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By Hilary Nangle on May 12, 2011
Singer/songwriter Dave Mallett, a Maine icon; the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, with Grammy Award-winning maestro Lucas Richman; R&B/Soul singer Leah Tysse; fiddle legend and MPBN host Frank Ferrel; and the Acadian band Boreal Tordu are just a few of the performers who’ll be taking to the stage at the ninth annual Kingfield POPS concert, June 25, [...]
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By Hilary Nangle on April 29, 2011
I asked Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich, of the Sea Glass dining room at the Inn by the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, to share a recipe for one of Maine’s favorite spring delicacies, fiddleheads. “I am very excited to have our forager bring us fiddleheads next week. You have to treat them lightly so they retain [...]
Posted in Deals, Food, Greater Portland, Maine Made, Recipes, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Cape Elizabeth, Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich, fiddleheads, Inn by the Sea, Sea Glass restaurant |
By Hilary Nangle on March 30, 2011
Dig out from under Friday’s predicted monster storm and plan to attend the annual Maine Festival of the Book, April 1-3, 2011. With the exception of Friday’s Opening Night program, An Evening with Stewart O’Nan and Julia Glass, all events are free. That program is $10, if you haven’t already purchased tix, and seating is [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Entertainment, Events, Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Maine Made, Trip Planning | Tagged Maine Festival of the Book, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on March 22, 2011
It’s the sweetest Sunday of the year. This Sunday, March 27, 2011, is Maine Maple Sunday, when sugarhouses throughout Maine (see map) will open their doors for tastings, demonstrations, and tours. Consider it a rite of spring. This is a delicious opportunity and an especially family friendly event. Learn about the process for making maple [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Maine Made, Trip Planning | Tagged Maine Maple Sunday |
By Hilary Nangle on March 10, 2011
Yessiree folks, you know winter’s really coming to an end when Gifford’s Ice Cream opens its stands in Maine. Once again, the Maine-based premium ice cream maker is celebrating by giving away free two-scoop cones between 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 18. Gifford’s expects to give away at least 3,000 cones, representing about 1,5000 pounds [...]
Posted in Deals, Food, Free Stuff, Maine Made | Tagged Auburn, Bangor, Farmingon, Gifford's ice cream, Ice cream, John's Ice cream, Liberty, MDI Ice Cream, Portland, Red's Ice Cream, Skowhegan, South Portland, Waterville |
By Hilary Nangle on February 9, 2011
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 just any whoopie pie, not even traditional one. I sampled these delicious mini-whoopies at Fiore Rockland during the annual Pies on Parade event. Now—truth to tell—I’m not big on traditional whoopie [...]
Posted in Food, Maine Made, Recipes | Tagged blood orange olive oil cake, Fiore, meyer lemon olive oil cake, whoopie pies |
By Hilary Nangle on February 1, 2011
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, and the blueberry pie folks are fighting back. Frankly, I think it could all be settled with an old fashioned pie-in-the-face food fight. Last pie standing, wins! Want to know more [...]
Posted in Food, Maine Made | Tagged Maine, whoopie pie |
By Hilary Nangle on January 7, 2011
Unlike most Art Walks, which run during the warmer months, leave it to Kingfield, in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain, to schedule its new first Friday of the month Art Walks from December through March. Eight intown locations are participating in the walk, which takes place the first Friday of each month through April from [...]
Posted in Activities, Events, Maine Made, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged First Friday ARt Walk, Kingfield |
By Hilary Nangle on December 26, 2010
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 lobster pot tree in Cape Porpoise and this year’s conventional metal trap tree in Rockland (two views). So, which is prettier, wood or metal? And for something a bit different, check [...]
Posted in Activities, Maine Made, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Cape Porpoise, lobster pot tree, Lobster trap tree, Rockland |
By Hilary Nangle on December 17, 2010
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 crustaceans are a Maine food highlight; I like to think of them as a bonus to Mainers for sharing their state all summer with the lobster-loving visitors—they’re kind of the year-rounders [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Maine Made, Recipes, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Jay Villani, Local 188, Maine shrimp, sonny's |
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