South Berwick’s expert cook reins in her rebel side — a little When I attended the Cordon Bleu School of Cookery in London in the late 1970s, I learned the foundations of French cuisine. But even as Ms. Cadbury was teaching us the proper way to fold butter into puff pastry and the technique for making […]

Members range from tweens to 68-year-olds, looking for a good workout in an ‘authentic’ atmosphere. When you descend into the cavernous basement where the Gamache Boxing Club resides, there is a moment of temporal disorientation. Is it 2016? 1976? 1945? The gym, with its perennial gloom and battered concrete walls, feels like it belongs to […]

As adult coloring books remain popular, we weren’t surprised to see “Edible Paradise: A Coloring Book of Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables” (Universe, 2016), centered on seasonal produce. The 96-page edition by Jessie Kanelos Weiner, an American illustrator living in Paris, is divided by seasons, with line illustrations depicting items such as rhubarb, tomatoes, apples and […]

LAS VEGAS – Jamie Tyler was stressed. He had just endured a half-hour slog through airport security and needed some relief. Many travelers in this situation might have headed for the nearest bar or popped an aspirin. But Tyler grabbed a triangular piece of gadgetry from his bag and held it to his forehead. As […]

Excitement is about to settle in. It’s time to plant the tomato seeds in their little peat pots and plan what I hope will be another successful gardening year. Right now, my four, 4-foot-by-35-foot beds are sleeping, as is the rest of the garden. Not all of last season’s debris has been cleaned up, but […]

Every culture has its artists and artistry. Thanks to the Maine Arts Commission, three Somali Bantu artists in Lewiston recently received grants to mentor others in their art and thereby pass along the tradition to future generations. Each of the three artists is unique, with a different set of skills and perspective to offer their […]

Kristen Wight’s cookies had become so legendary among family, friends and co-workers that on many occasions she’d been urged to venture into her own business to bake wonderful confections for more to enjoy. So she did just that. “Last Christmas, I surprised them all!” she explained. “I wrapped my cookies up with clear-foil bags, including […]

“Get high.” The words on a sidewalk sign in downtown Portland 18 months ago attracted a lot of attention from pro-marijuana types. But social artist Michael Libby’s nearby installation and related activities were not about pot or advocacy, despite the setting in a mini-park frequented by addicts at certain times of day. Between 1992 and […]