Down East Books

The Blueberry Cookbook: Year-Round Recipes from Field to Table

The small low-bush wild blueberry native to Maine and the Maritimes is an honest American fruit, a true “local food.” Along with cranberries and Concord grapes, blueberries were growing on North American soil and sustaining the native cultures long before Europeans crossed the Atlantic. With fifty recipes, The Wild Blueberry Cookbook is a celebration of the flavor and …

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Gelato Fiasco

Joshua Davis and Bruno Tropeano, two guys right out of college, felt that something was amiss. People in Maine created some of the best of everything in the world — higher education, ships, television doctors, winter boots. But the gelato of which they dreamt could not be found here in Maine, or anywhere else in the United States. …

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Good Maine Food: Ancient and Modern New England Food & Drink

Old recipes, like old friends, are usually most dependable, observes noted author Kenneth Roberts in his pithy introduction to this classic recipe compendium put together by his niece, Marjorie Mosser, in the 1930s. The long career of this bible of Maine cookery has proved him right. With Robert’s outspoken commentaries sprinkled throughout, excerpts from some of his best-selling …

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A Life in Balance: Delicious Plant-based Recipes for Optimal Health

The first title in Down East Books’ ‘Best Maine Food’ series, this inspirational cookbook proves that good food fosters good health. When conventional medical treatments couldn’t stop Meg Wolff’s breast cancer in 1998, doctors told her to prepare her soul. Instead, she began a diet based on whole grains, vegetables and beans – and started getting better. Now …

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The Wild Blueberry Book

Commercially harvested only in Maine and parts of Canada, wild blueberries are prized for their intense flavor and color. The Wild Blueberry Book follows the story of these luscious berries as they make their way from the barrens to your table, with some stops along the way for pie-eating contests, baking competitions, and even an annual musical celebrating …

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Making Whoopies: The Official Whoopie Pie Book

Whoopie pies could be declared the official Maine dessert, and many assert that the rotund chocolate confection originated there, although Pennsylvania actually has a an equally strong claim to that honor. No matter-aficionados in both locales never tire of the giant sandwich cookies, and the comfort-food treats are enjoying a renaissance as bakeries offer gourmet versions on the …

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Harbor Fish Market: Seafood Recipes from Maine

For over 30 years, Harbor Fish Market in Portland, Maine, has been providing the highest quality seafood available. Through its retail store and food service division, it services retail customers, fine restaurants, and institutions. It also reaches thousands of customers through its retail airfreight department, and national wholesale sales department. In addition to its physical reach, Harbor Fish …

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The Maine Sporting Camp Cookbook: More Than 400 Favorite Recipes

The author of the successful Maine Sporting Camps collects here classic and favorite recipes from the proprietors of 47 of Maine’s most popular traditional backwoods retreats. The folks who cook at these camps know that tasty, satisfying food is an important part of their clients’ backwoods experience, and they have perfected many recipes to fill the bill. Organized …

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The Art of Breakfast: How to Bring B&B Entertaining Home

A Maine breakfast is more than just blueberries. Dana Moos of the Maine Innkeeping Academy shows you how to whip up a delicious and beautiful breakfast, whether you’re cooking for your out-of-state in-laws or running your own B&B. Maine is a travel destination, and its B&Bs are some of the most visited places in the state. Dana Moos, …

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Desserted: Recipes and Tales from an Island Chocolatier

If you’ve ever had a fantasy of living on a Maine island, this book is for you. It,s just icing on the cake it that is also happens to involve chocolate. Kate Shaffer and her husband moved to remote Isle au Haut nearly seven years ago. Once there, they were inspired to open a chocolate company and cafe …

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