Maine recipes

Since our area has an annual blueberry festival, my daughters and I are always looking for amazing new recipes to enter in the cooking contest. These lovely bars won a blue ribbon one year. —Debbie Ayers, Baileyville, Maine

If you've never tasted ployes, you're missing out on something truly unique. Originally a staple in the diet of Acadians in Northern Maine, ployes are a type

These Famous Maine Foods include lobster rolls, ployes, clam chowder, blueberry cake, the Italian sandwich, lobster bisque, and crab cakes.

Some of these popular Maine foods are commonly known, like lobstah and blueberries, but others may not be if you’re not a Mainer! These are some of the most famous and interesting Maine foods you need to try during your next visit to the Pine Tree State!

I wasn't sure these would "pop" but they were marvelous!

For the traditionalist, this no-muss, no-fuss blueberry cobbler is the ultimate summer comfort dessert. To truly indulge, top with vanilla ice cream and homemade whipped cream.

These potato candies were originally invented in Auburn, Maine, in the 1870s when a cook who worked for confectioner John Seavey at Seavey’s Sweets came up with a recipe for coconut creams—with a spud-based twist. The potato has long been

Buttery, tender scones are made even better with the addition of wild blueberries in every bite and a simple blueberry glaze drizzled over the top for a sweet finish. These Maine Wild Blueberry Scones are a perfectly wonderful start to your day or a great afternoon treat!

This Lobster Pie recipe is unapologetically rich and delicious — a celebration food that every New Englander should make at least once.

A brothy and creamy soup of onions, lobster meat, stock, sherry and cream. So simple and yet so very delicious!