In honor of the recent publication of Tastes Like Home’s 2nd Revised Edition, I’m rerunning this article, originally published on November 10, 2007.
Every cook worth her salt has mentors who influence and inspire in different measures. From Froso, I learned the importance of using local ingredients at their seasonal ...
Kitchens of Alaska
Owners: Tom and Sally McLaughlin, Homestead Bed & Breakfast, Gustavus
Kitchen Design: Sally McLaughlin
Lighting Design: Tom McLaughlin
Builder: Seth Koch, Peak Construction, a general contractor who was based in Gustavus, moved to Steamboat Springs CO, and now does jobs in both Alaska and Colorado
Project: The new kitchen/dining ...
Happy Nowruz! Happy Persian New Year!
Nowruz, which translates as “New Day” or “New Light”, is the name given New Year’s Day in the Persian (Iranian) calendar. Nowruz has been celebrated for over 3000 years across the region that once made up the Persian Empire.
Before the Greeks, Romans, and Ottoman Turks ...
In days gone by, when Steven’s grandmother was alive and our house was hers, a massive fig tree dominated the tiny yard. Its crown of broad, leathery leaves provided welcome shelter from the scorching Greek sun. Like the house, the old fig was part of grandmother’s dowry.
By 1985, when my ...
A few days ago we left Athens on a sunny 80°F day, warm enough to welcome airport air-conditioning. Thirty-six hours later, back in Anchorage, the sun still shone, but the temperature was only 40°F. A chill north wind cut through the lightweight clothing I’d donned on another continent.
When we arrived ...
Rabbits, rabbits, everywhere I look; in Greece and Alaska, rabbits.
In Alaska, our home is surrounded by rabbits. We live close to the site where the old Rabbit Hutch Restaurant once raised and served domesticated rabbit. When it burned down many years ago, the rabbits were freed. They’ve bred with ...
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