America’s Kitchens by Nancy Carlisle and Melinda Talbot Nasardinov was reviewed in today’s paper. The book tells the story of “this pivotal room from the earliest New England hearths to the latest forms of culinary theater.”
Category: Cooking
Reader Recipes
The Maine Switch has shared some holiday recipes sent in from their readers. The range from brownies to something called Little Green Goat Cheese Ball Surprise.
Wolfe Neck Beef
Chow Maine has a report on the beef sold locally by Wolfe Neck Farm. “What is Wolfe’s Neck beef? It isn’t organic beef raised on a gorgeous farm on the coast of Maine in Freeport.”
Lobster for Thanksgiving
Also in today’s paper was an article about a website, www.lobstercelebrations.com, which encourages people to swap their Thanksgiving turkey for lobster this year or at least incorporate it into their menu.
Lobsters on the Fly
In today’s Press Herald there’s an article about a new lobster cookbook titled Lobsters on the Fly. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association to help Maine fishing families in need.
Lobster Gobbling
Mainers are “gobbling lobsters to keep industry afloat” according to an article in today’s Press Herald.
Turkey, Winter Markets, etc
The latest issue of the The Maine Switch has articles on cooking Thanksgiving turkeys, how to continue to eat local even after the Farmers’ Markets close down for the season, high food prices, and more.
Pumpkins
Pumpkin season is here. The Portland Phoenix had an article this week on cooking pumpkin and the Maine Sunday Telegram published an article on carving pumpkins.
Winter CSAs
The Summer growing season is over but that doesn’t mean the end to locally grown produce. Portland Psst! has published a list of options for Winter CSAs.
Stocking up for Winter
Local Foodie writes about her experience stocking for the Winter. She’ll soon be curing her own ham and bacon and has offered to share her knowledge with those interested.