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Pasta salad, barbecued chicken unite in holiday dish
Published July 1, 2009
Pasta salad and barbecued chicken are a natural pairing for July Fourth celebrations. They’re even better in the same dish.
‘You eat Brits for breakfast?’ Summer fun at the country inn
Published July 1, 2009
Summer is off and running, meaning a new crop of visitors and the stories they bring.
Turning fruit into firework finish
Published July 1, 2009
With so many fruits in peak season by July Fourth, summery desserts almost make themselves.
Ten tasty ideas to cure the sandwich blues
Published June 24, 2009
FAIRBANKS — Throughout elementary school, my father fixed most of my bag lunches.
Homebrew competition enters lucky 13th year in Fairbanks
Published June 24, 2009
FAIRBANKS — The beer will be flowing July 11 when the judging for the 13th annual E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition takes place at Silver Gulch Brewery.
Vine ventures
Some vintners expanding despite troubled times
Published June 17, 2009
Vintner Tyson Rippey sees a silver lining to the recession. Or at least a stainless steel one.
Cookbook offers memories of Fairbanks' pioneer women
Published June 17, 2009
If you are meandering around Pioneer Park this summer, be sure and stop by the Kitty Hensley House. This charming residence, which was originally located on 8th Avenue, will take you back in time.
Cooking with 'Chokes': Artichokes go wtih any flavor
Published June 10, 2009
Weird runs in my family. And it runs deep with my sister, Lisa. I can’t pass an artichoke in a grocery store without thinking of her. Or a yam, or a pomegranate for that matter. I am not sure what the relationship was with my little sister and obscure fruits and vegetables, but she went through a favorite-obscure-fruit-or-vegetable-of-the-month-phase in her life when we were younger.
On the book shelf: Get grilling with the latest books
Published June 10, 2009
Barbecue enthusiasts get very touchy when people confuse their craft of slowly melting meat to succulence with the act of mere grilling, that is, slapping protein onto well-oiled grates.
Rethinking pizza as healthy food
Published June 10, 2009
A slice of pizza from your local parlor, smothered with cheese and topped with sausage and pepperoni, is a fat and calorie catastrophe. Make it yourself, however, and you can end up with a relatively healthy meal.
A sip of the past
Classic cocktails come back
Published June 3, 2009
On the American cocktail scene, newer, faster and cheaper is giving way to older, slower and it’s worth it.
Pre-Prohibition era cocktails — sort of the barkeep’s equivalent of the horse and buggy — have begun elbowing their way onto big city bar scenes and into numerous cookbooks and magazines.
Kake-D.C. story reminds it's a small world after all
Published June 3, 2009
Our family story of how and why we came to Alaska is similar to that of many others who came from across the country for a short adventure (to work, with the military, etc.) and never left. We moved to Alaska in 1977 on a two-year contract with no intension of staying. Thirty-two years later I find myself still here and calling Fairbanks home.
Burger time: Secrets to building a better burger at home
Published June 3, 2009
Don’t let the fast food chains hold a monopoly on America’s hamburger culture. A great burger is worth slowing down for.
Making your own yogurt is easy and cheaper than buying name brand
Published May 27, 2009
Making your own yogurt is a lot like making your own compost.
For beer drinkers, summertime means summer beers
Published May 27, 2009
When you think about it, beer drinkers are a lot like grizzly bears.
