By Hilary Nangle on July 7, 2010
Escape the heat wave on the Maine Coast by visiting Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, in Newcastle, for its annual Salad Days fund-raising event. This Saturday, July 10, make a $30 donation to Watershed, and in return you’ll an handmade, earthenware plate that you get to keep and the opportunity to fill it from [...]
Posted in Activities, Events, Food, Maine Made, Mid-Coast, Shopping, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged events, picnic, Salad Days, WAtershed Center |
By Hilary Nangle on July 5, 2010
Save on lodging, dining, and attractions simply with Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau coupons and Freeport Merchants Association coupons. Go ahead, talk a look , print them out, it’s that simple. No one is giving away the farm, but if these sites are in your plans, every little bit helps. Most are discounts of 10 [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Food, Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Lodging, Shopping, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged coupons, Deals, discounts, Freeport, Maine, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on June 6, 2010
I’m a huge lavender fan, not just for the scent, but also the taste. Lavender Earl Grey tea, lavender shortbread, lavender chocolate, lavender chicken… if the ingredients list lavender, I’m a goner. No surprise, then that my nose drew me into Glendarragh Farm Lavender’s new store in downtown Camden, and trust me, for lavender fans, [...]
Posted in Activities, Maine Made, Penobscot Bay, Shopping, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Glendarragh Farm Lavendar, lavender, lavender products, Maine, shop, store |
By Hilary Nangle on April 23, 2010
Here’s a delicious activity for this weekend: Painted Pepper Farm, in Steuben (that’s north of the Schoodic Peninsula), is the source of what I think is to-die-for gelato (try the lemon zest topped with blueberries), made from Nigerian goat milk. Saturday (that’s tomorrow) is Open Creamery Day, and the farm is welcoming visitors, especially families, [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Events, Food, Maine Made, Shopping | Tagged chevre, gelato, goat dairy products, Maine, Nigerian goats, open creamery day, Painted Pepper Farm, Steuben, yogurts |
By Hilary Nangle on March 23, 2010
Dean’sSweets has created two new non-dairy and gluten-free truffle flavors for Passover. The hand-dipped truffles, made without dairy products or grains, are available in orange and coconut and will only be available until April 1. All Dean’sSweets truffles are made without preservatives or nuts (or nut products). Now you might think Dean’sSweets has taken all [...]
Posted in Activities, Food, Greater Portland, Maine Made, Shopping | Tagged chocolates, dairy-free, Dean's, DeansSweets, gluten free, Maine, nut-free, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on February 23, 2010
Taste your way through Maine without leaving the Midcoast. Maine’s Cellardoor Winery, with locations in Lincolnville and Rockport, is hosting wine-and-food pairings every weekend, May 2 through July 25; Saturdays in Rockport, Sundays in Lincolnville. Pairings include Maine cheeses and chocolates, as well as selections from local markets. The detailed schedule is available here.
Posted in Events, Food, Maine Made, Penobscot Bay, Shopping | Tagged Cellardoor Winery, food and wine pairings, food and wine tastings, Lincolnville, Maine, Maine cheese, Maine chocolate, Maine wine, midcoast Maine, Rockport, wineries |
By Hilary Nangle on January 29, 2010
Read my Boston Globe story about some of the wonderful reasons to visit Camden in Winter.
Posted in Events, Food, Lodging, Penobscot Bay, Shopping, Skiing/Riding | Tagged Activities, Camden, Dining, Lodging, Maine, Skiing/Riding, what to do in Camden in winter, winter |
By Hilary Nangle on December 31, 2009
I took my friend Kayt Sukel, a Germany-based freelance writer covering travel and food (She travels with her son Chet and contributes to TravelSavvyMom, check it out, among other places) on a foodie tour of Portland’s East End, yesterday, stopping in at my favorite haunts. We began with lunch at Duckfat: fries (of course!). Now [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Maine Made, Shopping | Tagged DeansSweets, Duckfat, French fries, gluten-free chocolates, herbal teas, Homegrown Tea, luna bread, Micucci's, Migraine tea, Rabelais, sniffle-blend tea, truffles, Two Cats |
By Hilary Nangle on December 21, 2009
One of the highlights of my visit to the Camden-Rockland area was finally getting to Farmers Fare, the new Rockport market and cafe emphasizing Maine grown produce and farm-made products. What a gem! It’s a huge post-and-beam structure, filled with food. There’s a butcher counter in one corner, a cafe on the other end. In [...]
Posted in Food, Maine Made, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Shopping | Tagged CAmden area restaurants, Cellardoor Winery, Farmers Fare, Fresh of the Farm, Maine foods, Rockport Maine, Rockport Marketplace, State of Maine Cheese Co. |
By Hilary Nangle on December 19, 2009
While shopping in downtown Rockland, I found two late additions for my holiday want list that might be perfect for someone on your list, too: • The gorgeous felted wool hats sold at and made by the staff at the Project Puffin Visitor Center. The hats have images of puffins knitted into them, quite realistic, [...]
Posted in Penobscot Bay, Shopping | Tagged Adopt-a-puffin, Caravans, Maine Bait Bag, Project Puffin, Rockland Maine, shopping, wood hats |
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