Losing weight is tough. It would be easier if a benevolent someone concerned about your health controlled exactly how much you ate and how often you exercised, right? That’s the situation for most dogs and cats in the United States, and yet the majority are overweight or obese. As with our own dieting woes, the […]
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From 2017: B&M Baked Beans: 150 years later and still full of beans
PORTLAND — After they’ve been washed, washed again, sauced, cooked, sauced again, canned and sealed, B&M Baked Beans are dropped into massive pressure cookers with massive lids held on tight by six nuts that are each half the size of a grown man’s arm. Steam rushed off those countless lids in tidal waves during a […]
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Bean recipes: From side dishes to pizza!
In honor of B&M Baked Bean’s 150th anniversary, we offer three bean-friendly recipes courtesy of B&M’s Facebook page and Gary Henault from Auburn who is so committed to a good batch of beans that he and friends dug and built a three-feet-deep brick oven in his backyard. B&M’s Mexican pizza Ingredients: 1 can B&M Original […]
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Graziano's may get new life
LISBON — If you miss Graziano’s chicken Parmesan and lasagna, you may soon be in luck. Five years after the popular Graziano’s Casa Mia closed its doors, Mary Frances Graziano Richard plans to open her own takeout-only restaurant using a mix of her family’s old recipes and some new, healthier options. It will be called […]
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Street Talk: Spitting lobster into my napkin
My shame is great. All I wanted to do was turn my attention to the ear of corn on my plate. Butter it, salt it, chew it up from one end to another like a dog biting at fleas. Is that so wrong? I mulled the chunk of pinkish flesh floating in its little bowl […]
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Berry season coming to a close
With the arrival of August, lovers of berries are scrambling to get the last of the juicy treats before they’re all gone. Thanks to more rain, Ira Gibson of Gibson’s Orchard in Bethel said this year is better than last. “You can never grow enough raspberries,” said Gibson, whose family orchard has been growing and […]
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For Poliquin, 'fresh' should include produce that's frozen, canned, pureed or dried
In a bid to “give our children greater access to healthy fruits and vegetables,” U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin aims to gut the government’s successful Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program by adding produce that’s frozen, canned, pureed or dried. The proposal would allow almost any form of fruits and vegetables to count under the initiative created […]
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Baxter Brewing to host beer brunch
LEWISTON — Baxter Brewing will host an intimate five-course, white-linen beer brunch Saturday, Aug. 6, to benefit the Dempsey Center. “Oftentimes you hear about beer dinners, but we were after a slower-paced meal where folks can savor and better appreciate the beer pairings which will be led by our brewers and the chef of each […]
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Lotus reopens restaurant after it was 'basically gutted'
AUBURN — After being closed for a month, Lotus Restaurant on Center Street has reopened. Owners Jimmy and George Wu voluntarily shut the restaurant down June 22 after several cockroach sightings and complaints. Jimmy Wu was one of the the complainants, and he knew something needed to be done. So they closed the restaurant to assess […]
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Come on, spill the beans
Next month, the Sun Journal is taking you inside the historic B&M baked bean factory in Portland for a look at how the factory and its 100 workers turn out 15.5 million cans a year. For our story, we’d love to hear your favorite bean recipes (baked beans or otherwise) to share with readers. Pictures […]