Peggy is the editor of the Food & Dining section and the books page at the Portland Press Herald. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a Boston-based national magazine published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle. Peggy has taught food writing to graduate students at New York University and Harvard Extension School. She worked for seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York and spent a year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” in 2017 and in “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” in 2008.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Bedside table: Vacation reading
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
The stories we tell about mental illness – others’ and our own
How does a diagnosis shape self-understanding and identity?
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Maine Gardener: When buying new plants, don’t believe the hype
Chasing award-winning plants has its perils. Despite the plaudits, they won’t necessarily be winners in your garden.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Skillet cake with honey and pears is a beauty with rustic charm
A subtly sweet cake made with whole-grain flour, polenta and caramelized pears.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Green Plate Special: Save the Jacob’s Cattle heirloom bean!
Given that they are a ‘fine eating bean’ – rich, nutty, dense, meaty and fragrant – this assignment is a cinch.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Vegan Kitchen: Maine VegFest returns
The festival was cancelled for two years because of the pandemic but has returned to Portland with several speakers and vegan food.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood
The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Sandwiches must be cut diagonally, and I’m not taking questions
After Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman cut a grilled cheese horizontally, people correctly freaked out about it.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2022
Dine Out Maine: North Carolina barbecue? If it’s Wilson County Barbecue, bring it on!
I’ve long believed that some foods rewire your brain when you taste them. Through some combination of surprise and intensity, they forever alter your perception. Nordic salty licorice, with its breathy ammoniac undertones, is one example. Lacrima di Morro d’Alba, an Italian red wine that tastes like a glassful of liquid violets, is another. Or […]
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PublishedOctober 9, 2022
Book review: ‘Lucky Turtle’ tells a sweeping coming-of-age tale of romance – and heartbreak
A teenage girl, and her older self, narrate Bill Roorbach’s latest novel, which tackles big themes of abuse, racism and love.
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