Sweet stroll Dozens of parishioners have been baking full bore for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth’s sixth holiday cookie walk on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 121 Bucksport Road in Ellsworth. Cookies of all stripes, celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or the winter solstice, will be on offer. Gluten-free sweets will be …
Maine Dish At a recent Deer Isle potluck supper, I enjoyed the most delicious stuffed mushroom caps. They were golden, bite-sized morsels, perfectly cooked, with a nice and buttery, garlicy and clam flavor. And so easy to eat! Unlike many stuffed caps, these mushrooms were not greasy, watery or runny. The tasty tidbits were the …
ELLSWORTH — For years, Ryan Bates purchased food from a local farm. When that farm shut down, it left him with an important question. “I wanted to know where my food came from,” he said. To answer that question, he got directly involved, starting Acadia Provisions in December of 2017. The store carries a wide …
Steeped in tradition Love Christmas or know someone who can’t get enough of it? Woodlawn Museum will kick off its Holiday High Tea tradition at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. High tea will be served at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays (Dec. 4, 11 and 18) and at 3 p.m. on Fridays (Dec. 6, 13, …
We’re enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday in Ithaca, N.Y., visiting with our daughter Emily and son-in-law Kent. It’s a break from the clan tradition of feasting at my mother’s family homestead in Norway, Maine. No 25-pound turkey, mounds of mashed potatoes, squash casserole, Robin’s buttermilk rolls and Aunt Jen’s pies. Instead of the assorted collection of …
ELLSWORTH — It was an unseasonably bitter day in November, with a soft gray sky, threatening snow and red-nosed residents hustling to and from their cars, collars drawn high. But inside Steamy Buddha Cafe & Yoga Studio on Church Street, one could be forgiven for mistaking it for a morning in Mumbai: on one side …
Pies-to-go Apple, pecan, lemon meringue, chocolate cream … The local chapter of PEO International, a philanthropic organization that helps further women of all ages’ educational aspirations, is ready to take orders for Thanksgiving pies and will hold its fall sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in front of Renys and …
Of all our national holidays, Thanksgiving holds a special place. It’s apolitical and nondenominational. It brings families together. It conjures up a brief moment when we were not trying to dominate or extirpate the people who arrived before us on this continent. And it’s all about food. We know very little about that “First Thanksgiving” …
By Merry Post Special to The Ellsworth American Reformers in 19th-century New England tried to improve the lives of women through legislation: to obtain voting rights for women, to liberalize divorce and custody laws, to guarantee women control of their own property, and to improve the conditions of factory work. Early feminist Melusina Fay Peirce …
Finding rare apples Fedco Trees expert and Maine heirloom apple authority John Bunker will speak about his 407-page book “Apples and the Art of Detection: Tracking Down, Identifying and Preserving Rare Apples” (2019, $30) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Blue Hill Public Library. Co-hosted with Blue Hill Books, Bunker will sign books …
Looking for something new, exciting and festive for your family’s Thanksgiving dinner? How about chutney? A spiced fruit condiment whose origin food historians have traced back to 500 BC in India, chutneys were an early form of food preservation adopted by the Romans. The sauces later travelled to the British Empire, where the Brits added …
ELLSWORTH — The sweetest things grow naturally from the earth. Case in point: Maine’s wild blueberries. “For me, blueberries just scream summer,” said author, photographer and Boston Globe columnist Sally Pasley Vargas. Down East Books recently released Vargas’s latest book, “The Blueberry Cookbook,” which is packed with over 50 recipes, baking tips and lush photos …
