Sorrel Kale and Bean Soup

I love making soups when the weather isn’t very warm outside; and as the summer decided to slip away unusually early this year, bringing the morning chill and frost with it, the idea of making vegetable soup seamed very inviting.

Yellow Chicken Curry

This is a great recipe if you are a beginner at making curries or you don’t have a lot of time.

Tandir Bread

My favorite type of bread, which I grew up eating almost every day, is called Tandir or Tandoor. The name comes from a word tandir, a clay oven where this flat bread is traditionally baked.

Blueberry Fig Smoothie

After a long day of picking wild blueberries in the Chugach Mountains yesterday, at a different location this time, I came home with a bucketful I can make all kinds of goodies with.

Smoked Salmon Crostini

Living in Alaska, it is not unusual to have a pantry full of smoked salmon, especially if you dip-net or fish, or do both. You can freeze only so much of your catch. The rest ends up being smoked and jarred to be enjoyed during the long Alaskan winters.