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Pioneer Potluck: About another bear
Another bear story! 1979-1980 In my “other life” ( BB – Before Bob) I had an old…
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National Welsh Rarebit Day
If you love eating any dish that includes melted cheese, today would be an especially good day to…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Gail’s bear
Nikiski, Alaska Boulderpoint 1985 I was helping my friend Lonna with a Democratic or Republican rally at…
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Pioneer Potluck: About more bears in the neighborhood
North Nikiski, Turnbull Residence AUGUST 2014 John and Nikki live on the top of a hill that…
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Celebrate a remarkable life, with a Robin Williams favorite: Classic Pot Roast with Caramelized Onion Gravy
If you read the front inside flap of 2004’s “Star Palate: Celebrity Cookbook for a Cure,” you will…
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Pioneer Potluck: About the big brown bear in the blueberry patch
The Ricks Ranch 1999, North Nikiski, Alaska “I’m going up to see if the blueberries are ripe.…
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Pioneer Potluck: About birthday parties and starting traditions
We had a wonderful time this weekend celebrating two birthdays. Great granddaughter Cecile lives in Washington and is…
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Homemade and made from scratch all butter crust fresh blueberry pie
Even folks who say that can’t make pie, especially a two-crust pie, can achieve success with “All Butter…
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Fresh herbs rock on corn, in chicken and more
If you’re into gardening, your yard is probably burgeoning with fresh herbs. And, if you don’t garden, supermarkets…
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Pioneer Potluck: About leaving valuable things behind
1970’s August. Cooper Landing, Alaska My husband at the time, Richard and I were going on a…
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Sweet cherries star in cast iron skillet cobblers
I’ve used the same basic batter recipe for making cobblers for years. It has never failed me and…
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Pioneer Potluck: About wastefulness, a big word with a lot of meaning
Kenai and North Kenai, Alaska, now known as Nikiski. 1967 to 2014 I am sure you have read…
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Discover Caribbean flavor and Jamaican spice in lively jerk cooking, at home
Native to Jamaica, “jerk” is a way of cooking in which meat, typically chicken or pork, is dry-rubbed…
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Pioneer Potluck: About fishing
Salmon in Alaska 2014 Catfish in Northern Colorado 1950’S. I see people lined up at the mouth of…
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Capture summer’s sweetness in fresh peach and nectarine dishes
If you’ve bitten into a peach or nectarine lately, you already know this year’s crop is exceptionally delicious…
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Colorful, flavorful, exciting Brazilian cooking is hot, hot, hot
If you’ve been caught up in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil since it began earlier last…
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Pioneer Potluck: The olden days in England
This article was sent to me several years ago by my cousin Jim Nelson in Kansas. If you…
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Reader’s tomato dishes make good sides
In my neck of the woods, it’s no secret who the good cooks are. Luckily, they are generous,…
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Italian sweet red peppers for stuffing, English peas for braising
If you’ve ever been to the either the Dekalb Farmers Market or the Buford Highway Farmers Market, in…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Ben’s boat wreck
Year 1972 Big Lake, Alaska Ben and wife, Nadene and son, Robbie, moved to Alaska from Lubbock,…