A Selection of Hot Sandwiches
John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, loved to gamble. One day he was on a hot streak and instructed a cook to prepare him...
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A Tale of Two Tea Houses
by Chuck Viren
They are separated by an international boundary and about 200 miles. Their biographies differ significantly. However, both Terri Lynn Fucile and Elizabeth Spehar share a...
For a Leaf and Hot Water
“Tea isn’t just a beverage. Tea is fuel,” Marc Bohemier tells me from across the table. His partner, Denise Atkinson, tops up my small porcelain...
Going Fresh with Italian Pastas
by Maren Webb
As regular readers can attest, I’m a fan of herbs in cooking. Last year, I wrote a column about herbs and spices. Very often, though,...
Sweet Stuff this February
by Maren Webb
Thanks to a certain holiday, February is well associated with chocolate, even celebrated as Chocolate Lovers’ Month. The connections between Valentine’s Day and chocolate dates...
Putting Local Food on the Menu
by Maren Webb
This is the season of bountiful harvests here in the Northern Wilds. Our short growing season can be challenging, but when September arrives, gardens, farms...
Don’t Eat Meat? You Have Options
by Maren Webb
The Growing Season’s Garden Grill Sandwich uses zucchini, onions, roasted red peppers and feta. |GROWING SEASON When I came back from my first year of...
Finding Flavor with Herbs and Spices
by Maren Webb
Herbs and spices are at the heart of any good recipe and meal. They allow us to transform basic ingredients into everything from an exotic...