Dressing Scallops (Or, Working with what you’ve got)

A few days ago my husband and I were grilling shrimp and scallops and were inspired to make a dipping sauce with the meager contents of our end-of-the-week refrigerator. So what do you get when you mix avocado, sour cream, dill, lime juice and olive oil? Something quite good, and a very pretty pale green. [...]

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Try it. You’ll like it.

There’s a fantastic Mexican restaurant in Camden, Maine called Blue Sky Cantina. The owner Ron and his wife Jennifer make authentic Mexican dishes with a regional twist, adding local seafood to some of their dishes, such as fish tacos made with haddock that are out of this world. They own a second restaurant down the [...]

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Behold, the glorious Whoopie Pie

In the world of Maine-made sweets, there is quite nothing like a genuine Whoopie Pie. Those sticky chocolate cake sandwiches. That layer of thick frosting. That very first bite and you feel the fudgey concrete form across the roof of your mouth, feel the crumbs wedge between your teeth and gums. Looking down you peel [...]

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Presenting…the Lobster-tini

Lobster is a luxury. Just because you’re from Maine, doesn’t mean (with some exceptions) that you get some sort of native discount. Lobsters are expensive and, of course, delicious. So in our family, we use EVERY PART. Or so I thought… Then last night, I watched as my mom emptied a claw of its juice [...]

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