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Cooking Lessons

Anastasia Natekina at Eastern European Store & Deli

Cooking Lesson 1: Anchorage Ethnic Markets (Part 4 of 4)
By Laurie Constantino and Nora Morse For Cooking Lesson #1, I took Nora Morse to some of my favorite Anchorage ethnic stores. Since April 1, Nora and I have been chatting about the stores we visited. Lesson #1 (all 4 parts) is the first of a series of columns Nora and I are writing about her cooking lessons. Lesson #2: Knife Skills is scheduled to run next. Eastern European Store & Deli   Nora: Our last stop was at the Eastern European Store & Deli …

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Television

Salmon with Rosemary Honey on Television

Laurie Constantino on TV: Salmon with Rosemary Honey
Laurie Constantino demonstrates how to make Salmon with Rosemary Honey on ABC Alaska (Your Alaska Link). The sounds of mincing rosemary and pan-frying salmon never fail to make mouths water.

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Alaska Food

Chuck Hughes, Kait Reiley, and the PopCycle, photo courtesy of The Cooking Channel

Chuck Hughes in Anchorage, Alaska: Food from Fourth Avenue
On November 20, Anchorage, Alaska stars in Chuck Hughes' Eat the Street on The Cooking Channel. Here’s a behind the scenes look at the show. Chuck loves eating Alaska oysters with kimchi, a Korean dish made with cabbage and red pepper paste.

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Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska

Appetizers and Salads for Fireman Dinner

Fun with Firemen: An Anniversary Feast
Yesterday, we cooked dinner for Anchorage Station 4 firemen. We had a great time from start to finish; from menu planning to watching firemen enjoy their food. I made a Rustic Pork Terrine. The firemen loved it (so did I). They slathered artisan-style bread with Dijon mustard, added a slice of terrine, and topped the whole thing with plenty of pickled onions.

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Memoirs

Mother and Daddy, Young and in Love 1944

A Life in Food: Eating and Cooking with Mother
When we were kids, Mother wasn’t an adventuresome cook.Part of the problem was Mother and Daddy were famously picky eaters. After we left home, she became a gourmet cook. Mother’s Choucroute Garnie recipe is perfect cold weather party fare: tender braised sauerkraut, sweetened with onion and apple, and garnished with cured meats.

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Blog of the Week

Halibut with Lemon Caper Pan Sauce, Photograph by Jennifer McGovern

Blog of the Week: Alaska From Scratch
Alaska From Scratch by Maya Evoy is filled with such scrumptious looking recipes and delicious photographs, you may find yourself licking the computer screen. Maya has a wonderful section on foods from Alaska; her recipe for Halibut with Lemon Caper Pan Sauce is delicious.

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Life in Greece

Gigantes (Greek Giant White Beans) in Tomato Sauce

Gigantes (Giant Beans) Cure Homesickness for Greece
When I'm homesick for the sights and sounds of Atsiki, the Greek village where we live part-time, I cook gigantes in savory tomato sauce. Gigantes (giant) or elephantes (elephant) beans from Greece are large white kidney-shaped beans, related to scarlet runner beans.

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