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03/30/2009

Chocolate Carrot Cake with Chocolate-Sour Cream Frosting

This dessert combines two classic cakes–chocolate and carrot–into one. It’s not as rich or heavy as pure chocolate cake, although the buttery frosting is a nod to chocoholics. In olden days carrots were a staple during winter because they store well in a root cellar. Chocolate Carrot Cake with Chocolate-Sour Cream FrostingArrows Restaurant, Ogunquit For...CONTINUE READING

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02/16/2009

More Hearty Vegetarian Soup

by MF&L Staff

Everyone I know is sick: my husband, my dogs, the kids at school. They have a merciless cold that won’t let go, and they keep breathing near me. We’ve reached the point in winter when the snow has gone from fluffy and cute to rock-hard and brown. It’s time for soup! I’ve been craving something...CONTINUE READING

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01/21/2009

MidCoast Fishermen’s Association

by MF&L Staff

In a recent article in the Portland Press Herald, the state of Maine’s fishing industry is continuing to battle the current for positive change. We spotted this information via the Portland Food Map blog. Currently alloted barely enough time to make a living, the rules fishermen must follow will have to change in order to...CONTINUE READING

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01/07/2009

Ice Fishing: A Real Maine Winter Sport

by MF&L Staff

I remember going fishing with my Dad. It was something he enjoyed and taught me about. And it was something we did together. Most of the things I remember my Dad doing with me involved sports or some form of competition: shooting hoops, bicycle riding trips, target shooting, walks and hikes through the woods. So,...CONTINUE READING

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12/28/2008

Maine’s Best Burger: The Owls Head General Store

by MF&L Staff

In the undeniably quaint center of Owls Head is a spot of hometown Maine nostalgia. The Owls Head General Store is the town’s focus, where locals meet, fishermen come in for a bite to eat, and fame is discreet. That is, until recently. Now the beloved little Maine store is about to get some big-time,...CONTINUE READING

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12/07/2008

The Tradition of Tourtière Pie

by MF&L Staff

Until my mother died in May, I never gave tourtière pie much thought. It was the wonderful, spicy meat pie she made each Christmas, and my only job was to enjoy it. But with her death, I have become the matriarch of the family, and now it is my responsibility to make tourtière pie, which...CONTINUE READING

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12/02/2008

Maine Shrimp Season Off to a Hopeful Start

by MF&L Staff

It’s official, and I for one am thrilled! The beginning of the shrimping season is here again in Midcoast Maine. A 180 day season has been approved (28 days longer than last year’s extended season). There are mixed responses among fishermen about the predicted economy and market on the heels of a limping lobster season....CONTINUE READING

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11/23/2008

Maine Food and Lifestyle’s New Issue

by MF&L Staff

Lobsters and oysters and bears, oh my! These are just a few of the feature articles in our new issue that we’ll be sharing with you. Come lobstering with us as the industry runs up against a rough economic tide. Meet the key players determined to turn the tide, and their secrets for staying afloat....CONTINUE READING

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11/19/2008

Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Maine Foods

by MF&L Staff

I had never watched the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods show starring Andrew Zimmern before last night. Because he was coming to Maine, I had to tune in. I asked my brother Brian, Chef at the Thomaston Cafe, if he’d ever seen it. “Oh, that guy? I watched last week and he was eating blood sausage....CONTINUE READING

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11/02/2008

The power of the Maine brand

by MF&L Staff

When I tell people I am from Maine, the experiences they share almost always involve lobster, L.L. Bean, summer camp or visiting a relative in a place that they can never remember the name of, leading me to say things like “Berunswickland? Can’t say I have heard of that one. Is it near Bangor?” The...CONTINUE READING

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