(Author’s note: The Clarion first published this column in 2000. I’ve edited it for brevity. LP)During a long night last winter, I decided I’d like… Continue reading
Always a music fan, never a music festivalgoer. That’s been my M.O. since I was old enough to attend. Call me crazy, but the prospect… Continue reading
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra will present the 2016 Summer Music Festival, two weeks of music culminating in our Gala Concerts, “Russian Scenes,”… Continue reading
“Suicide Squad” Warner Bros. 2 hour, 10 minutes “Hillary’s America” Documentary by Gerald R. Molan 1 hour, 47 minutes I saw two movies… Continue reading
Your wallet is genuine, original faux-leather from faux-Venezuela. It matches the pleather jacket you love so much and your favorite fake-silk shirt, which you like… Continue reading
Servings: 41 pound rainbow carrots, peeled and diagonally sliced into uniform size pieces3 tablespoons olive oil3 tablespoon honeySea saltMinced fresh herbs, such as parsley or… Continue reading
To make an herb pocket: Place a few fresh herb sprigs under the skin of the chicken by forming a “pocket.” To make the pocket,… Continue reading
Servings: 44 chicken breasts, rib portion, with skin4 to 5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced½ cup olive oil½ cup lime juice¼ cup lemon juice¼ cup… Continue reading
Marinating chicken breasts can make them moist and succulent rather than dry and barely palatable. The marinade used in the recipe for Roasted Lime-Herb Marinated… Continue reading
In childhood we want to stuff our face with candy, but we need veggies, protein, and calcium to grow properly. Very boring. As a teenager… Continue reading
The Catholic churches of the Kenai Peninsula, (Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Soldotna, Our Lady of the Angels in Kenai, St. John the Baptist… Continue reading
(A brief fictional account of the life of the lame man who begged at the temple in Jerusalem depicted in the Bible, Acts 3.)Our household… Continue reading
“Jason Bourne” Universal Pictures 1 hour, 53 minutes “The Legend of Tarzan” Dark Horse Entertainment 1 hour, 50 minutes Sometimes it feels like… Continue reading
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra will present the 2016 Summer Music Festival, 2 weeks of music culminating in our Gala Concerts, “Russian Scenes,”… Continue reading
Ode to Hobo JimBy Trish Thompson – AKA Princess PatriciaHe definitely has a god given talentTo write those purely original songsWhen he strums on his… Continue reading
During recent rehearsals, Tammy Vollom-Marrurro told her violinists to play as horribly as possible.The harsh, raking sound is an important part of the drama required… Continue reading
Your toast was burnt this morning.It was the first in a tsunami of irritation you had to endure today: the house WiFi was down, your… Continue reading
1967 To 1972 North Kenai Now North Nikiski, Alaska I cannot help but to think back on the year I came to Alaska with my… Continue reading
Every time I market these days, there they are – beautiful berries and chubby, sweet-looking cherries. Whether I have a supply or not, they are… Continue reading
Chambers to meet ■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon today at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.… Continue reading