Signature Dish
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2017
A bowl of Greek Revival: Portland family’s egg-lemon soup recipe a culinary heirloom
Avgolemono and a chicken pilaf dish are favorites that have been handed down for generations.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2016
Here’s the French toast you’ll want to serve on Christmas morning
Nancy Cerny learned how to make the family favorite from a French chef when she was just 12 years old.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2016
For generations, Kittery Point family has made a holiday tradition of Cream Cheese on Toast
No one knows precisely how far back the dish goes in the roots of the Sanders family tree.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2016
Signature Dish: Fried lobster comes with warm memories of grandmother
The late Eileen Johnson, who owned the Rock Ovens restaurant in Harpswell, fed her customers as well as she did her family.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2016
Fish chowder brings back memories of an unconventional grandmother
Dorothy Wellington Britt knew how to cook and sew, but she could also paint, ride a horse through the Canadian Rockies and join in protests.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2016
Separated from her husband by war, Congolese woman makes his favorite dish as a reminder
Pascaline Lisembe demonstrates how to make cassava, a stew that is a staple dish in central African nations.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2016
Danish Puffs and a cup of coffee bring back memories of a 1960s-era neighborhood klatch
Now in her 80s, Edith McCormick still makes the nut-and-cherry-topped pastry for church gatherings, funerals and hungry neighbors.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2015
Nun’s cheesecake – a favorite dessert at Brunswick Inn – wicked good
Topped with slivered almonds and a dusting of cinnamon, it's dense and rich – even sinful, although Sister Marian might not care for that description.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2015
Learning to enjoy chocolate chip cookies once more
Mindfulness allows Portland's Erica Bartlett to lose 130 pounds by changing her relationship to a beloved family recipe.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2015
Prize-winning blueberry pie passes to a fifth generation
A Maine baker who traces the family recipe to her Ukrainian grandmother teaches her granddaughters the secrets of her prize pastry.
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