Local bakers say using recipes handed down through generations of their families keeps them connected to loved ones and adds to the magic of the holidays.
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Want to build a gingerbread house? These experts have the sweet tips and tricks.
Cereal makes for a convincing roof shingle. Melted hard candy creates pretty stained glass windows. And patience is key.
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What’s for dessert? Tomatoes. For real
Step outside your comfort zone and try a tomato in a dessert. It’s a fruit, after all.
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Baking my own pop-tarts took me unexpected places
This childhood treat has grown up and gone to finishing school.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine has a thriving industry of home bakers
The state has fewer restrictions than most others on selling foods made at home.
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Appetite for bagels and schmear is on the rise in Sebago-land
Colby grad ditches desk job to work with his hands, and the result is highly edible.
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Hop the globe with these Easter food traditions
Mainers of varied backgrounds share memories and stories of the family dishes that signal Easter to them.
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Group behind 177-year-old sourdough starter inundated after viral TikTok
Requests for Carl Griffith’s 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter kits skyrocketed after a video about them went viral on TikTok.
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Cookie Monster’s ‘shrinkflation’ woes get White House response
As it turns out, C is not just for cookie – it’s also ‘for consumers getting ripped off,’ the White House wrote in response to the post on X Monday.
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These peanut butter-chocolate cookies are simply irresistible
Without any flour or refined sugar, these better-for-you cookies are naturally gluten-free.