Black Bean-Butternut Squash Chili March 8, 2018 by Mark Messer on Recipes This chili is rich and complex as is, but feel free to dress it up to taste, perhaps with cheese, plain yogurt or sour cream.
Squash and black bean chili make spicy winter warmer March 8, 2018 by Mark Messer on Food, Lifestyle Good food and good music go together well, but little did I know when my friend Liz Graves asked me to see The Mammals in concert in Belfast, that the music and food might come from the same people. Two of the members of The Mammals, Mike Merenda and Ruthy Ungar, are friends of Liz, …
Lemon enlivens pickled green beans October 14, 2017 by Mark Messer on Food, Lifestyle Fussy eaters filled my home when I was a growing up. My father, Ernie, known to many in Hancock County as “the potato chip man,” grew up eating simple meals of meat and potatoes, and so that’s what my mother usually put on our table, that and the occasional tuna wiggle. Along with pork chops …
Homegrown veggies’ sweetness hits the spot August 1, 2017 by Mark Messer on Columnists, Food, Home & garden One of summer’s joys is eating vegetables fresh from the garden. I fondly remember having lunch with my friends Phil and Chris at Chris’s mother’s place in the Brooksville village of Harborside. His mother is Barbara Damrosch, so fresh veggies were part of that meal. She went right out and picked carrots to eat in …
Italian-style dumplings stir memories March 11, 2017 by Mark Messer on Food, Lifestyle, What's Cooking Seeing gnocchi on the menu, I had to have it. I’m a sucker for dumplings of any kind, and these fresh little dumplings in simple basil pesto did not disappoint.
Morning oatmeal gets a savory makeover January 21, 2017 by Mark Messer on Food, Lifestyle, What's Cooking Editor’s Note: Mark Messer, copy editor at the Mount Desert Islander newspaper, is a word and language geek who grew up in Ellsworth. He also likes to play around in the kitchen. Healthy diet and exercise are the keys to reaching a healthy weight. As obvious as that is, years ago, I was convinced …
Video: ‘Sauce Boss’ to cook blues, gumbo at The Grand video July 5, 2015 by Mark Messer on Arts & living, Entertainment, Lifestyle Get a heap of blues and gumbo from “The Sauce Boss.”
