Sarah Walker Caron

Maine

Writer/Editor/Producer at Freelance

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Blueberry Banana Quick Bread

1 week ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

Get ready for a breakfast treat! This easy recipe for Blueberry Banana Quick Bread creates a tender, moist loaf dotted with berries. When my kids were in middle school, quick breads were a big thing. Between the ones sold in the school cafeteria and the ones their parents were making, I felt like I was constantly hearing about one great bread or another. And that brings me to this great bread: Blueberry Banana Quick Bread. This bread does a couple of novel things.
Grilled Cod Tacos with Smoky Grilled Salsa Recipe

1 week ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

A smoky salsa. Well-seasoned white fish. Smooth avocado. These Grilled Cod Tacos with Smoky Grilled Salsa are a great spring and summer meal. Fire up the grill — it’s taco night! No, seriously, your grill can be the gateway to delightful, fresh, craveworthy fish tacos filled with simple ingredients. Grilled Cod Tacos with Smoky Grilled Salsa make great use of the grill. The cod is grilled. The tortillas are grilled. Even the salsa is grilled.
Grilled Mini Spinach Lasagna Recipe

3 weeks ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

Cheesy, a little charred and filled with fresh flavor, Grilled Mini Spinach Lasagna is an easy comfort food recipe designed for outdoor cooking. The days we covet are coming — warm evenings with clear skies and bright sun. Maybe a light breeze. A strong desire to be outside. Perhaps even a book and a beverage to keep you company. I can hardly wait. On days like those, cooking outside is such a joy. You get to continue enjoying the beautiful weather while making something amazing.
How to Save Money on Groceries in 2025

3 weeks ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

From cereal to proteins, vegetables to snacks, the cost of eating is up. Here’s how to save money on groceries in 2025. When I stroll through the meat section of our local grocery store, I find myself choosing less and less. Likewise, I am putting back certain ingredients in favor of improvising or omitting as costs rise. Do more with less has been my mantra. The bill at the grocery store is rising — for everyone.
Grilled Mussels with Shallots, Garlic, and White Wine Recipe

3 weeks ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

Fragrant and nuanced, Grilled Mussels with Shallots, Garlic, and White Wine are a delightful, light meal perfect for serving with grilled crusty bread to sop up the juices. Picture this: the sun is shining. It’s a balmy day and you’re home, ready for an excellent weekend. The days are longer now, so you can linger on your porch. Maybe some friends join you. Maybe your kids are home and your significant other is entertaining everyone while you sip on a crisp glass of your favorite beverage.
Grilled Salmon with Spinach Chimichurri Recipe

1 month ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

Fresh salmon with a hint of smoky flavor is served with a fresh, bright, earthy chimichurri sauce. Grilled Salmon with Spinach Chimichurri is a lovely meal for spring and summer. Here in Maine, we’ve arrived at the time of year when the hope of warm weather is strong — even as it ping pongs between snowy mornings and warm days. It’s to be expected. But the hope is important. It gets us thinking about the summer to come when we will soak up every bit of lake-going, outdoor-eating, sunny goodness.
Arugula, Bacon, Egg and Cheese Salad is the meal you need to try!

1 month ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

This warm salad topped with peppery arugula, salty bacon shards, a creamy-yolked egg and rich gorgonzola cheese is satisfying and easy. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my cooking style and my food preferences. Growing up, food was fuel. It was a means to an end. But over the years, my appreciation for good food developed around the generous tables of friends, family friends, neighbors and extended family. As I eventually learned to cook, I gravitated to good but simple food.
In Dark Times, Make Some Comfort Food

1 month ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

Friends, it’s time to make the comfort food. These recipes will help you create all the creamy, cheesy, sweet and warming foods that bring a little light to dark times. No, these dishes won’t fix anything. But for a moment, things might feel a little better. We’re in a dark moment now in the United States, faced with great uncertainty and a flurry of things being proposed, talked about and sometimes enacted.
Tips to reduce food waste at home

2 months ago | bangordailynews.com | Sarah Walker Caron

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in February 2020. What if there was a way you could spend less on food, have less trash to take out to the curb each week and eat really well? There is. All of these things are possible if you are willing to work to reduce food waste at home. And if you are willing to do that, the benefits to you are numerous.
Shrimp Avocado Puffs

2 months ago | sarahscucinabella.com | Sarah Walker Caron

Fresh, big and satisfying, these Shrimp Avocado Puffs are a lovely appetizer for dinner parties and special occasions. When my daughter, who is now 17, was a toddler, she decided that lobster wasn’t something she ate. So many years later, she still doesn’t — even though she likes the flavor (she’s had it before) and eats pretty much everything else. That’s why when I am making lobster dishes, like Lobster Avocado Puffs, I also make another version with a different protein.