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. […]
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Saving summer’s bounty
Canning. Freezing. Drying. One man’s quest to preserve the fruits of his gardening labors for healthy, delicious and less-expensive enjoyment this winter.
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Maine’s restaurant labor shortage intensifies as student employees return to school
Some businesses are cutting back operating hours to deal with the sudden loss of workers.
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Pearl Kennebunk closes amid pandemic’s ‘ripple effects’
The restaurant, owned by the same chef who introduced New Yorkers to lobster rolls, is another victim of the pandemic.
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Making whoopie pies is a growing business in South Portland
Cape Whoopies are now on shelves in Wegmans Food Markets in Massachusetts, and soon could be in all 106 of the high-end supermarkets across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states.