Game Day Lobster Recipes
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The 2021 battle of the pigskin will be held on Sunday, Feb. 7. Even though there may not be many big parties for the big game, it will still be a time to celebrate with close family and friends in your pod. If you want to go all out and wow your guests, here are some of our favorite game day party food recipes.  The Classic Lobster Roll Nothing reminds us more of summer in the midst of a cold February day than sweet, tender chunks of fresh Maine lobster inside a warm, grilled split-top hot dog bun. Mainers are quite particular about how the “proper” lobster roll is done (as was hotly deba ..read more
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The Impressive Health Benefits of Maine Lobster
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As decadent as Maine lobster seems to be, you’ll be surprised to know it’s one of the healthiest, low-calorie shellfish around. The delicious dish most people reserve for special occasions should now be in your diet on a regular basis. Here’s the lowdown on lobster nutrition. Its Social-Climbing History Lobster wasn’t always a delicacy for the well off. In fact, quite the opposite. As historians have attested, lobster was considered “trash food” up until the 1800s. Prison inmates and servants often had conditions in their employment contracts stipulating that they would not be served lobster m ..read more
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What’s the best way to cook lobster: steamed or boiled?
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Everyone loves the taste of sweet, tender Maine lobster, but when it comes to cooking it, the process occasionally baffles some: which is better, to steam or to boil? Prepping the lobster As far as research goes, evidence around whether lobsters feel any pain continues to be inconclusive, with The Lobster Institute In Maine taking the position that since the lobsters only have a primitive central nervous system (and no brain) they “do not have the capability of processing the sensation of pain.” In fact the Institute recommends one method of preparing the lobster that will ease anyone’s anxiet ..read more
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Christmas Gifts For Your Favorite Lobster Lover
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This Christmas in particular, the focus will be all about good times and thoughtful gift-giving and if someone you love happens to love Maine lobster, here’s how to “shell-abrate” them with the best lobster gifts around. Live Lobster To Your Door  Here’s a list of reputable and trusted suppliers of Maine’s most famous crustacean. These companies ship live lobsters as well as products (such as tails and cooked meat) directly from the wharf right to your front door. Get started now thinking about a Maine-inspired Christmas dinner with our recipe blogs and you’ll get your lobster within days ..read more
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How Maine Lobsters Are Caught
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Once upon a time, the Maine lobster (Homarus americanus) was caught simply by gathering them by hand along the shoreline; that’s how plentiful they were until the early 1800s. In 1809, Ebenezer Thorndike of Swampscott, Massachusetts, invented the first lobster trap, which led to a much more efficient and economically smart way to catch lobsters. How Lobsters Get Trapped The lobster trap, once fashioned from wood, now made from vinyl-coated wire, varies slightly depending on its construction, but most are symbolic of a house in that they have two compartments: a “kitchen” area that lobsters acc ..read more
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Four Knockout Lobster Recipes to Serve for Thanksgiving
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This Thanksgiving will look different for many people around the country, but one thing is constant: hard shell Maine lobster is plentiful in November and prices are very reasonable leading up to Christmas. Plus, lobster is one of the most historically traditional food sources other than turkey in New England. So choose one of the four following lobster dishes to bring as a guest, or serve them all for your own Thanksgiving meal. Soup Pumpkin Soup With Creole Lobster This recipe by Food and Wine Magazine promises a balance of deep, earthy flavor using produce in season (sugar pumpkins or butte ..read more
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Lobster Recipes to Warm You Up This Fall
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Lobster! It’s not just for fancy dishes anymore. With the chilly, fall days, people are starting to crave hearty soups and chowders, and Maine lobster is one of the most versatile seafood choices around. Here are three recipes you can try at home this fall. Perfect Lobster Bisque  This light meal, served with crusty French bread and a small salad, is perfect for one single serving or as a tasty meal for two. Hard shell lobsters are abundant between mid-September and December, which translates to more meat per pound in the shell. For this recipe, all you’ll need is a half-pound of lobster ..read more
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Top Five Fall Foliage Spots in Midcoast Maine
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If there’s a great time to come to Midcoast Maine this fall, it’s now! The Pine Tree State is popping with reds, oranges, yellows and golds. The Fall Foliage Report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry shows the majority of Maine’s foliage has already hit peak conditions due to the lack of rain everywhere, except in the Midcoast: “Color is still emerging daily in portions of southern and coastal regions of Maine” into October. This is the perfect time to visit Maine (keeping in mind the state’s COVID requirements), and here are five of the best spots to see bla ..read more
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The 2020 Maine Sea Goddess Pageant & Coronation
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With the cancellation of the 2020 Maine Lobster Festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Maine Sea Goddess pageant and coronation looked quite different this year. Even though the main Festival was canceled, Coronation Committee Co-Chair Daniel Flaherty said, “We knew that we still wanted to be able to give the girls who had been looking forward to competing a chance to do so. With a few changes for safety, we knew we could make it happen.” Leading up to the coronation, the four Sea Princesses participated in socially distanced group outings to learn about the lobster industry and the local ..read more
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Meet the 2020 Maine Sea Goddess, Chloe Blake
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This was a very different year for the Maine Lobster Festival and its traditional pageant for the Sea Goddess and Sea Princess, but 18-year-old Chloe Blake is part of a generation that has learned to be resilient. Crowned the 2020 Maine Sea Goddess, Chloe is now a freshman at the University of Maine at Farmington. “I’m very excited to be on campus, as I wasn’t sure this summer if they would change the curriculum to all online classes,” she said. When she was a little girl growing up in Warren, Maine, she always looked forward to attending the Festival with her family and with relatives from ..read more
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