Celebrate spring with a Maine fiddlehead recipe from Chef Kaldrovich, of the Sea Glass...

I asked Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich  to share a recipe for one of Maine's favorite spring delicacies, fiddleheads. “I am very excited to have our forager...

Making whoopie in Rockland: Fiore shares its Pies on Parade recipes

Since the whoopie pie is being considered as the official Maine dessert, I figured I'd best share a whoopie pie recipe. Of course,  not...

Big whoopie-ta-do in Maine: Should whoopie pie be the state dessert?

Yup, folks, Maine's legislature is making whoopie over whoopie pies. The legislature is debating whether to make the decadent treat the state's official dessert,...

Wood versus metal: Maine’s lobster trap Christmas trees

Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of Jonesport Beals' big kahoona lobster trap tree, but I do have photos of this year's traditional wooden...

Chef Jay Villiani shares two recipes for Maine shrimp

Even if you hate snow, ice, and everything winter, you can't help but love Maine shrimp, a.k.a. Northern Shrimp or Pandalus borealis. These oh-so-delicate...

An Only-from-Maine gift: The Umbrella Cover Museum Uncovered & Exposed

Shopping for that perfect gift that says only in Maine? Since 1996, founder, director, and curator Nancy 3. Hoffman (the 3 is no typo,...
A winning entry in the cooking contest. Image coutesy of the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival.

Machias is wild about blueberries

One of my favorite Maine festivals is happening this weekend, the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival. This one is more than a simple festival, it's...

Ployes, creton, and chicken stew

Whenever I asked a local where to get the best taste of  the St. John Valley (or St. Jean, if you're French)—that strip of...

10 reasons to visit Peaks Island, Maine

My friend Jackie Dishner—author of Backroads & Byways of Arizona, speaker, and mountain bike rider—dishes on her day on Peaks earlier this summer. by...

Cool off this weekend at the Salad Days summer social picnic

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...

Brunswick’s buzzing about Green Bee sodas

I was drawn in by an adult-version of a lemonade stand as I moseyed along Main Street in Brunswick the other day. Christopher...

Grazing through Kittery

I spent a pleasant day earlier this week nosing around Kittery. Here's some food for thought: Birth Announcements: The owners of ever-popular Anneke Jans have...

Glendarragh Farm Lavender’s new Camden store is heaven scent

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......

Bar Harbor food faves opening in Portland

One of my summer pleasures is having dinner at Havana followed by a scoop or two of some outrageous flavor at Mount Desert Island...

Dairy-free, gluten-free truffles

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...