Even as W.A. Bean & Sons tweaks its recipe to comply with a federal ban on artificial dyes, fans love the bright red dogs just the same.
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Maine restaurateurs put Mom’s recipes on the menu
Four Portland food professionals share how they’ve incorporated prized recipes from their mothers into their restaurant and bakery menus.
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Will you be making your Thanksgiving meal special?
As Thanksgiving approaches, will your meal on the holiday include something different? Perhaps you’re planning on changing up your menu to bring new tastes to the table? Or maybe you add a unique twist on a traditional dish every year. Or perhaps your “tradition” on Thanksgiving has always been untraditional. Whether you want to share […]
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Plant-based food columnist explores Maine’s buried vegetarian history
Avery Yale Kamila talks about her co-curated exhibit, ‘Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History,’ which opened this month at the Maine Historical Society Museum.
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Punjabi-style black-eyed peas recipe
From Sandy Garson’s cookbook: “Veggiyana, the Dharma of Cooking, 108 Easy Vegetarian Recipes and Food Wisdom” Punjabi-style black-eyed peas Serves 6 You can prepare this rich and pungent dhal rather quickly by using canned pre-cooked black-eyed peas instead of dried ones. You can also halve it. This is the faster modern-times way. 2, 15-ounce cans […]
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Holiday pies not all that Chef John Pulsifer’s got cooking
Does he make the best chocolate cream pie in the world? Don’t ask Pulsifer. This chef is about as unpretentious as they come.
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Collaboration at trade shows boosts Maine brands
Maine food and beverage producers and promoters are collaborating in national trade shows in the hope of finding more buyers, retailers and investors.
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Arizona lobster roll chain buys processing plant and wharf in Maine
Owning the facilities eliminates middlemen, which the company says allows it to pay its workers competitive wages and keep lobster roll prices cheap for customers in the Southwest.
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Food preservation workshops
The University of Maine Cooperation Extension is offering food preservation workshops through late October. Sessions will be held in Lewiston on Sept. 30 and in Turner on Oct. 26, among others. The schedule includes lessons on canning, freezing, pickling and fermentation: · Sept. 28, 11 Municipal Drive, Scarborough; boiling water bath canning and freezing, 6 […]
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Bob Neal’s ratatouille, refrigerator pickles and frozen eggplant parm recipes
EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA TO FREEZE Ingredients: About 2 pounds of eggplant (one large or two small) 1 cup breadcrumbs (plain or Italian) 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (1 teaspoon if using Italian breadcrumbs) 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram Instructions: Peel and slice eggplant into 1/4-inch disks. Salt lightly to remove bitterness. […]