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Meyer Lemon Rosemary Scones
The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook is now available in stores! Get your copy today! It’s not uncommon for Alaska to spoil my meal planning and recipe testing (just days before writing this I had been...
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Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese
See what The New York Times says about The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook! Our picky-eating ten year old daughter’s favorite food is mac and cheese. Except, there’s one critical caveat. It must come from...
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My Favorite Crispy Buttermilk Waffles
In lieu of a big layer cake for his 13th birthday this past year, our middle son requested buttermilk waffles from scratch. While at first I was a bit sad, I quickly dispensed with tradition and made...
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Tortellini with Tomato Cream Sauce & Italian Sausage
Over the years, I’ve gotten myself into a tortellini rut. I love tortellini – the beautiful little pockets of prepared pasta filled with cheese on which I sometimes splurge, found in the refrigerator...
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Lemon Meringue Pie with Shortbread Crust
Lemon meringue pie is a classic. When I say classic, I mean it’s a bit of an antique where recipes are concerned. Meringue is said to have originated in the 17th century and is still used widely today....
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Four Ingredient Green Smoothie
Consider this a friendly public service announcement. It’s smoothie season, everyone. As the weather warms up and the snow dwindles, making way for occasional April showers, smoothies go back on the...
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Chicken Tamale Pie
When I lived in California, trips to Baja Mexico weren’t uncommon occurrences. In middle school I enjoyed shockingly inexpensive, fresh plates of lobster in tiny coastal towns, a meal we could never...
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Creamy Homemade Vanilla Pudding
In my cookbook, there’s a photo of the four year old version of me covered in pudding. I talk about how my mom had an affinity for pudding from a box, and how it was one of the familiar flavors from my...
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Lemon Loaf Cake with Elderflower Glaze
It’s official: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have great taste. Not that this comes as a surprise to, well, anyone. When I caught wind of their unconventional wedding cake choice of lemon and...
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Braised Radishes with Bacon & Shallots
Radishes have been the darling of food photography of late, their fuchsia pink against bright white, their perfect pops of color adorning the plate. Your eye is drawn to radishes immediately in a...
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Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Foil Packs
We really lucked out with the weather this past Memorial Day weekend. Sunshine and blue skies ushered in summer as if right on cue. Our family broke out the sunscreen and bug spray, hammocks,...
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Sablefish with Ginger Soy Glaze over Ramen Noodles
On Sunday, we spent the day in Homer for a book signing at The Homer Bookstore and a cooking class at The Classic Cook. While sitting at the book signing table, Claire Neaton, one of the Salmon Sisters...
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Almond Rhubarb Coffee Cake
It all began with a knock on the door. Our daughter answered and I heard a small voice say, “Can you give this to your mom?” It was a bag of freshly cut rhubarb from our landlord and his family. I set...
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Mexican Corn Pasta Salad
A recent stint of sunshine had me craving time outside in the hammock and summery pasta salads on long picnic tables surrounded by baked beans and hot dogs. For weeks I had been studying pasta salad...
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Coconut Iced Tea
Last month, when I wrote about almond rhubarb coffee cake, readers went crazy for it. I got so many wonderful emails, some even included photographs. Thank you, readers. I’m thrilled you’re enjoying...
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Breakfast Tacos with Salsa Verde & Avocado
When our daughter asks for an “eggy” for breakfast, she’s never just asking for an egg. She’s asking for a scrambled egg with cheese and salt (salt is key), wrapped in a warm (warm is also key) corn...
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Zucchini Brownies
I realize it’s been a while since we talked dessert. It’s also been even longer since I’ve given you a recipe involving chocolate. Both are surprising since there’s hardly ever a day that I don’t have...
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Nectarine Caprese Bruschetta with Prosciutto
Local schools are back in session. There are pops of yellow in the trees and fireweed have reached the top. With more darkness noticeable each day, we are eager to find ways to cling to the very last...
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Blueberry Bourbon BBQ Sauce on Baby Back Ribs
It’s August and Alaska blueberry season is upon us. Although I don’t dare share where anyone gets their blueberries or exactly when, because I’d be breaking one of our long-standing cultural codes. And...
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Beet Salad with Tahini Dressing
Growing up, I thought beets only came from a can and were only ever offered at the salad bars of the 1980’s and 90’s. My mother would gather up her iceberg salad with thousand island dressing, canned...
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