Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 11
Introduction 13
From the Mill
Maine Grains and the Somerset Grist Mill 18
Maine Grains Maple Granola 20
Bouchard Family Farms 22
Ployes 24
Aurora Mills & Farm 26
Classic Popovers 27
Corn Pancakes 29
Cornmeal Pudding 30
Songbird Farms 31
Brown Bread 32
Pan-Baked Corn Bread 33
Buttermilk Biscuits 34
Tortillería Pachanga 36
Tortillería Pachanga Chorizo Molotes 38
Night Moves Bread + Pie 40
Tinder Hearth 42
Tinder Hearth's Sourdough Whole Spelt Bread 44
The Miller's Table at Maine Grains 45
Potato Pizza with Olives and Fresh Oregano 46
Rustic Tomato Pizza 49
From the Field
Dandelion Spring Farm 52
Beth Schiller's Wilted Frise Salad with Ground Lamb and Fresh Chile 54
Warm Kale Salad with Golden Potatoes 55
The Schooner Stephen Taber 56
Schooner Stephen Taber's Stuffed Fried Squash Blossoms 58
Carrot and Zucchini Fritters with Yogurt Dipping Sauce 61
The Lost Kitchen 62
Erin French's Fried Green Tomatoes with Buttermilk & Chives 64
Erin French's Spring Bread Salad with Asparagus, Radishes, Peas & Mint 67
Beech Hill Farm 68
Grilled Tomatoes with Herbs on Garlic Toast 70
Cream of Tomato Soup 73
Creamy Leek and Potato Soup with Olive Oil and Fresh Chives 74
Corn Soup with Parsley 76
New Roots Cooperative Farm 78
Sweet Potato and Turnip Soup with Fresh Turmeric 78
Young Carrots with Lemon, Thyme, and Olive Oil 80
Spinach with Toasted Garlic 81
Wood Prairie Family Farm 82
Four Season Farm 84
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association 86
Potato Wedges with Rosemary 86
Potato and Mustard Gratin 89
Creamed Pearl Onions with Paprika 90
Roasted Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Butter 91
Nina June 92
Sara Jenkins's Eggplant Parmesan 94
Roasted Squash with Pine Nuts 97
Fore Street Restaurant 98
South Paw Farm 100
Meg Mitchell's Sweet Onion Pie 101
Honeynut Squash with Bacon Stuffing 102
From the Pasture
Quill's End Farm 106
Crostini with Chicken Liver and Caramelized Shallots 108
Chicken Wings with Blueberry Barbecue Sauce 109
Misty Brook Farm 110
Sliced Lamb Salad with Tomatoes, Feta, and Red Onions 112
Creamy Turkey and Wild Rice Soup 114
Pineland Farms 115
Country Beef Stew 116
Pot Roast 119
Blue Hill Blondes 120
Blue Hill Blondes Oven-Baked Short Ribs 120
Filet Mignon with Peppered Pears 122
New England Boiled Dinner 125
Eat at Joe's Food Truck 126
Braised Lamb Shanks with Root Vegetables and Chickpeas 128
Pan-Roasted Lamb Chops with Mint Pesto and Carrot Puree 130
Common Wealth Poultry Co. 131
Herb-Crusted Leg of Lamb 132
Roaring Lion Farm 133
Pork Chops in Creamy Pepper Sauce 134
Autumn Harvest Roast Pork 137
Primo Restaurant 138
Individual Pork Pies with Cranberries 140
Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Tomatoes 142
Orchard Ridge Farm 143
Pan-Roasted Duck Breast with Chestnuts and Brussels Sprouts 144
From the Sea
Aragosta at Goose Cove Lodge 148
Aragosta's Blue Hill Bay Mussels with Crispy Kale 149
Bangs Island Mussels 150
Mussels and Tomatoes in Beer Sauce 151
Nonesuch Oyster Farm 152
Oysters on the Half Shell with Shallot Mignonette 154
Oysters au Gratin 157
Oysters with Cucumber Sauce 158
