My friend Peggi’s favorite fruit combination is peaches and raspberries. I developed this recipe for her birthday.
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August 13, 2009
August 12, 2009
Three Bean and Potato Salad
Here’s a twist on classic picnic fare. With a tangy mustard vinaigrette, this side dish makes the most of August produce. Snappy green and wax beans are overflowing farm stands, and the season’s first small young potatoes are just showing up. Simple, fresh, and colorful, this is summer eating at its best.
August 11, 2009
Windjammer Wharf aka Lermond Cove Landing – Finally
After many years of hoping for a safe year-round, and permanent harbor
area for Rockland’s historic ships to call home, they’ve finally
reached their destination. Video courtesy of our local NBC affiliate, WCSH6.
See the video coverage here.
August 10, 2009
5 Ways to Stretch Your Garden
Until they start giving away land, most gardeners will have to make do with less space than they’d like. At Arrows we’re experts on maximizing garden space. With three gardeners working less than an acre of land, we keep our beds busy. Some plots get rotated several times during the same season, lying “fallow” for all of 24 hours. You probably don’t need to garden as intensively as we do, but here are some ways to make sure something is always coming up.
Market Salad with Berries and Local Chèvre
The flavors, textures, and colors in this lovely combination salad play off each other so well. You’ve got the crunch of the greens and snap peas, the sweetness of berries and maple, the salty smokiness of nuts, and the tang of cheese. It makes a wonderful first course.
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Swords: Life on the Line on Discovery Channel
Be sure to tune in to the new series “Swords“ on the Discovery Channel on Tuesday, August 11 at 9pm. Look for famous Maine swordboat captain and legend Linda Greenlaw of Isle au Haut, as she and others share their experiences swordfishing: a true taste of death-defying, New England adventure. One of the most elusive fish to catch in the most dangerous waters on this planet, “Swords” will surely be dynamic; we’ll bet just one episode will have you hooked!
Jerk-Seared Tuna with Mango Salad
I frequently get sushi-quality tuna from the local seafood market, and tuna that fresh is hard to beat. A simple marinade of Caribbean dry spice and a quick sear in a hot pan yields a tender piece of tuna with a crisp exterior that is rare inside. The mango salad is made with fruit and vegetables cut into thin matchstick-sized strips known as julienne. A julienne cut is a standardized culinary knife cut for food products that measure ? x ? x 2 inches long.
Mango Sherbet
Every one of Bal’s recipes is built on her philosophy about eating healthy — it makes a great difference to our overall well-being, and, when quickly prepared, leaves us with time to connect to ourselves, our families, and our communities.
Portland’s “Foodie Row”
Dean’sSweets, maker of elegant dark chocolate truffles, has joined the row of award-winning food establishments on Middle Street in Portland, amplifying this East-End block’s allure as a foodie destination.
Lobster Festival Seafood Cooking Contest Winner Julia Irace
This year’s winner of the Lobster Fest Seafood Cooking Contest ($200 prize), 
Julia Irace, is a native of Camden, Maine. Her memorable dish featured lobster in a pot pie format with a cut out puff pastry lobster design artfully baked on top.
Newly married, Julia enjoys cooking for her husband at home. “He had this recipe four times last week to test it, and he loves it,” she says of her prize-winning dish she calls “Julia’s Lobster Pot Pie.” It was a comfort food she said she developed after experimenting with her mother’s chicken pot pie recipe. “I thought seafood would work nicely in this format, and the puff pastry, sherry cream sauce, and a bit of nutmeg seem to complement the lobster well.” Continue reading “Lobster Festival Seafood Cooking Contest Winner Julia Irace” »
Good Old Standard Maine Blueberry Pie
…as presented to the crew of the Schooner Bowdoin in Matinicus Harbor.
Here’s my disclaimer: there is nothing whatsoever unusual about this version of the old Maine standard. My pie crust has no special tricks and it is certainly not healthy. The contents of the pie are mostly just blueberries. This will taste familiar, and for some, will trigger all sorts of nostalgia. I have had summer bakery customers offer wonderful compliments about how this is the “best blueberry pie they’ve ever had” but I feel a little bit silly when that happens, because this is such a generic recipe. I suspect that is what folks like. Maybe it just doesn’t taste like chemicals, have the texture of corn syrup, or have rancid fat in the crust like some store-bought pies. Maybe it’s the childhood memories.
Lobster Festival Seafood Cooking Contest: Finalist Chris Abbruzzese
Chris Abbruzzese grew up in Lewiston and attended Bowdoin College where he met his wife. After a move to Boston, he now resides in Illinois, where he is vice president of marketing for Maui Jim Sunglasses. He came to Maine for the summer and recently did a dry run of his dish at the Wayne Lobster Festival in Wayne, Maine, where he took top honors.
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August 5, 2009
Maine Fare Classes at Salt Water Farm
I played hooky again this morning, but don’t send me to the woodshed quite yet. My morning’s adventure could easily count as R&D for Maine Fare, and that’s definitely a legitimate — and favorite — way for me to spend time.
I joined the annual Merryspring Kitchen Tour, a delightful romp through Rockport, Camden, and Lincolnville to visit some interesting home kitchens in a variety of locations. This year’s selection included everything from small cottages on country lanes with compact galley-style kitchens to large, open-plan kitchens in grand estates overlooking the water.
August 4, 2009
August 3, 2009
Lobster Festival Seafood Cooking Contest: Finalist Jeffrey Seitzinger
Jeffrey Seitzinger of Midway, Alabama entered the Seafood Cooking Contest this year at the urging of his sister, a longtime resident of Thomaston. Cooking is his hobby and he does it purely for fun. About a year ago he says he traveled to China where the influence of sushi and regional cuisine were strong. Add that to a childhood taste of fried lobster, and the result is Jeffrey’s 2nd place ($175 prize) showing with his “Tempura Lobster with Three Sauces.”
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The Real Maine Man Pageant
Nothing, and I mean nothing, could have prepared me for the
rollicking humor that was “The Real Maine Man Pageant.” It was
undoubtedly one of my personal highlights of this year’s Maine Lobster
Festival.
Maine Man Contestants L to R: Ryan Post, Joel Neal, Kendall Merriam, Corey Morris, AlexHaluski
Five amazingly courageous (and funny) men gave it their all
to prove why they should be crowned this year’s “Maine Man.” Among them
were: Kendall Merriam of Rockland, Corey Morris of Tenants Harbor, Alex
Haluski of Minnesota, and Joel Neal and Ryan Post, both of Rockland.
