Home Plates: Old Tavern Inn’s blueberry muffins celebrate Maine, however you make them

A Portland couple carries on a tradition started by one of their grandmothers, who took over an inn in Litchfield as a retirement project.

Kimchi, frozen seafood and other kitchen timesavers we embrace

Hot honey shrimp and a crisp slaw make a quick meal for summer nights

After it's tossed with hot honey, olive oil and garlic, the shrimp roast in just minutes.

Boba tea shops are bubbling up all over Maine

Thirst for the Taiwanese beverage with tapioca pearls continues to grow, and several shops specializing in it have opened in recent months.

Most succulents are desert plants, but a few will thrive in Maine

A bird bath finds new use as a planter for succulents.

I tried Kim Kardashian’s new energy drink, and I’m not krazy about it

Kim Kardashian's Kimade energy drink is packed with caffeine and vibes, but it's also sugary sweet.

A cake to weather a storm, from Cathie Pelletier’s ‘Northeaster’

This frugal, old-fashioned Blueberry Cake with Nutmeg Sauce appears in her new book about Mainers in the blizzard of 1952.

One last piece of advice: Be flexible

Seasonal, local, organic, etc. But the key lesson columnist Christine Burns Rudalevige has to convey about being a sustainable cook and eater? Stay flexible.

Camden has a new ad agency – one that services exclusively vegan clients

Harmless Studios wears its activism on its sleeve.

Mid-season report: The flowers have liked all the rain. The fruit and vegetables? Not so much

Strawberries were a bit of a disappointment, the raspberries came early, and the blueberries are looking good - fingers crossed!