Harbor Fish Market 159
Fried Clams 160
Baked Stuffed Clams 163
Classic Crab Cakes 164
Haddock and Corn Chowder 166
Cream of Lobster Soup 167
Jason Barter, Fisherman 168
Sleamed Maine Lobster 169
Luke's Lobster 170
Luke's Lobster Rolls 172
El El Frijoles 173
El El Frijoles Lobster Tacos 174
Linda Greenlaw Wessel, Fisherman 176
Lobster Carbonara 178
Browne Trading Company 179
Grilled Halibut with Spiced Butter Sauce and Snow Peas 180
Oven-Fried Breaded Haddock with Tartar Sauce 183
UNION at the Press Hotel 184
UNION'S Pan-Seared Local Hake with Littleneck Clams, Bok Choy, Chinese-Fermented Sausage, and Soy Brown Butter 185
From the Forest and the Hive
Sautéed Wild Mushrooms with Thyme 188
North Spore 189
Mushroom Soup with Chanterelles 190
Wild Rabbit Stew with Carrots and Herbs 191
Tops'l Farm 192
Moose Bourguignon 194
Honey-Glazed Sweet Potatoes and Squash with Chile and Halloumi 196
Swan's Honey 197
Maple Baked Beans 198
Strawberry Hilt Farms 199
Spaghetti with Fiddleheads and Artichokes 200
Halibut with Chanterelles 203
Tagliatelle with Porcini and Parmesan Sauce 204
Micmac Farms 205
Honey- and Soy-Glazed Brook Trout 206
Coasted Venison Loin with Herbs and Spices 209
From the Creamery
Home-"Churned" Butter 212
Spiced Achiote Butter 212
Blue Cheese Sauce 213
Casco Bay Creamery 214
Honey Butter Popcorn 214
Crooked Face Creamery 215
Strawberry Bruschetta with Ricotta and Arugula 216
Appleton Creamery 217
Beet and Arugula Bruschetta with Chive Goat Cheese Spread 218
Balfour Farm 219
Hahn's End 220
Baker Brook Farm 221
Panna Cotta with Raspberries 222
From the Orchard
Sweet Potato Pancakes with Apples and Maple Syrup 226
Baked Apple Cider Donuts 229
Baked Apples with Cider Sauce 230
Snell Family Farm 232
Snell Farm Apple Pie 234
Out on a Limb Apples CSA 236
Apple and Blackberry Crumble 236
The Maine Heritage Orchard 238
Baked Pears with Blue Cheese and Slivered Almonds 238
Locust Grove 240
Crème Anglaise with Grilled Nectarines or Peaches 240
From the Bog, Bramble, and Barren
Elderberry Blinis with Caramelized Apples 244
Norimoto Bakery 246
Cranberry-Orange Scones with Citrus Glaze 248
Red Bog Organic Cranberries 250
Sweet Potato Blueberry Muffins 251
Blackberry and Almond Torte 252
Two Fat Cats Bakery 253
Two Fat Cats Lemon Zucchini Whoopie Pies with Blueberry Filling 254
Blueberry Buckle 256
Beth's Farm Market 258
Strawberry Shortcake 258
Raspberry Tiramisu 260
Blueberry Ginger Cake 261
Raspberry Trifle 262
Blueberry Tart 263
Blue Hill Berry Co. 264
Wild Fern Pies 266
Wild Fern Apple-Cranberry Pie 267
Rhubarb Tart with Strawberries, Mascarpone and Rhubarb Coulis 268
From the Brewery, Vineyard, and Cask
Bartlett Maine Estate Winery and Distillery 272
Sangria-Style Rum 273
The Rum Rusticator 274
Cellardoor Winery & Vineyard 275
Rhubarb Frosé 276
Allagash Brewery 277
Maine Distilleries 278
Cider Shandy 278
Portersfield Cider 279
New England Distilling 280
Maine Maple Old Fashioned 280
From the Pantry
Elderberry Jelly 284
Sweetcorn Relish 285
Nervous Nellie's 286
Rhubarb Chutney 287
Thirty Acre Farm 288
Red Onion and Jalapeño Quick Pickle 288
Morse's Sauerkraut 289
Lacto-Fermented Sauerkraut 290
The Maine Menu 293
Index 295
