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There is much more to potatoes than mashing them
We are a house divided: the husband thinks holiday meals are not complete without mashed potatoes. I think kugelis, a Lithuanian grated potato pudding dish, is essential to every celebration. A f...
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Gorgonzola, red onion and tomato grilled cheese sandwich. Photo by Darryl Allan Grilled cheese goes gourmet
As I prepare for my annual trip to the Culinary Institute of America, I can’t help but look forward to discovering the latest and greatest food trends. With 27 kitchens, and a student body that ha...
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Say farewell to dear friends with a special meal
FAIRBANKS – Safe travels, Inge. Inge left Saturday after being a guest at the inn for the past month. Saying farewell to her was like saying farewell to a dear friend or relative. She arri...
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Associated Press photo The house mayonnaise that Charles Reeves from the Penny Cluse Cafe in Burlington, Vt., uses contains raw egg. Raw eggs: What you need to know
Peanut butter recalls. Spinach scares. Contaminated meat. Is it any wonder Americans are jittery about their food? So much so that when The Associated Press recently ran a recipe for traditional s...
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Eagle River cooking fan is cream of the crop
EAGLE RIVER , Alaska — An Eagle River woman is a finalist in the running for the top prize in the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off. Angelika Harder earned the coveted spot among the final 100 with her o...
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Beer for breakfast? Only if it’s beer bread
So it’s happened again. You invite a group of friends over for a party and tell everyone it’s a BYOB affair. Of course, being your friends, they’re all expected to have good taste and higher bee...
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Photo courtesy of Dan Gilson Dan Gilson, head cook of the 3 Dogs BBQ Competition Cooking Team, slices brisket for the brisket entry during the 2008 Alaska State Barbecue Championship at Pioneer Park. Competition barbecue, Fairbanks style
FAIRBANKS — Interior Alaska is not a bastion of barbecue like Lexington, N.C., Memphis, Tenn., Lockhart, Texas, or Kansas City, Mo., but there is plenty of great barbecue being cooked right here...
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Easy dumplings in an even easier mushroom soup
There are plenty of ways to add a homemade touch that can transform purchased items into real — and really satisfying — meals. This recipe for mushroom soup with pelmeni (Russian dumplings) uses o...
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Hard cheeses with mold growing on them are perfectly safe to eat. Simply trim the mold off plus another inch and throw away. Metro Graphics photos Top 10 food myths
Myth 1 You have to use regular milk in recipes, instead of cheaper reconstituted powdered milk. My personal experience is that it seldom makes a taste in difference, but it sure makes a differ...
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Smorgasbord: Swedish for luncheon, great anytime
FAIRBANKS – As a child some of the best moments in my house always seemed to arise in or around the kitchen. As an adult this trend has continued. It’s possible that these good times and m...
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Associated Press photo An impressive dessert is always a welcome ending to a Valentine’s Day dinner. Blackberry lime cheesecake will impress with a lot less effort than you may think. R An easy and impressive cheesecake
Cheesecake isn’t a terribly difficult dessert, it just requires a bit of attention to detail. This recipe is perfect for those that love sweet-tart desserts. It has a classic graham cracker crust ...
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A mocha baked Alaska for Valentine’s Day is a dessert to make together as well as enjoy together. Associated Press photo Romantic evening starts with cooking
This restaurant classic is a favorite for special occasions because it packs plenty of Wow!-factor. It’s also great to cook together because it involves so many little steps. And what’s more roman...
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Turkey Dijon crostini. Associated Press photo Tiny sled-like crostini will fly off the platter
These crostini resemble people flying head first down a hill on a tiny sled, as happens in the skeleton event. Let them fly right onto a platter for chowing while watching the games. CREAMY TU...
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Slide into good eats with luge-like zucchini
There aren’t a whole lot of foods that easily convey the high-speed downhill thrills of the luge. But you can at least get in the mood with these sausage and apple-stuffed zucchini sleds. Also try...
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Inn’s birch tree a possible remnant of 1923 Harding visit
FAIRBANKS – Last summer we had a group of 12 people stay with us at the Inn. Fairbanks was the beginning point of a 15-day tour of Alaska which included Denali, Talkeetna, Anchorage and Gi...
