Here’s how to turn regular potatoes into something splendid
Kim Sunée: Paprika oven fries with rosemary lemon aïoli could stand on their own merit, but they're also great with grilled meats, fish, and other vegetables.
Food and Drink
At Saverio’s, many kinds of pizzeria under one roof
Dining review: Saverio’s Pizzeria, a newish spot at midtown’s Metro Mall, aims to satisfy several contrasting culinary cravings.
A cousin of the martini, the Alaska, strikes gold
How the century-old drink got its name is not known, but Alaska was a hot news topic back then. Also, the drink is golden, like the ore famously mined there during many rushes.
Alaska-grown vegetable subscription box services are ramping up for summer
Market Fresh: For those who don’t grow their own vegetables, local CSA subscriptions are a popular way to fill the dinner table while also connecting with local farmers.
It’s a great time to fill the freezer with Alaska-grown beef
Market Fresh: Duane Clark is having a herd reduction sale, which means good prices on quarter, half and whole beef. (A quarter-beef package works out to about 100 pounds of ground, steaks and roasts.)
He ate the world’s hottest pepper, then landed in the hospital with ‘thunderclap’ headaches
A 34-year-old New Yorker started experiencing dry heaves — not unknown in the hot-pepper-eating world. But then a pain in his neck and head came on like ... a thunderclap.
Take good care of your kitchen knives, and they will take good care of you
We strongly encourage you to buy a good knife, but if you don't take care of it, the quality and price won't matter.
Looking for creative ways to cook up the rest of last summer’s salmon? We can help.
It's the quintessential Alaska problem: summer is around the corner, but you've yet to eat your way through the salmon haunting the back of your freezer. Our recipe columnists are here to help.
Lunch alfresco: The Spenard Food Truck Carnival is back for the season
Review: The weekly West Anchorage event is open again, corralling all of your favorite roving restaurants into one place for an afternoon of alfresco dining – Alaska-style.
A happy hour at one of Alaska’s biggest vegetable farms
Market Fresh: There will be Alaska grown food, drink and live music at VanderWeele Farm, "the greenhouse of a farm that put Alaska grown on the map,” on April 14.
For perfect hard-cooked eggs, turn off the stove and fire up the oven
Alaska from Scratch: A muffin pan is very handy when making big batches for egg dying, deviled eggs or egg salad.
Fresh halibut is headed to Anchorage. Fresh Alaska chicken eggs too.
Market Fresh: It’s a good week to love fresh Alaska seafood. And it’s a really good week if halibut is your fish of choice.
The Buckaroo Club, a Spenard bar scene mainstay, is up for sale
The Anchorage bar, established in 1953, is listed at $2.8 million.
Lemon meringue pie is an old-fashioned but dreamy confection worth making
Alaska from Scratch: With its thick lemon layer on the bottom and a fluffy white meringue top, this recipe is a little bit easier due to a shortbread crust.
How to bring out the best in wild Alaska scallops
Kim Sunée: We’re fortunate to have fresh, wild scallops in Alaska, where they are hand-shucked and frozen within hours. Here's how to take the fear factor out of cooking them.
Easter treats are hopping to a farmers market near you
Monica’s Confection Connection will have ½-pound chocolate fudge Easter bunnies, gummies, caramels, salted caramels and a wide selection of brittles to help fill Easter baskets.
It’s a great time of year to make corned beef – but then again, so is most of the time
Alaska from Scratch: The combination of honey Dijon glaze with salty cured meat in this corned beef recipe is to die for.
Fresh cod, dahlia tubers, new pasta and more at this week’s markets
Rosie’s Pasta comes all the way from Sterling and will be at the Thursday market inside the Mall at Sears.
Take store-bought tortellini beyond soup for a weeknight dinner that’s ready in a flash
Alaska from Scratch: In a creamy tomato sauce with Italian sausage and wilted spinach, this quick dish will bust you out of your tortellini rut.
Got your eye on growing dahlias this year? Tubers are showing up at local farmers markets
Market Fresh: At the Center Market, Rob Wells will have dahlia tubers on both Wednesday and Saturday.