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If L.L. Bean in Freeport, Maine, is a magnet for Down East travelers, a stop in Portland is also essential. Emerging from its backwater, down-at-the-heels 1970s era, Portland has become an exciting, thriving city with stellar examples of 19th and early 20th century Greek Revival and Victorian architecture, a working seaport, and a lively arts scene centered around the Maine College of Art and the Portland Museum with its superb collection of Andrew and Jamie Wyeth paintings. Walk down Congress Street and Fore Street, or wander the Old Port neighborhood to experience the city’s renaissance. Always a culinary destination for fabulous regional fare, Portland’s restaurants celebrate the state’s prized lobster (lobster rolls--Yum!), blueberries, smoked salmon (check out Ducktrap River Fish Farm), maple products, and chowders. Italian (similar to a submarine, hero or grinder) sandwiches are considered a southern Maine tradition. Microbreweries and brew pubs also abound. Top ranked restos ready to tease the palate include chef-owned Fore Street, Hugo’s, Five Fifty-Five, and down the road a bit in Ogunquit, the legendary Arrows Restaurant.
 

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Lance

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Kittery Point, Maine, USA
Living In: Portland, Maine, USA
About me:
 I am a sailmaker in Yarmouth Maine. Actually a woodworker by trade. I have always enjoyed cooking since I was a young lad and I still have my first cookbook from the 60's "Betty Crocker's Boys and Girls Cookbook" I have a close friend who owns a bar-b-que restaurant where I love to help out on and off doing cooking and carpentry. My wife is a great cook. She is from Germany, and has a degree in restaurant management. Another close friend of mine is from Thailand, and is a fabulous home chef. We are lucky to enjoy a diverse quisine. We have a small "suburbs" garden in the short Maine summer, and love nothing more than home grown vegetables.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate
Home Town: Portland, Maine, USA
Living In: Albany, New York, USA
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Home Town: Portland, Maine, USA
Living In: West Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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Home Town: Portland, Maine, USA
Living In: Stanford, Kentucky, USA
About me: Since retiring two years ago I have "taken over the kitchen" (to my wife's delight)! I really enjoy the preparations involved in such things as homemade soups, salads and appeti…
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Cauliflower with Dijon Sauce

Reviewed on Mar. 2, 2009 by PETEANDKRIS 
I cut down on the mayo (and used low fat) and much less cheddar and it was still delicious even though it wasn't swimming in sauce as I imagine it would have been. Husband and I both loved it!
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Simple Chicken and Noodles

Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2009 by Shprintze Baker 
This is NOT a simple recipe. It messed up the whole kitchen, took most of the afternoon, the noodles were like long, thick dumplings, the soup was fatty, and frankly, I prefer Campbell's. Skip this one.
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Split Pea Soup

Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2008 by Michelle C 
The first time I made this, I followed the recipe exactly, minus the celery. Everyone liked it, but I had never had pea soup and I wasn't wild about it. Since then I have tweaked it and now I love it, along with everyone else in the house. I don't soak the peas overnight, and I don't think it matters either way. I use beef stock instead of water and omit the salt. I have never used the celery. I add LOTS of garlic powder. The most important change is that I dice up a lean ham steak instead of using a ham bone. It adds some nice, lean ham to the soup without the hassle or fat from a ham bone. Having made it with the ham bone and without, I don't think it makes a big difference. I have to say I get raves about this and my young daughter absolutely loves this. I usually make a double batch because we love it so much.
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