The recipe for layered pound cake, covered with chocolate fudge, is a family favorite for the holidays.
Food
Maine restaurants are cooking up free holiday meals for whoever wants one
Crispy Gai, with the help of other Portland restaurants, is making free Christmas Eve meals to be delivered to anyone who asks. Taj in South Portland is offering free meals on Christmas Day.
Where to eat out on Christmas Day in Maine
From prix-fixe meals and buffets to Chinese takeout and bagels, several Maine restaurants will be open Monday and ready to feed you.
This chicken paprikash lightens up a classic but keeps the big flavor
This popular Hungarian stew gets its bright flavor from aromatic, intensely hued paprika.
Bake shrimp under a blanket of garlicky breadcrumbs for a quick meal
This quick baked dish with seasoned breadcrumbs comes in handy on harried weeknights.
Chocolate prices are rising everywhere as cocoa rots in West Africa
Punishing rains and the relentless creep of black pod disease push futures to their highest since the 1970s.
The meatloaf of my dreams uses a surprising ingredient
For a meatloaf that’s light, savory and moist, try using venison and mushrooms.
At 90, Madhur Jaffrey relishes her role as a groundbreaking food writer
Jaffrey’s ‘An Invitation to Indian Cooking’ was reissued in 2023 in observance of its 50th anniversary.
This Singaporean meatball soup is soothing to the soul
Sharon Wee revised her cookbook/memoir, ‘Growing Up in a Nonya’s Kitchen,’ for a 10th anniversary release.
Is Freeport starved for more restaurants?
Although overhead, labor costs, staffing shortages and the lack of downtown housing make it challenging to launch new restaurants, many say the town of 8,784 (and millions of tourists) needs more choices.