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  • When Cucumbers Become Common

    It is always exciting when the cucumber harvest starts, but within a few weeks of the season we are often overrun with their abundance. My solution to this dilemma is to adopt the old motto, “variety is...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • Creating A Healing Herb Garden

    I fell in love with gardening while growing up in the small town of South Paris, Maine, home to the McLaughlin Garden and Homestead. As a young woman I would quietly enter the gate to Bernard McLaughlin’s...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • Organic Duck Breast with Ginger Carrot Puree, Ginger Orange Sauce and Sautéed Apples and Sweet Potatoes

    Ingredients: Organic Duck Breast 2-3 organic apples 2-3 sweet potatoes Salt, pepper   Ginger Orange Sauce: 1.5 large shallots 2 cloves garlic 2 organic oranges 1/3 gal orange juice 1/8 cup brown sugar   Ginger Carrot Puree...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • Papacelle’s Grilled Romaine Salad

    When I was first approached about providing recipes for Natural Nutmeg I was excited. My passion for food has always been something I love sharing. To me there is no better place to share that with than...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • Calling All Locavores! It’s 100% Local at Vinland Restaurant

    In a cozy little spot right on Congress Street in Portland, you’ll find an amazing new restaurant forging a distinctly Maine cuisine. Vinland… the first restaurant in the United States to serve 100% local, organic food. And...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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