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Local options for your Thanksgiving

Thursday after tomorrow is a big day for cooking and eating. But if you're more interested in eating than all the cooking and preparation, you have options. Marx Bros. Cafe and L'Aroma Bakery and Deli both offer take-and-bake Thanksgiving meals.

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Local produce available, snow or no

Now that winter is really settling in, perhaps you’re starting to miss the trips you took to the pleasant outdoor farmers’ markets during the summer months.

Chef has plenty of wild ideas for using fresh Alaska foods

If it was caught, grown or harvested in Alaska, chances are good that chef Rob Kinneen has used it in an entree at Orso Ristorante in downtown Anchorage.

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Big blue king crab returns to the market

If you're looking for a unique treat, check out what Cade Smith at FishEx is offering this week: fresh St. Matthew Island blue king crab.

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Rustic homemade pizza for Halloween party

Lots of youngsters will be piling up the candy Saturday. For beleaguered parents looking for a break from cooking on the candy-crazy day, Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop has just the ticket - homemade pizzas ready to pick up and go.

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New owners, 2nd location for popular wings restaurant

The new owners of the long-popular Anchorage eatery Wings 'n Things are opening a second location in downtown Anchorage.

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Long autumn means more choices

The trees are mostly bare, the days are considerably shorter, but autumn just isn't ready to go away this year. For farmers, that means more work in the fields. For shoppers, that means more choices at the markets.

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Harvest to match the fresh food film fest

Food has been the focus of movies for nearly a week at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub.

Alaska documentary featured in food film fest

An East Coast vegetarian marries an Alaskan, moves to Sitka and asks, "What's for dinner?"

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Cool weather sweetening end-of-season harvest

The market season is slowing down, but it's far from over. This week, bring home some fresh veggies and help send some hard-working youngsters on a trip.

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Cold holds off, local produce keeps coming in

Fall is being kind of fickle this year. High temperatures are keeping some crops producing unexpected results.

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Fall pickin' party planned at Pyrah's Pioneer Peak

Alaska's brief autumn season is upon us, and after that it's winter. But now is the time to enjoy harvest season; and there's plenty to enjoy.

Farmers markets statewide

Web site: Alaska Grown

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Frost-sensitive crops don't have much time

It was a beautiful holiday weekend, and that weather is impacting local farmers and what's available at the markets. Mark Rempel warns this warm autumn weather won't hold.

Farmers markets statewide

Web site: Alaska Grown

Lo mein recipe makes cook Spam champ

Mary Helms of Anchorage took top honors in the local round of the Great American Spam Championship at the Alaska State Fair on Aug. 31. Her version of lo mein using the popular canned meat product earned her $150 and a shot at flying to Hawaii for the annual Spam Jam in Waikiki next April.

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Crayola carrots add color to local markets

One of the best things about late summer in Alaska is the arrival of the sweet orange gold at local farmers' markets. Most people call them carrots.

Dressing up turnips

Each year at this time Alaska outdoor gardeners face a quandary. We have the variety of produce found in warmer climes. But we have a lot of what we can grow and it gets pretty big. Furthermore, it tends to be the kind of food that the kids aren't exactly clamoring for.

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Season peaks for local produce

If you enjoy Alaska's vegetable bounty, now is the season. The Alaska State Fair begins Thursday and everyone knows that huge vegetables always take center stage at the fair. The veggies available at local farmers' markets won't be as large but they will be tasty.

Farmers markets statewide

Web site: Alaska Grown

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Free fare abounds at Farmers' markets

It's freebie week at area farmers' markets. Start at the new Saturday market in Eagle River, where Arthur Keyes of Glacier Valley Farm says the market is partnering with Mike's Meats to host a free barbecue for customers.

Farmers markets statewide

Web site: Alaska Grown

State Fair Spam winner to compete at nationals

The winner of the upcoming Great American Spam Championship at the Alaska State Fair may get more than a blue ribbon and cash prize of $150.

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Kings and reds run thin at local markets

If you want a taste of salmon, it’s time to act quickly. John Jackson from New Sagaya Market says the “kings have fizzled to nothing” and the red salmon season is pretty much over too.

Farmers markets statewide

Web site: Alaska Grown

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It's hard to beat fresh Alaska produce. It's pretty much impossible to beat that produce when it's free. And that's what you'll find at the South Anchorage Farmers Market on Saturday.

Farmers markets statewide

Web site: Alaska Grown