Remembering Admiral Dewey and U.S.S. Maine April 24, 2018 by Merry Post on Food, Lifestyle Every April, I like to think of a frugal recipe to mitigate the financial pain of Tax Day. The following economical recipe is a blond version of onion soup that has ties to the Spanish-American War. If you ask most Americans what they know about the Spanish-American War, some will know that we should “remember …
Nibbles: Parsnips, fruit trees and farmers markets April 24, 2018 by Staff on Food, Lifestyle Gnarly beauties Gardeners who left parsnips in the ground to overwinter have a sweet reward to unearth. The first frost converts their starch to sugar. Parsnips’ sweetness and flavor grow the longer they are in the ground. The following is an adapted recipe from the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Glazed Orange-Scented Parsnips Peel and cut …
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 …
Faith, hope and clarity April 19, 2018 by Stephen Fay on Cheers, Columnists, Food, Lifestyle In his upbeat assessment of everything, “It’s Better Than it Looks,” author Gregg Easterbrook charts the four basic types of knowing. One type of knowing is certainty: The sun is 93 million miles from Earth. Another is faith: The Patriots will win the Super Bowl in 2019. A third is opinion: “Gone with the Wind” …
Ukrainian cuisine focus of cooking classes April 18, 2018 by Kate Cough on Food, Lifestyle BUCKSPORT — Aza Jerome Vasylyk was not going to let her students sit idle at their first class. Vasylyk, who was raised in Ukraine but now lives in Bucksport, expertly guided hands as they attempted to copy her delicate butter cream roses. “You understand!” she said encouragingly April 4 at the first in a five-part …
Nibbles: Fruit, fungi and family fun April 17, 2018 by Staff on Food, Lifestyle Fruit for thought C.J. Walke, manager of College of the Atlantic’s Peggy Rockefeller Farms in Bar Harbor, will show how to propagate and reproduce your favorite fruit tree varieties from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, on the COA campus. Participants will graft trees to take home and plant. Care for the …
Those things for which we would kill April 12, 2018 by Stephen Fay on Cheers, Columnists, Food, Lifestyle The two leading incentives for getting in the best shape of your life are the Olympic trials and your 50th high school reunion. On our calendar, June 9 has a circle around it. Why? Here’s an important hint: The Olympic trials are not scheduled for that date. It is the date of our marital partner’s …
Nibbles: Fruit toppers, beer and sourdough April 10, 2018 by Staff on Food, Lifestyle Top this! Famed artist William Wegman, who divides his time between New York and Rangeley, and his Weimaraner Topper collaborated and created a limited-edition of “Topper, 2015” to support the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardener Association’s capital campaign. The 10 prints each cost $8,000 (plus shipping and handling) and are signed and numbered by Wegman. …
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 …
Try to remember April 5, 2018 by Stephen Fay on Cheers, Columnists, Food, Lifestyle The news last month that Harvey Schmidt had died sent us down one of the sweeter byways off Memory Lane. Mr. Schmidt, 88, and his pal Tom Jones wrote the world’s longest-running musical, “The Fantasticks.” It opened in 1960 at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village and ran for 17,162 performances. You’ve seen it, …
