Citizen Voices
Grilled Halibut with Puréed Olive and Garlic Filling
The opportunity to grill and serve a halibut in the whole doesn’t come along every day, particularly in waters where 50-pound fish are more commonly caught than five-pounders.
But, I could feel the characteristic thumping of a halibut 130 feet below, and I knew the metal jig I was fishing might have found just the fish we were looking for.
Homemade Caribou Summer Sausage
My brother and I had a terrific hunt last fall where we were both lucky enough to harvest a caribou.
Because we harvested big bulls, and it was after the rut, we decided to make most of the meat into sausage.
Memories of Making Cranberry Hooch
In 1968, my handsome, newbie husband Dick spotted an article in the Anchorage Daily News that told how to make different things out of high bush cranberries: jelly, juice, ketchup and hooch.
We decided to try and make some.
Discover Yourself at Clark James Mishler’s Portrait Alaska Exhibition
On a May afternoon while our spring blizzard was slowly melting, I sat in the atrium of the Anchorage Museum eating my sandwich and looking.
I was looking up and around at Clark James Mishler’s portraits of Alaskans. Old, young, tattooed, the local famous and infamous, were all staring down at me and I returned their piercing glances.
The Bird House: A Bar History
Although Fairbanks had the Malemute Saloon, Juneau had the Red Dog Saloon and even little Homer had the Salty Dawg Saloon, Anchorage had no bar with an authentic Alaskan theme.
In 1967, some high school friends and I bought the Bird House Bar, a funky Alaskan themed bar on the Seward Highway.
Protect Early Starts with Recycled Milk Jugs
I started Broccoli, Cabbage and Cauliflower seedlings the second week of April.
To get them started outside early, I decided to use all those milk jugs I’ve been saving and make some hot caps.
Birding Gear 101
Enjoying the world of birds doesn’t have to be expensive. It can be a fun hobby for the entire family without spending a dollar.
However, if you would like to invest in birding tools, here are a few that will help putting those puzzles together.
The Civil War as Surreal
Our country is celebrating the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the Civil War (1861-1865).
On a recent trip East, husband Dave and I tried to remove the surreal when imagining neighbors killing neighbors or our non-white relatives as slaves.
The Illusive Portage Glacier
In the early 1950s, many people thought Alaska was remote, practically inaccessible.
I was seven years old the summer of 1951 when my father quit his job as a Northwest Airlines pilot and moved our family from Seattle to Anchorage to begin flying for Pacific Northern Airlines.
Squash Mac & Cheese
I love this dish. But I seriously fretted about what to call it.
Because it’s a lighter mac & cheese, but calling it “light mac & cheese” is such a culinary turnoff. Might as well tell folks to chew on some saw dust, eh?
Veteran Spotlight: Jim Vance
Senator Lisa Murkowski is releasing her tenth Veteran Spotlight installment, showcasing Jim Vance, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam.
Running with the Big Dogs
Thirty-some years ago my friend Ramona had the use of her friend’s team of Malemute-McKenzie River huskies. These were working dogs, used by her friend Steve to haul freight and gear on Mt. McKinley for mountain climbing teams. During his off-season, Ramona ran them to keep them in shape.
Ramona and I decided to take on challenge one winter—we wanted to mush to the old copper mining town of McCarthy, deep in the Wrangell-St. Elias.
Finding Realism Coast to Coast
Rodd Ambroson and Mickalene Thomas portray women in different ways on opposite sides of the country.
Both show women as independent beings while pushing and pulling beneath surfaces of their chosen media to proclaim inner strengths and to express beauty.
Roasted Vegetable & Kale Salad With Honey Vinaigrette
Here’s what I think. When you make something this healthy that tastes this good, it is your responsibility as a human being to share it with the world.
And by world, I really mean with all my girlfriends. Because who needs a tofu popscicle or dairy-free/wheat-free/vegan/bilingual/yoga-enthusiast green smoothie when you can eat something that tastes DELICIOUS and probably cures cancer at the same time?!