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North Pole eatery excels in both food and service
Our neighbors in North Pole are lucky. Benny’s Grill is open for business in the old Food Factory building just down from the grocery store on Santa Claus Lane. With a total remodel and a polished...
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Noteworthy beer varieties new to Fairbanks
By GLENN BURNSILVER gburnsilver@newsminer.com Typically this column finds a beer-centered theme. Most recently it was holiday and winter brews, prior to that, beers best consumed at Thanksgivi...
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Associated Press photo While not the most healthy Valentine’s Day meal you can create, a bacon and Parmesan quiche will put a smile on your valentine’s face. An easy quiche that is seriously high on happiness
With Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, bacon and puff pastry, this quiche sounds like a diet killer. But with 242 calories per serving, it actually isn’t all that bad. And all those ingredients are so...
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Photo by Ted Sponsel Parsnips: the other white root vegetable
FAIRBANKS — A winter visit to the produce aisle of the grocery store always brings to mind the song lyric that goes, “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.” In other w...
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In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 photo, Chef John "Juice" Stryjewski makes tin can bread for Christmas gifts in the First Covenant Church kitchen in Anchorage, Alaska. Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News 'Deadliest chef' brings Alaska cred to TV pilot
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – As a chef, John Stryjewski has cooked his way from one adventure to another, in institutional kitchens, in swanky private ones. Atop wood stoves and over campfires. On ...
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In 2010, resolve to master the soufflé
FAIRBANKS — It’s January. You know what that means — New Year’s resolutions. Like the majority of others, I too have a few resolutions, and yes they involve words like health and exercise. This ...
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Associated Press photo Rows of basic doughnuts beckon on a bakery shelf. While a bing cherry balsamic doughnut, found at one of the gourmet doughnut shops around the nation, might not be your thing you can get creative on your own and be part of the wave of designer doughnut offerings. Think of these basic fried doughnuts as a blank slate with which to create your own masterpiece. Designer doughnuts are hot. Why not make your own?
So maybe you’re not quite ready to make — or even try — pomegranate thyme doughnuts. Don’t worry. This recipe for fried doughnuts from Food Network host Alton Brown will give you back-to-basics go...
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Associated Press photo Kirsten Anderson, owner of Glazed Chicago Donuts, displays her wares at the Green City Farmers Market in Chicago. Bakers across the country are experimenting with gourmet flavor combinations and unorthodox ingredients in doughnuts. Could designer doughnuts edge out cutesy cupcakes?
CHICAGO — Pomegranate thyme and bing cherry balsamic might sound like salad dressings, and lemon chamomile creme custard might evoke thoughts of fancy teas, but they’re actually cutting edge fla...
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Who needs Twitter to enjoy the simple things in life?
FAIRBANKS — Most of my day-to-day contact with the outside world is through guests at the inn. The typical guest is an educated professional who is well traveled and current in the world’s even...
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Associated Press Photo Customers order food at the Kogi Korean BBQ truck near the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles. The ’90s set the table for a decade of good eats
Want an easy way to sum up how Americans ate during the first 10 years of the new century? Three words should do it. Sushi at 7-Eleven. For this was the decade of the gourmeting of America, an e...
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Crispy, healthy seafood without the fat
The Italian Christmas Eve tradition of serving a meal consisting of at least seven different seafood dishes can be a boon for healthy eating. That is, unless you work fried fish into the mix. But ...
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Christmas ales? Winter warmers? All make great gifts and warming times
By GLENN BURNSILVER gburnsilver@newsminer.com Christmas is a fine time to give beer to friends, families and occasional enemies. The hard part is deciding what to give. There are plenty of gi...
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Save cash on do-ahead hors d’oeuvres
A homemade hors d’oeuvres beats out-of-the-box frozen any day. And while your guests are sure to appreciate the personal touch, it’s the savings to your entertaining budget that will have you smil...
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Taking the work out of holiday breakfast or brunch
When dreams of sugarplums have morphed into a living room floor littered with wrapping paper and toys, the last thing you want to do is pull away from the holiday fun to get breakfast on the table...
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Associated Press photo Bargain bottles for pennypinching, but refined, palates
NAPA , Calif. — It’s the thought that counts in gift-giving, and this season wine-lovers and makers are thinking bargain. One way to save money without scraping the bottom of the barrel is to loo...
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