The oldest canned salmon recipe – for salmon loaf – is actually delicious
This recipe from a 1904 cookbook is actually kind of great.
Thai-style butternut squash curry for when you’re having real Tuesday kind of day
Thai-style squash curry is meatless, easy, fast, warm, spicy and satisfying.
Alaska, fries and ranch belong to you
The first time I dunked a french fry in ranch, I was with my cousin at the East Anchorage Red Robin behind the Northway Mall sometime in the late ’80s. I didn’t know at the time how Alaska that mouthful was.
A bright mandarin and fennel salad can help you fight winter produce blahs
I made a bright citrus salad to counter the lame produce and flat gray light of a snowless January.
Mom’s retro hot parmesan-artichoke dip recipe will rock your holiday party
Growing up, no party was complete without Mom’s hot parmesan-jalapeno artichoke dip, creamy and mouth-tinglingly delicious as a jalapeno popper.
This throw-back Alaska Tang pie is a light, creamsicle cloud
I decided to re-make an old Alaska Tang pie recipe and it became the unexpected queen of the pie table
Looking for inspiration?Join me for guided winter morning writing sessions
Do you want to write more in the new year? Join me for guided early-morning writing sessions meant to bring inspiration in the darkest part of the year while you build habits to support a regular writing practice.
For High Country News: On the Yukon a 10,000-year tradition of fish camp, but now, no fish
I wrote a long story for High Country News looking at the cultural impacts and science related to the a major king and chum salmon crash on the Yukon River, which is linked to climate change.
Warm up your kitchen with blueberry jam rack of lamb
My favorite meal for company right now, which is pretty fast and pretty beautiful, is wild berry jammy lamb.
This roasted apple tart brings Parisian flavor and elegance without too much fuss
Ever since I got to visit Paris, I have been thinking about making a dessert inspired by a French apple tart called “Tarte aux Pommes Normande” with salted butter crust, dense almond filling, and roasted Honeycrisp apples.