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Cookbook Review: Beginnings, My Way to Start a Meal by Chris Cosentino

Roasted Castelvetrano Olives & Cherry Tomatoes

San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino has a great new book called Beginnings: My Way to Start a Meal. It has wonderful recipes, Cosentino’s hand-drawn doodles and food musings, and Michael Harlan Turkell’s inspirational photographs.

Beginnings‘ recipes mirror the remarkable food served at Incanto, Cosentino’s San Francisco restaurant, and Boccalone, his artisanal ...

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Sweet Treats from Juneau’s Pie in the Sky Bakery

Andrea Mogli

The new June/July 2012 issue of Organic Gardening includes a story I wrote about the James Beard award-winning Gustavus Inn in Southeast Alaska.  The Gustavus Inn is owned by Dave and JoAnn Lesh. Their graciousness and excellent food make staying at the Inn a rare treat. Buy the new issue ...

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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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The Moosewood Cookbook: A Cookbook, An Obsession, A Soup

Gypsy Soup

In 1977, while a student, I lived in a Quonset hut in Portland, Oregon. My bedroom was painted white; the bed a mattress on the floor topped with a quilt made by my grandmother. On sunny mornings, rainbows danced on the curved white walls, refracting off crystals hanging in the ...

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How to Use Cilantro, A Mainstream American Ingredient

Cilantro Parsley & Basil Sauce

Cilantro, once exotic, is now firmly part of the mainstream American diet. How do I know?

Costco in Anchorage, Alaska, at the far reach of America’s supply chain, is selling fresh cilantro, washed and trimmed, in large, 12-ounce bags for $2.99. Cilantro is also sold at every Anchorage grocery store.

Twelve ounces ...

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