How to turn old bread into a fresh and amazing meal
For this salad, think lots of vegetables and herbs; maybe some mozzarella or burrata or blue cheese; olives and anchovies. In winter, try roasted squash, some shredded cabbage and chunks of Parm.
Celebrate late summer produce with a rustic tomato cheddar galette
A galette is basically a free-form, open-face tart that’s delicious as is, or serve with a green salad.
Walnut zucchini cake is a sweet way to use up your summer squash
Even sworn squash deniers will go back for seconds on this, especially if no one is looking.
Squash blossoms, stuffed with cheese and fit to be fried
You can find the big, yellow blossoms at Anchorage farmers markets, and they have many potential applications.
This plummy dessert takes the cake
Plum cornmeal cake just takes one bowl, some ripe fruit and your choice of everything from citrus zest and almond extract to warming spices like cardamom and nutmeg.
Chill out with this curiously delicious cold soup
With our own heat wave here in Alaska, and little appetite for turning on the oven, it’s a good time for this simple recipe using local market produce and some garden veg.
Give local carrots a luxurious twist with creamy burrata cheese and herbs
Alaska-grown carrots are truly some of the most delicious, naturally sweet root vegetables, and this dish could stand on its own as a main course.
Fresh salmon gets a lift in this picture-perfect stack
You can try this with an array of colors and textures: Think creamy avocado, crisp cucumber and sweet Asian pear.
Use leftover salmon for this fresh pasta with currants and fried capers
You can dress it up or down, depending on the seasons and your cravings.
Swirl your frozen blueberries into this cream cheese Bundt cake
Drizzle it with glaze and watch this delectable cake disappear.
Take a dip into barbecue season with this grilled eggplant spread
his could be the star of a first course, along with some fresh raw vegetables, olives, grilled bread and fresh feta or chunks of Parmesan cheese.
Try this season’s Alaska spot prawns toasty with Cajun brown butter
Cook unsalted butter until it’s toasty, then add black pepper and hot sauce. It’s the perfect complement to sweet prawns.