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NIH recommends peanut-based foods for babies to prevent allergies
WASHINGTON — Most babies should start eating peanut-containing foods well before their first birthday, say guidelines released Thursday that aim to protect high-risk tots and other youngsters, too, from developing the dangerous food allergy. The new guidelines from the National Institutes of Health mark a shift in dietary advice, based on landmark research that found […]
Eats: Make it a no-fad 2017
Our experts say dieting success will come from moderation, modification and motivation. Here’s how. It’s a new year and the perfect occasion for a fresh start . . . a time when most of us vow to improve our eating habits, especially after indulging throughout the holidays. We all know it’s a challenge to achieve in […]
Coddled fresh eggs take breakfast to next level
Like kale and quinoa, kimchi and anything charred, the egg is having its moment. The hashtag #putaneggonit turns up close to 60,000 times on Instagram. Put an egg on a salad of bitter greens, some hash, Brussels sprouts, toast, rice, ramen or a ragout, and that dish’s appeal goes up. Way up. Eggs have a […]
Maine farmer says race to save rare breed of pig hinges on eating them
WASHINGTON (AP) — Susan Frank and her dogs spend their days shepherding hairy, black pigs with names like Bacon, Pork Chop and Yummy around a chunk of Maine woods. Her farm, which raises and fattens the rare American mulefoot hogs for slaughter, is essential to their survival, she believes. Frank’s mulefoots are representative of a […]
Savage Bros. opening country store in Bethel
BETHEL — A new country store featuring high-end meats, gourmet cheeses and fresh seafood is expected to open next week in the former Black Diamond Steakhouse on Sunday River Road. Owners Rick and Ron Savage, along with their wives, Cindy and Melissa, respectively, hope to open Savage Bros. County Store at 96 Sunday River Road […]
Eats: Going wild in the kitchen
Cooking wild game in general, and moose in particular, is a lot like cooking other meats, explained Lily Joslin to a group of hunters, cooking enthusiasts and others at a late November “Wild Game Cooking” workshop hosted by Kennebec Valley Community College and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at KVCC’s new culinary […]
Lobsters on a roll despite price increases
Compared with most lunch sandwiches, the lobster rolls Alex Robinson sells from the side of his blue Happy Lobster Truck in downtown Chicago were already pricey. So, he was worried customers would go elsewhere after he started charging $17 instead of $15 to cover higher costs. Turns out, Americans still have a crush on the […]
Brian’s Bistro moving from Rumford to Bethel
BETHEL — Jess and Brian Nichols are moving their restaurant, Brian’s, to 43 Main St., and hope to open sometime this month. Their previous restaurant, Brian’s Bistro, was at 25 Hartford St. in Rumford. All staff have been hired, and now it’s just a matter of finalizing business permits and finishing the inside of their […]
Portland’s Fyood Kitchen offers ‘social cooking competition’
Fyood Kitchen is based at Fork Food Lab in West Bayside, where an on-site staff does all of the grocery shopping, stocks the pantry and cleans up. It’s also where cooks of all varieties have access to a fully equipped commercial kitchen. Maddie Purcell founded Fyood Kitchen just three months ago and describes it as […]