When the weather is gray and cold, it’s time to pull out the big bowls. Winter soups and stews are hefty and can lean rich. They’re meant to encourage slurping with big spoons and passing napkins to ...

A creamy base of milk, stock, and herbs brimming with briny seafood flavors, a good fish chowder takes time and thoughtfulness to prepare. One of the best things about fish chowder is that it's ...

Try this new delicious fish chowder recipe. I use coconut milk in this dish, though you can use cream or milk if you'd like. For the fish, I use striper, though you're welcomed to use any type of fish ...

Chef Jasper White, who died on May 11, weeks before his 70th birthday, was one of the innovators of New American Cuisine. At Jasper's, the fancy restaurant that he ran on the Waterfront, he took ...

When bowl-food beckons, consider making a chowder. While chowders easily present in the summer by the seashore, they are equally enticing in front of the fire in the winter. A chowder can range from a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The First Church of Belfast. Photo by Sasha Ray. This story first appeared in the Midcoast Update, a newsletter published every Friday. Sign up here to receive stories about the midcoast delivered to ...