Maine Food

Fresh Summer Corn and Quinoa salad


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The Yankee Crafty B*tch teaches you how to utilize all that fresh August corn.

Fresh August corn.  There is nothing like it.  It’s so fresh and sweet this time of year, you can practically eat it raw, straight off the cob.  We eat corn every night at the end of August and this is one of our favorite presentations short of slathered in butter and salt.


What you’ll need:

1 cup dry quinoa, cooked

4 ears of corn

Grilled New England Jerk Chicken with Pineapple Papaya Salsa


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The Yankee Crafty B*tch has some advice on what to grill this summer season once you've exhausted your intake of hot dogs, burgers, and corn.

Cruise Line To Buy 3,800 Pounds of Maine Lobster


At these low prices, who wouldn't buy 3,800 pounds worth of lobster?

Lobster Rolls With a Twist


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The Yankee Crafty B*tch teaches you how to put a new spin on a summertime staple.

Blueberry Peach In Season Shortcake


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Down East will be featuring contributors from all walks of Maine Life on DE Daily. Kathryn and Dash, the women behind the Yankee Crafty B*tch blog, will be bringing you the best in the world of crafts, food, sewing and gardens — all on the resourceful Yankee budget. So kick back, check out their posts, and get your craft on. If you're interested in contributing to DE Daily, send an e-mail to online@downeast.com and tell us your ideas. 

Dining Well Far Out to Sea


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In the surging gastronomy of food-centric Maine, who would have thought that an island 12 miles out to sea would join the ranks of the culinary elite? But such a food escapade awaits the weary traveler at North Haven Island’s inimitable Nebo Lodge. Here dining on the island’s bountiful harvest is the stuff of memorable meals based on a   righteous pedigree of provisions grown, raised and yielding freshness and purity that’s flawless.

Aloft in the Hallowed Halls of Camden Dining


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As soon as I walked into Natalie’s, so smartly nestled in the posh confines of the very European style Camden Harbour Inn, I knew this is where I’d have dinner during a recent overnight stay in Camden. Until then I was conflicted about where to go.

Emilitsa: An Indulgence Revisited


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Over the years I have gone to Emilitsa—Portland’s only worthwhile Greek restaurant —and have been impressed by the creative cuisine served in its refurbished store front dining room. As such it’s remained a rare beacon along this sparsely gentrified stretch of Congress Street where the have and have not’s co-mingle in detached tolerance.
 

Eventide: A Dining Event Beyond Compare


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After the usual buzz, Portland’s dining swells can finally thrill seek at the Eventide Oyster Co.--the new venture headed by the enterprising owners of the award-winning Hugo’s. 
 
Eventide bears no resemblance to Portland’s other so named emporium, J’s Oyster, located on a skinny stretch of  Portland Harbor, where gawki

Two Lights: A Lobster Shack On the Rocks


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Undeniably, The Lobster Shack at Two Lights  in Cape Elizabeth has one of the most dramatic settings of any lobster pound in Maine.  With a stunning panorama of bold cliffs and crashing surf, this is picture-perfect rocky Maine coast.

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