Welcome more vegetables onto picky plates with addictive Buffalo cauliflower
In my ongoing quest to make food my children will eat, I stumbled on this very tasty Buffalo cauliflower.
Trade Grandma’s pot roast recipe for a new version with warm, sweet gochujang
My new favorite pot roast: a warming, sweet recipe that makes use of gochujang, a bright red, not-all-that-spicy Korean fermented pepper paste that you can get at any grocery store in Anchorage.
Get retro thrills from the ‘Better Than Tom Selleck’ cake
I’ve been testing sort of outrageous doctored cake mix recipes for an event coming up at the Anchorage Museum that looks at the evolution of cake recipes in Alaska. The “Better Than Tom Selleck” cake is my favorite.
For NYT: Villages Destroyed and a Hunger for Home
I wrote about an unprecedented, statewide effort in Alaska to help people displaced by a typhoon continue to eat Indigenous foods and how maintaining a traditional diet preserves an ancient language and culture.
On Milk Street Radio: Me talking moose and cake mix
I got to talk about Alaska’s food culture on Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street podcast!
Alaska salmon Wellington, lighter than its beefy cousin, brings as much festive joy
A very Alaska-feeling cousin of classic holiday beef Wellington, our salmon Wellington is a little lighter and brighter, but just as gorgeous and festive. It’s perfect for the center of a holiday table, especially if there are pescatarians coming for dinner.
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.
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 NYT: For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight
I had the opportunity to write about evacuees from the typhoon in western Alaska as they arrived in Anchorage.
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.