New Year’s Eve: Celebrate the sardine
At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve in The Big Apple, they drop a glittery ball on Times Square. Big Whoppie (and...
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...
Maine reasons to shop Freeport beyond Bean’s
Next time you shop Freeport, including the L.L. Bean Mothership and the satellite national outlets, seek out the Maine-owned shops amidst them.
Unlike many outlet...
Sunday River opens sugar shack
How sweet it is, as the Great One used to say.
Just because you're planning on skiing this weekend doesn't mean you can't take part...
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...
Dean’sSweets & Fox Family Potato Chips: New chocolate bars marry two of Maine’s best
Chocolate-maker Dean Bingham, of Dean'sSweets, has found inspiration in the bar—the chocolate bar. The Portland, Maine, chocolatier has introduced three chocolate bars to his...
Feeling blue? Have a wild side? The Maine Wild Blueberry Book is just the...
What's green, then blue, then red, then black all over? A Maine wild blueberry field through the seasons. Author Virginia M. Wright spills the...
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...
Sundance dreams
Almost everyone's heard of Robert Redford's Sundance film festival, but mention the ski resort of the same name, and the response is often a...
Exhibit at Maine’s Portland Museum of Art examines friendship in the Facebook era
Make it a point to wander all the way to the fourth floor of the Portland Museum of Art to see Tanja Alexia Hollander:...
Three Maine-related books for giving or getting
When you can match the right title to the right recipient, a book makes an ideal gift. A book is more than just a good read, it's an entry into another world. Check out these three Maine-related titles — one with broad appeal and two that cooks will treasure.
Maine maple walnut pie
Since I'm in a baking frenzy, thought I'd share the recipe for Maine maple walnut pie. It's delicious anytime, but it's especially fun to...
Notes from a Maine Kitchen celebrates seasonally available Maine ingredients, anchoring recipes with a...
Talk about perfect timing: A review copy of Notes from a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes, by Kathy Gunst, arrived in the mail at...
New book captures Maine in cartoons
I've been a fan of Jeff Pert's cartoons for years. The man knows Maine and Mainers, and he knows how to tickle our collective...
Scupture dedication and Summer Solstice Celebration today in Roque Bluffs, Maine
If you're in down east Maine, near Machias, here's a fine way to spend the afternoon.
Warm Wind, a sculpture created by Kazumi Hoshino, of...
