I love Alaska!

Alaska is home to the Salmon, Halibut, Moose, Elk, Bison, Caribou, Wildberries, Mushrooms, Northern Lights, Seals, Inuit, Mount McKinley, Alaskan Malamute Sled dogs, and yes, Sarah Palin! I will miss you Alaska! We prayed for you; thanked God for the clean food; revered all the ways to make Salmon and Halibut; and celebrated the diversity….

Halibut for the Halibut

If you like sweet, flaky, juicy, and firm in a fish, find yourself some Wild Alaskan Halibut. In my new cookbook, The New Alaska Cookbook, Recipes from the Best Chefs of the Last Frontier features some impressive recipes, including some hot halibut dishes, like: Peppered Halibut with Ginger Butter, Porcini and Arborio-Crusted Halibut with Kalamata-Artichoke…

Under the Sea

“Do not overcook this dish. Most seafoods…should be simply threatened with heat and then celebrated with joy.” Jeff Smith (The Frugal Gourmet) This week’s menu, alas, is Seafood. I wonder if this is what the Eskimo mom says when she plans her weekly meals?  “Kids, it’s boiled seal or fried whale, again, for dinner tonight.”…

Caribou and Reindeer, Moose and Elk, Bison and Buffalo equal dazed.

A caribou is a reindeer and an Elk is a species of Deer, and I can’t forget to include the Moose in the Deer Family tree. Now that I got that all worked out, I need to find me some of it! In my area, I can get the bison. Reindeer is a bit more…

The Last Frontier

Today, I’m home because of the ice and snow in our little town. Now I know it’s nothing like the ice and snow in Alaska, but it sure is cold right now. See my picture of one of the last snows a couple of weeks ago. Today it’s ice. Alaska the Last Frontier…the land that…

Wild, Wild, West!

Wild or Farm? I am not talking about the wild or farm girls in the west. I’m talking Salmon-Wild Salmon in Alaska. I love fish and especially Salmon. If you are reading this for the first time, our family is covering Alaskan food and culture for the month of January. I am so happy to…