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Category Archives: Cooking and Food
Searching for Mrs. Shockley
One of my Basilica research destinations was the Androscoggin Historical Society. The AHS have a large collection of Lewiston’s now-defunct Evening Journal, bound periodical-style. They’re dusty and dirty and still have the faint feel of newsprint about them. During one … Continue reading
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Tagged Mrs. J. Watson Shockley
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The House of Big Salads
On April 28, the Pickwick Club, Maine’s only Charles Dickens reading club, will reconvene to discuss Jenny Hartley’s book Charles Dickens and the House of Fallen Women. Perhaps you don’t know a lot about Mr. Dickens, other than the omnipresent … Continue reading
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Tagged big salads, Charles Dickens, salads
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The Ashen Heart
The February 14, 1945 Lewiston Evening Journal’s headline read “Russians Crash Through Queis River Line.” It was the second day of bombing raids on Dresden, Germany. The Bill Davis Smoke Shop’s ad on page 10 simply offered four different brands … Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wednesday, Bates Manufacturing, Dorothy "Dot" Galgovitch, Lent, Valentine's Day
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Literally Cavemen
Last year, I spent time with a bored acquaintance. We’d have breakfast occasionally, swap text messages, and we even had lunch once or twice. This acquaintance often lamented about mind-numbing boredom; I will not share the circumstances of her life … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Reading, Cooking and Food
Tagged Christmas in Connecticut, Elizabeth Lane, Friends of Gladys Taber, Gladys Taber, Susan Branch, why are you bored?
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The First Person in Food Writing
Because I am a part-time food writer, I occasionally read about food. Nothing gets my morning blood pressure elevated like a boring gastronomic account of soup, butter, or bacon. But is all food writing worth the paper or bytes consumed … Continue reading
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Tagged Cecily Brownstone, Country Captain Chicken, food writing, soup that sucks
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Your Morning Flight
Two years ago, I was drawn to “aspics.” I wrote a blog post about this old-timey trend I revived in my mind. I never made an aspic and the gelatin packets still sit on my kitchen counter keeping a silent … Continue reading
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Tagged 1946 Maine Potato Blossom Queen, bread, Cushman's Bakery, dating apps for the aged, Demetria Taylor, Yvette Gagne
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The Clipper Merchant Tea House
A few weeks ago, I took a ride to Bridgton to meet Melinda Thomas, tea mistress at the Clipper Merchant Tea House. Located in the historic William Perry House at the top of Main Street, the Tea House is charming … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, Clipper Merchant Tea House, Melinda Thomas
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On the Cutting Room Floor
On this year’s summer solstice, I attended a “farm-to-table dinner” at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. Apparently, “farm-to-table” is a “movement” that began somewhere in California in the early days of the 21st century. A June, 2015, Vanity Fair article … Continue reading
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Tagged Avery Richter, Black Tie Catering, Christine Weber, Corby Kummer, Graze at Pineland, Pineland Farms
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The Faded Frito and Other Food Infamies
Last week, after finishing the Joy of Cooking biography, I was inspired to cook with gusto. I stirred up a pot of chili and planned to serve it “street food” style over bags of Frito corn chips. It had been … Continue reading
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Tagged food mistakes, Fritos, good food gone bad, into the compost heap
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Julie-Ann Baumer 