Category Archives: Foodie Field Trips

Streaked Mountain Herbs and Crafts

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Kellie

Last weekend we hiked Streaked Mountain with our friends from Streaked Mountain Herbs and Crafts. We packed a simple lunch of peanut butter sandwiches made with the last of our Harvest Hill Farm maple bread, apples, bananas and plenty of … Continue reading →

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Maple Bread

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kellie

After walking the trails at Poland Spring Preservation Park, we decided to take a ride to Harvest Hill Farm with the idea of getting some locally grown, range fed meat to grill for dinner.  After seeing the animals on the … Continue reading →

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Dinner via Bicycle at Taber’s

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Kellie

In celebration of these lovely long hours of daylight (and a nearly-finished porch painting project), a bike ride around Lake Auburn and dinner at Taber’s was in order. Taber’s features burgers and other sandwiches, as well as fried seafood plates … Continue reading →

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Grant’s Bakery Chicken Pie

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Kellie

Well, it’s been over two weeks so far without an oven, but we’re surviving on simple foods at home that can be either grilled, prepared in a toaster oven, on a single-burner hot plate, or in the microwave…  On my … Continue reading →

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Labadie’s Whoopie Pies

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Kellie

Every year for Father’s Day, I make a batch of whoopie pies (or an IOU for a batch of whoopie pies), Dad’s favorite dessert.  This year the whoopie pies were from a bakery, rather than my own kitchen, due to … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Shortcake

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Kellie

Strawberry season seems to be upon us a little earlier than usual in Maine.  Yesterday I drove to Chipman Farm to pick my own while they’re still readily available.  Since I had a coupon to use at Grant’s Bakery, I … Continue reading →

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Sweet Olive Oil Tortas w/ Homemade Goats Milk Cheese

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Kellie

I cannot claim any credit for the wonderful flavors in this grown-up version of “cheese and crackers” since I neither made nor found these items on my own, but rather received them as a gift.  Both the tortas and the … Continue reading →

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Grapenut Pudding

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Kellie

My absolute favorite dessert at Rolly’s Diner is their homemade grapenut pudding.  As a matter of fact, if it’s available on any given day that I happen to be at the diner, I will order it–even for breakfast (with a … Continue reading →

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Frozen Custard at Hodgman’s

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Kellie

As windy as it was today, we followed through with our plan to ride our bikes to Hodgman’s for our first frozen custard of the season.  Today’s special flavor was Maple Walnut. I have to give credit to my better … Continue reading →

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Singapore, NY

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Kellie

One night during our vacation in New York, we decided we were either going to have dinner in Little Italy, or Chinatown.  With too many choices, we wandered the streets reading menu after menu, when we finally ended up going … Continue reading →

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