NEIGHBORS: After two years, and against the odds, a downtown Anchorage restaurant returns to life
Orso almost shuttered for good during the pandemic, but an employee’s gamble saved it.
NEIGHBORS: Her husband was dying of COVID. A world of Twitter friends in Anchorage reached out to comfort her.
The other side of the isolation of the last two years is the collection of people we’ve hung onto. Wendi Gratrix hung on to her Twitter friends. And they hung onto her, too.
Join me for a free pop-up mini workshop at Seed Lab
A quick, lunch-hour writing group, using prompts meant to stimulate reflection on what we’ve been through the last two years and what comes next. Join!
How have the last two years changed you? Be part of the NEIGHBORS project.
No matter who you are, you have been through something the last two remarkable pandemic years. Let’s explore what comes next.
Micro-journal with me about the last two years. Here’s how.
No rules, no big goal, just take 5 minutes and let your brain process and remember.
DIY some creamy, jammy yogurt pots
The only ingredients are milk and yogurt, and if you’d like, a jam of your choice. Ingredient quality, equipment and technique are everything.
I love this old Alaska Jell-O salad recipe and I’m not sorry
This highly nostalgic salad is a good use for frozen Alaska berries and features a tart ribbon of sour cream running through the center.
When the store looks bare, try this nourishing Alaska game pie from pantry and freezer
Alaska’s historic cookbooks are a lesson in making delicious things out of what is stored, and this moose pie finds its inspiration there. It isn’t, maybe, going to find itself on the cover of “Food & Wine,” but it’s hard to resist on a dark night in January.
Did you dial 911? Here are recipes for all your holiday emergencies
Planning for your holiday table and baking? Maybe these recipes will help!