Recipe: Cookie butter is a delicious, jarred emulsion made of Biscoff cookies. That flavor combined with not-too-sweet pumpkin and a little sea salt is really something.
Recipe: After being boiled and smashed and crisped in the oven, sweet potatoes become almost as addictive as a potato chip and great for game-day viewing or holiday snacking.
Public testimony against a new definition of “entertainment” stretched for more than 1,270 pages.
Recipe: Plump, sticky Medjool dates go into this quick bread, along with Earl Grey tea and grated apple or carrot.
Dining review: Bombay Deluxe, the old-school, midtown Indian stalwart, has opened an outpost in South Anchorage. That’s good news, because Indian cuisine is one of the most comforting kinds of food there is.
Recipe: This toasted garlic and bread soup might not win beauty prizes, but it’s easy, comforting and you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry.
Recipe: These muffins get their deep color from pumpkin (or sweet potato) and turmeric and their sweetness from maple syrup. If you want to add chocolate chips, we wouldn’t stand in your way.
Dining review: Like the parable of the blind men and the elephant, Benji’s Bakery & Café in South Anchorage is a different culinary beast.
Recipe: You can substitute almost any fish in this recipe for lemon cod with almonds and brown butter.
It’s an effort to reduce waste and improve taste, the Anchorage School District says.
Keep fatty, salty, savory compound butter in the fridge for your weeknight fillet.
It’s the last week for South Anchorage and Midtown farmers markets.
Recipe: Pineapples or bananas are classic, but you might consider peaches and cherries in summer or fall apples and pears. Spice up the batter as you like with some cinnamon or nutmeg or a pinch of ground cardamom.
Market Fresh: Also, it’s the last Saturday for the Muldoon and Spenard farmers markets; here’s what’s in store.
Market Fresh: Also at local markets, you’ll find cauliflower, kohlrabi, turnips, rutabaga and other hardy fare.
Recipe: If you’d like more kick, add hot paprika, gochugaru Korean chile flakes or some thinly sliced Hatch chiles, which are in season and available fresh at some local supermarkets.
The bakery’s South Anchorage location is collaborating with Anchorage Brewing to add beer-inspired pizzas to their carefully curated menu.
It might be your last chance for tender veggies like zucchini, celery and beans. Farmers and market operators alike shared the warning: Get ’em while you can.
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.
Look for carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, celery, snow apple turnips, purple top turnips, kohlrabi, rutabaga, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, a huge selection of greens, along with cilantro, chives, dill and ... you get the picture.
