Take some time to write with me on Yukon Island
The time has come for my annual writer’s retreat on Yukon Island in Homer.
This filet-o-Alaska cod sandwich is as good as its drive-thru cousin
Lately, I’ve been making a version of of the fast food fish sandwich at home. Turns out they aren’t very hard, my family loves them, and they play all the nostalgic notes.
This Alaska-style version of TikTok’s sushi bake is a primo way to use frozen salmon
I’ve been influenced to try a TikTok dish called the salmon sushi bake that’s been making the rounds. Turns out it’s a primo way to use frozen fish.
Try this weeknight British-style white fish pie
Made with store-bought puff pastry on top, this pie both beautiful and fast to pull together for a dinner party. Uses halibut or cod and a little smoked salmon.
For the Southern Foodways Alliance: The Soul of Alaska
I wrote for the Southern Foodways Alliance’s publication “Gravy” about a longtime soul food restaurant in Anchorage.
This time four years ago, Anchorage had no idea what was coming
Join us for a reading of writing from the pandemic years and the launch of Issue 6 of Chatter Marks, the Anchorage Museum journal, which collected all the writing from the Neighbors Project.
After a bowl of Dale Chauvin’s Louisiana-style white beans and rice, you’ll want another
The dish is one of those simple Southern miracles that takes a bag of beans, a little meat, and a few vegetables and turns it into smoky, silky brilliance.
Nordstrom is long gone, but you can still make delicious Nordstrom Cafe tomato soup
Miss the grandeur of that swanky, old-fashioned Anchorage department store? You can still make the soup!
For Edible Communities: Alaska Runs on Salmon
An explainer story for Edible magazines nationwide about how wild salmon connects consumers to landscapes and small fishing families in Alaska.