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Alaska Forager’s Alert!

Devil's Club Leaf Bud

Foraging season in Anchorage, Alaska is underway. Dandelions and fireweed are ready to harvest and eat. Nettles are starting to emerge. Devil’s club buds are still too small for harvesting, but will likely be ready during the next week or so. In a normal year, spruce tips, sea lovage, and ...

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Baby Kale? Baby Kale!

Kale and Squash Tart with Blue Cheese

Baby kale! Costco is selling 1 1/2 pound bags of organic baby kale, a new product for Anchorage. In Alaska, fresh baby greens in April and early May are a glorious treat. It’s not just food junkies who feel this way; I went to a party with normal people last ...

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Persian Fish Stew Inspired by Iranian-American Memoirs

Funny in Farsi

Whenever hostilities escalate between the United States and other countries, I like reminding myself that, like here, most people in those countries are just trying to live regular lives. They get up, dress their children, go shopping, clean their houses, go to work, cook dinner, and do their best to ...

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Piquant Tonnato Sauce at Seattle’s Artusi Bar

Tonnato Sauce with Vegetables and Pan-Fried Halibut

A dab of tuna sauce peeked out from underneath a glistening pile of deep red beets. My mouth started watering in anticipation. At Artusi Bar in Seattle, “baby beets with salsa tonnata” tasted as good as it looked. The piquant Mediterranean flavors of tuna, anchovies, and capers were a brilliant ...

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Using Leftover Grape Leaves to Make Delicious Yogurt Pie

Making Individual Yogurt Pies in Grape Leaves

 

Reader Becca asks:  I made and loved Grilled Salmon in Grape Leaves with Caper-Lemon Sauce from your cookbook, but now have a half-jar of grape leaves left over. I don’t have time to stuff and roll them. Do you have any ideas for using up the leaves?

An easy and delicious ...

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Blog of the Week: Libyan Food, Recipes from the Modern Libyan Kitchen

Libyan Lamb Stew with Carrots & Green Olives

Blog of the Week: Libyan Food, Step by Step Recipes and Photos of Food from the Modern Libyan Kitchen

Writer: Unknown

Where: Unknown

What: Libyan Food contains delicious recipes and fascinating information about Libyan food culture. It discloses no information about its author who describes the blog as being about “food cooked ...

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