb Meatballs April 23, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Recipes These spicy lamb meatballs are delicious with a pesto or mint-yogurt sauce, and shine in a tomato-based sauce. Enjoy as cocktail fare, and freeze them for a quick and easy supper. Spicy Lamb Meatballs Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe CourseAppetizer, Main Dish Servings 40 meatballs Servings 40 meatballs Spicy Lamb …
Decorated Cheese Ball April 20, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Recipes This delicious recipe is adapted from “Helen Corbitt Cooks for Company.”
Wild about warm mushroom salad April 9, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Columnists, Food, Lifestyle, Maine Dish A recent field trip down the western side on Penobscot Bay to Portland convinced me that although the weather outside has been frightful, the longer days of spring mean more Maine-produced food. Chickens and ducks are laying, hoop houses are filled with tender greens and tomato seedlings, goats are kidding, cows are calving, cheese is …
Sweet potato sandwich pops with flavor March 26, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Columnists, Food, Lifestyle, Maine Dish The March issue of Bon Appetit magazine features several pages that are devoted to how to build a finely crafted sandwich. It’s the architecture that makes it sing … the balance of flavors and textures. If seeing is a prelude to eating, the photographs of Green Goddess Tuna Salad, an open-faced Scandinavian smorrebrod and Fried …
