RECIPES 3.9IRRESISTIBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIESMy good friend Shirley De Vault gave me this excellent recipe to put in a cookbook I wrote in 2001,“Grannie Annie’s Cookin’… Continue reading
For best results, microwave eggplants one at a time. They will take about 6 minutes each to cook, so when making three eggplants allow sufficient… Continue reading
Eggplant stuffed with crab and shrimp is especially toothsome, but feel free to use any combination of seafood when preparing this tasty Lenten dish. Servings:… Continue reading
WILLOW, Alaska — The world’s most famous sled dog race began Sunday, with mushers leaving the town of Willow in the competitive start of the… Continue reading
April is shaping up to be an abnormally hot month for the Kenai Peninsula, and area agencies are already gearing up for the looming fire… Continue reading
Carolyn Knackstedt accepted to WWAMI School of Medicine Carolyn Knackstedt has been accepted to the University of Washington WWAMI School of Medicine, a collaborative medical… Continue reading
This Fall and Winter have been out of the ordinary for Hubby and me. Our regular schedule and commitments have gone by the wayside while… Continue reading
Protein seems to be a popular buzzword these days. Advertisements for powders, bars and shakes surround us. With all this press about protein, it seems… Continue reading
Star of the North observes Lent Star of the North Lutheran Church at 216 North Forest Drive in Kenai will be holding services at 7… Continue reading
Cold and snowy winters agree with me just fine. Still, as a northern gardener, my mouth waters and my hands itch to be able to… Continue reading
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Snowshoers and snow bikers appear to be forging a relationship that could expand the reach of single-track trails during winter.While snowshoeing… Continue reading
Last week, during yet another winter meltdown on the Kenai Peninsula, I heard three stories about bears on the prowl. There was a guy in… Continue reading
As I lurch and groan through the so-called golden years, I find myself thinking more and more about dead people.When you attain a certain age,… Continue reading
Loss, grief, pain and good-byes are all a part of life. In our culture today there is little time for whiners, or weakness. We are… Continue reading
You might think a coffee-table size cookbook, replete with “simple, soulful recipes” and stories by respected author Pat Branning, enough of an enticement to make… Continue reading
On the farm in Northern Colorado and in Alaska. Our Dad was very proud to be Irish. My Mom carried the Irish tradition in our… Continue reading
Best Bet ■ The Kenai Performers present Meredith Willson’s “Music Man,” directed by Terri Zopf Schoessler and conducted by Dan Johnson. Show dates are March… Continue reading
You can’t remember what you came into the room for. That happens with disturbing frequency. Forgetting your glasses, losing your keys, it really bothers you… Continue reading
Have an old boat or outbuilding? Gemma Amorelli may offer to paint it. Not with industrial or house paint, but with spray paint. “I had… Continue reading
“Hail Caesar!”Universal Pictures1 hour, 46 minutesI’m a sucker for a Coen Brothers movie. “Raising Arizona” is one of my all-time favorite movies and “Oh Brother,… Continue reading
