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Classics: Linguine with Mussels and Clams

by Jillian Bedell January 9, 2012

A wader-wearing fisherman steps out smiling from the refrigerated barnlike structure, where haddock and other local fishes are getting sorted and processed, cleaned, scaled and filleted, to help the customer, who was me. I was charmed and happily waited in the cold sunshine for the burly guy to go inside and bag up my stuff. I made off with a pound each of steamers and mussels for [...]

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Classics: Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast

by Malcolm Bedell December 7, 2011

Look, these are tough economic times. Not every lunch can be the aged hangar steak at Five Fifty-Five, and not every dinner can be the spit-roasted pork loin with a crisp Cold River gin martini seated at the bar at Fore Street. Sometimes, the cable bill is 45 days past due, payday is still 10 [...]

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Classics: Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

by Malcolm Bedell September 19, 2011

The street that runs through the center of Thomaston, is one of the most picturesque main thoroughfares in any small town in Midcoast Maine. Stretching little more than one block, between multistory brick buildings dating to the 1800s, you’ll find a pizza place, a laundromat, a few real estate offices, and a cafe. There’s the [...]

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Classics: French Onion Soup

by Jillian Bedell September 13, 2011

When I was an only child, I often was out and about with my parents and their friends. I listened to their secrets and laughter, taking mental notes. I stayed up late and drank Shirley Temples with extra cherries. I noshed on fried calamari, chicken teriyaki, potato skins and melty, salty French onion soup. I [...]

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Signature Series: Lobster Roll

by Malcolm Bedell July 26, 2011

I once read that you can tell when a recipe for a Maine lobster roll has been written by someone From Away, because it will have lots of “things” in it that aren’t lobster. An authentic lobster roll recipe shouldn’t have dill. It shouldn’t have celery. It shouldn’t have scallions. It shouldn’t have little bits [...]

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Classics: Boston Baked Beans

by Malcolm Bedell February 25, 2011

There’s a reason bean suppers continue to be a Saturday night staple in the white-clapboarded churches up and down the coast of Maine: these baked beans take all day to cook, are inexpensive to make, and can feed a whole family, or, in the case of weekly Summertime church fundraisers, an entire community. Combine these [...]

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Classics: Beef Stroganoff

by Malcolm Bedell February 3, 2011

For today’s post in our “Classics” series, we decided to give classic beef stroganoff a bit of an upgrade. While there’s certainly a warm, fuzzy spot in my heart for the classic recipe, made with plenty of canned condensed cream of mushroom soup, a gallon of sour cream, and a mountain of warm, buttery egg [...]

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Classics: American Chop Suey

by Malcolm Bedell January 21, 2011

Everyone who lives west of Massachusetts thinks they know what this dish is, when I try to describe it. “Oh,” someone from Florida will say, “We eat that, too. It’s called Chili Mac.” Or someone from Arizona will say, “That’s easy to make; that’s Cheeseburger Macaroni.” No… no, it’s not. American Chop Suey is a [...]

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Classics: Lobster Bisque

by Malcolm Bedell December 9, 2010

Every Christmas Eve, for as long as I can remember, my family has served lobster bisque. Okay, some years, depending on where we were in the world, or, for that matter, where we were economically, the lobster was swapped for shrimp. But this dead-simple creamy, cheesy, boozy burgoo is a perfect light meal to proceed [...]

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Classics: Steamed Mussels with White Wine and Garlic

by Malcolm Bedell November 17, 2010

One of the great things about living in Maine, is that an “economical” dinner can often include steamed lobster, clams, or in this case, mussels. A two-pound bag of mussels is $2.99, and, served with a crusty baguette for dipping, is plenty of food for a light dinner for two. Most mussels are sold still [...]

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