Megunticook Market Lunch Specials 4/28-5/3

What is on the menu for lunch this week? Corn Chowder, Killer Steak and Cheese Sub, Chicken Cordon Bleu and Seafood Chowder. At mid-day take a break, catch some sun and look out on Megunticook River.

Megunticook Market Lunch Specials 4/14-4/19

What's for lunch? Everyday about 11:00 am this question begins to surface in my thoughts. At first it is a fleeting image, then the smell of something cooking starts to form and before you know it, I am famished. At this point I am ready to eat anything hearty, just to fill the void that has been growing in my stomach since the early hours of the morning. What do you think about for lunch?

Pasta, Pasta, Pasta

When my friend Sharon asked, "Do you want to go to a cooking class at the Hartstone Inn?" I said of course I do.

Chef Michael Salmon was teaching a class on pasta, pasta and more pasta. Just what we had in mind for a Sunday workout. Kneading semolina pasta dough for about 20 minutes will really build your arm muscles. Michael had an advanced plan for us, as he was prepared to make beet pasta, spinach pasta and egg pasta. We learned the techniques for rolling out the dough by hand and machine, then cut out shapes for tortellini, linguine, pappardelle, ravioli and striped bow-ties.

Megunticook Market Lunch Specials 4/7-4/12

Although it is mud-season in Maine, there are little green shoots pushing up from the thawing ground. Sun and rain and the next thing you know we may see crocus and daffodils. Then rhubarb, then tomatoes and basil. All this talk about food is making me hungry.

While we may have to wait a little longer for juicy summer tomato sandwiches, we can still satisfy the taste buds with this week's Tomato Soup, Housemade Spaghetti and Meatballs, Seafood Chowder and Chicken Pot Pie.