After many, many attempts, practices and creations, I have discovered how to make perfect risotto — creamy and rich — every time. And with these tips, you can too! First, though, there’s something we need to talk about: patience. Making risotto is part technique, part patience. And when you master both, you’ll risotto making technique…
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Spring Onion Fiddlehead Risotto
Creamy, warm and filled with sweet earthiness, this Spring Onion Fiddlehead Risotto is a seasonal treat perfect for enjoying with a crisp salad and bread. Take your time making it and your effort will be rewarded by a perfect dish. Spring in Maine is a fickle time. We’ll enjoy 70-degree weather one day, in all…
In Our Maine Garden 2019: It Begins
Another spring, another start to a growing season. There are some changes afoot for our growing habits this year. What are they? Find out in this first installment of In Our Maine Garden 2019. Things we did well last growing season: Grew things Things we did not do well last growing season: Put the bed…
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Salad
A runny egg yolk takes the place of salad dressing in this warm, comforting breakfast salad. The writing style didn’t come easily to me. After years penning stories about arrests and trials and city ordinances and budgets as a journalist, I could formulate those news stories with ease. But to write about food — the…
Looking Ahead to Our Maine Garden in 2019
It’s only January but planning is already underway for our Maine garden this year. Spring — and especially planting season — feels so distant right now. It’s January. We haven’t even hit the stride of winter in Maine yet, and the last frost won’t come for months. It was 1 degree when I heated up…
How to Boil Beets Whole | Cook Beets on the Stove
A root vegetable, beets are delicious in sandwiches, salads, pickled and more. Want to cook beets on the stove? Here’s how to boil beets whole. Canned beets were the bane of many a childhood – but not mine. In my house, fresh, round beets from the farmers market were destined for boiling in our kitchen on…
Spiced Applesauce with Honey | How to Can Applesauce
Seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg and sweetened with honey, my recipe for Spiced Applesauce with Honey is something I’ve been making since my oldest child was a wee toddler. He still loves it today. Naively, I used to think that my memory was special – it was long and detailed and, I thought, indestructible. I…
Dilly Beans or How to Make Pickled Green Beans with Dill Weed
The word pickles probably conjures an image of small cucumbers in brine or other pickling solution. But so many foods can be pickled — including green beans. This recipe for Dilly Beans, or Pickled Green Beans with Dill Weed, is a lovely way to preserve summer’s green bean harvest for enjoying all year. The beans came…
In Our Maine Garden, Week 7 … or the Tomatoes Cometh
After last year’s disappointing tomato season, we worried about trying to grow them again. Fortunately, the worry was for naught, as you’ll see in the seventh installment of In Our Maine Garden. Three tomato plants. That’s all we planted this year. Last year’s tomatoes were so sad, I didn’t have the heart to devote any more…
Carrot Top Chimichurri Sauce Recipe
Carrot tops combine with garlic, crushed red pepper, olive oil, red wine vinegar and salt to make a lovely Carrot Top Chimichurri sauce. This sauce is delicious with steak, seafood, on roasted veggies and more. As a nation, we aren’t really in tune enough with food. Real food, that is — the kind that grows…
