I (heart) Spam musubi (and the musubi ‘McMuffin’)
Spam musubi Anchorage’s favorite portable, affordable snack is easy to make. (It’s also gluten-free!)
Dinner
Russian-influenced salmon pot pie (aka pirok) with parmesan-thyme crust
This show-stopping dish has taken on a life of its own in coastal Alaska, with lots of regional variations.
Freeze this super pesto with hearty greens for Alaska’s winter
This recipe for Alaska-style super pesto is freezer perfect.
Your Alaska childhood called, it’s having this halibut Olympia for dinner
If you grew up in Alaska, you know just what makes halibut Olympia THE BEST
Nuoc cham noodle salad with crispy chicken thighs
This Vietnamese inspired salad is fantastic and cooking chicken thighs this way will change your life.
Cousin Tanya’s Saltine Salmon
Have frozen salmon? I have your dinner plan.
City Kitchen: Wild Alaska mushroom lasagna with Natasha
I grew up foraging boletus mushrooms (wild porcini) and this year they have been abundant. Once you find them, here’s a great recipe.
City Kitchen: L.J.’s regret mitigating half-rack of sweet spring baby lamb
I have this psychological divide: one half sees a lamb as an emotionally receptive, empathic being who deserves love and respect, while the other half sees a dripping roast spinning over a Paleolithic fire. I need a way to cope.