For this year’s holiday feast, try a vintage tart cherry pie
My mother grew up eating cherry pie in Anchorage at Christmas time, specifically made from canned tart cherries, and I grew up with her making it for me. Here’s our recipe.
Recipes
Remember Harry’s Restaurant French onion soup from the ‘80s? Here’s a tribute recipe.
Those earthy, buttery caramelized onions, the broth-soaked bread and toasted cheese cemented a life-long soup love. Recently, after I stumbled on an old Harry’s menu, I went on a re-creation mission.
Make this pizza on your backyard grill for a taste of Italy
I recreated an unforgettable zucchini-blossom pizza I had while visiting family last summer in Italy, made with torn pieces of burrata, savory grilled zucchini, caramelized shallots and lots of fresh basil.
Discover these hauntingly great chocolate chip cookies ‘cockaigne’
I was on a road trip with my cousin, and came into a baggie of chocolate chip cookies made by one of her friends that were so toasty and chewy they haunted me until I tracked down the friend and asked for the recipe. She told me it came from an old edition of “Joy of Cooking” and was called “Chocolate Chip Cookies Cockaigne.”
Turn last night’s salmon leftovers into savory hash and eggs with fresh herbs and Tabasco cream
If you’ve got salmon leftovers, you’ve got everything you need to make savory salmon hash as a base for a delicious, high-protein breakfast that you can take to the next level with a spicy dollop of Tabasco sour cream and a scattering of herbs.
The best rhubarb-strawberry pie, ever
Here are some Alaskan hacks to make the best rhubarb-strawberry pie, ever.
This is the crispy, spicy, salty cabbage-apple-celery salad of summer
This crunchy, salty, spicy salad is grilled salmon’s best friend.
Make another peanut butter/jelly, but make it cake
Peanut butter jelly time. 🎂
Make a bunny cake, but swap box mix for a vintage carrot cake
A classic 1970s bunny cake that kids love to decorate, except it tastes delicious.