Nothing beats a good biscuit June 18, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Food, Lifestyle, Maine Dish I love a good Maine biscuit, piping hot from the oven, with a toasty brown top and feathery light middle. Spread with butter and jam, a biscuit is a hearty snack. Fry up an egg, add a piece of bacon and a slab of Cheddar, the humble biscuit becomes a breakfast sandwich. Leftover biscuits are …
Nibbles: Chinese cooking class and pancake breakfast coming up June 12, 2018 by Staff on Food, Lifestyle As the Chinese do Sliced cucumbers with spicy peanut dressing, Sichuan eggplant with basil (with ground pork and a meatless version), Mandarin orange chicken with water chestnuts and snow peas, and coconut jasmine rice are on the menu for Chinese-born chef and Gouldsboro summer resident Helen Chen, who will do a cooking demonstration from 6 …
New cookbook salutes popular Maine columnist June 12, 2018 by Jennifer Osborn on Food, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — If you are a Mainer and you have a beloved, old family recipe, chances are it may have come from Marjorie Standish. Standish wrote a Maine Sunday Telegram column, “Cooking Down East,” for 25 years. Timeworn and likely stained cutouts of the Gardiner home economics teacher’s column can be found in old recipe …
Nourishing young bodies and minds June 5, 2018 by Jessica Piper on Food, Lifestyle BAR HARBOR — She’s taught at the circus and led a theater camp, started a successful water bottle company and lived in Shanghai. These days, Jordan Mercer can be found cooking something healthy in the Bar Harbor village of Town Hill. Her aim is to nourish children through nutritious lunches that she prepares. Gather, located …
Nibbles: Potatoes, wine and ice cream June 5, 2018 by Staff on Food, Lifestyle A spud is born The University of Maine last week announced that it had produced a new gourmet potato. The “Pinto Gold” boasts smooth, buttery-yellow flesh. The red-skinned spud has splashy yellow eyes and ranges in shape from oval to fingerling size. Pinto Golds also have great storage potential, according to Johnny’s Selected Seeds. Pinto …
Spring’s asparagus delicious in sandwich June 4, 2018 by Cheryl Wixson on Food, Lifestyle Our asparagus bed here at Rabbit Hill is in full production with purple, hooded heads poking through the rich, black, soil and tall, stately purple and green spears. Purple Passion is one variety my husband cultivates; sweeter and more tender than the Jersey variety of green spears. They are a colorful purple addition in salads, …
Keep your food safe at cookouts June 1, 2018 by Staff on Food, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — In Maine, and across much of the nation, Memorial Day weekend is the official kickoff for the grilling season. Burgers and hot dogs will sizzle on patios, porches and outdoor kitchens through the summer, fall and even in some part during the winter. When grilling, though, foods are very susceptible to bacteria and …
Nibbles: Stonington Farmers Market, tortilla tutorial and oyster outing May 29, 2018 by Staff on Food, Lifestyle Finest kind Goat’s milk cheeses, hand-hewn bowls, locally harvested seaweed, freshly harvested produce, homemade bread and baked goods are all part of the mix at the Stonington Farmers Market, which opened for the season on Friday, May 25. The market runs Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Island Community Center (2 Memorial Lane). …
Itty-Bitty Diner offers good homemade food May 29, 2018 by Steve Fuller on Food, Lifestyle HANCOCK — The initial idea for the Itty-Bitty Diner did not come from the proprietor herself, Kathy Kidder. It was her husband, Scott Brown, who first mentioned it to her last year. The space next to No Frills Oil Co. in the log-cabin style building at 1166 U.S. Route 1 in Hancock was vacant after …
It’s prime picking for rhubarb pie May 24, 2018 by Merry Post on Food, Lifestyle May brings fresh local rhubarb and thoughts of rhubarb pie. One of the first plants harvested in the garden, rhubarb, which is packed with vitamins and minerals, was a traditional spring tonic. New England’s Shaker communities grew rhubarb for pies, preserves, sauce, tea, and even rhubarb wine. They bottled rhubarb chutney to sell. The prolific …
