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Water main break leads to boil water order for Casco Bay islands
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Four Maine cookbooks win awards from Readable Feast
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (257+ words) Four Maine cookbooks were honored Wednesday evening at the regional Readable Feast cookbook gala, annual awards given to cookbooks and other food books about New England or written by New Englanders. "The Sea Table: Stories of Fisherman + Recipes from Martha's…...
Breath deeply and cook on
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) If you've read this Green Plate Special column for any length of time, you probably know that most weeks my recipes are flexible. I write them to allow cooks room to sustainably incorporate whatever ingredients they might have on hand…...
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in grand style with a turkey Wellington
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (598+ words) Regardless of its lineage, this elegant, indulgent dish has gotten a second wind of late due to celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay. He serves one built for two eaters at his high-end restaurants around the world, has forced MasterChef contestants…...
Free Christmas Eve meal at Buxton church brings people together
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (289+ words) The holidays can be a mix of joy and melancholy for many left to stay alone without families. So, Living Waters Church in Buxton is doing something to not only feed the lonely, but provide fellowship. The church will serve…...
How to bake your best batch of cutout cookies yet
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (380+ words) Cutout cookies " whether sugar, shortbread, gingerbread or any other type of dough " are a holiday baking staple. They're fun to make with kids, they're easy to decorate, and, of course, you can cut them into any shape you want. And…...
Arundel resident hosts dozens at open-door Thanksgiving dinner
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (592+ words) On Thanksgiving, Donald Oakes woke up at 4 a.m. in a bit of a panic. While many Mainers spent the morning preparing for their family to show up, Oakes was getting ready to host over 100 people throughout the course of his holiday....
This beef stew with vegetables is a hearty, healthy riff on a classic
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (561+ words) When I was starting out as a dietitian decades ago, I never could've predicted how much time I would ultimately devote to helping people escape an all-or-nothing mindset around food. It's a trap we can easily fall into this time…...
Preparing the Thanksgiving feast begins months ahead at Wild Oats in Brunswick
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1143+ words) It's a marathon, not a sprint. That may partly explain why on Thursday morning, exactly seven days till T-day, the staff at Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe in Brunswick is relaxed, cheerful, even chill. This despite prepping more than 2,168 pies of…...
Six winter fruits and vegetables to brighten your seasonal menu
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (863+ words) [Hot spicy baked pork chops with pears and rosemary in honey-garlic sauce served in a pan close-up on the table.]Hot spicy baked pork chops with pears and rosemary in honey-garlic sauce served in a pan close-up on the table....