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Colorful Brazilian Fish Tagine is flavored with coconut milk, an assortment of sweet bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and fresh cilantro.

The global magic of fish tagine

It’s been a few years since I’ve written about tagines, which is the name for those spicy, aromatic stews of North African and the cone-shaped,… Continue reading

  • Feb 3, 2015
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food
Colorful Brazilian Fish Tagine is flavored with coconut milk, an assortment of sweet bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and fresh cilantro.

Business Briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. A Kenai Peninsula College Update with… Continue reading

Kiddi and Cricket wait "patiently" to go for an outting. The girls belong to Curt and Cathey Wallace of Soldotna.

Pet photo: Ready to go

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Kiddi and Cricket wait "patiently" to go for an outting. The girls belong to Curt and Cathey Wallace of Soldotna.

It is what it is: Living in the moment

Every now and then I’ll come across a comment or reference about a culture that doesn’t like to have photographs taken of them, because they… Continue reading

Joseph Hobbs and Abigail Zerbe

Zerbe, Hobbs marry

Abigail Zerbe and Joseph Hobbs were married Nov. 15, 2014 at Morningstar Beach, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.The bride is the daughter of Gary… Continue reading

Joseph Hobbs and Abigail Zerbe

Community News and Notes

Jessica Jenean Arrington of Sterling received a Master of Arts degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio during fall commencement exercises Friday, Dec. 12, 2014.Kassandra… Continue reading

Kenai Senior Center February Activities

What’s happening at the Kenai Senior Center for the month of February 2015 call for 283-8211 for additional information. (All activities are held at the… Continue reading

Church news

Talakai Finau to speak to Kenai Methodists Talakai Finau will bring the message on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. to the congregation of the Kenai United… Continue reading

Good news versus bad news

Hearing “Happy New Year” lately gives me so much hope for the future. With so much happening last year in world affairs, mainly radical terrorists… Continue reading

A fourteen-spotted lady beetle from Headquarters Lake, one of the species identified in samples processed by next-generation sequencing methods. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

Refuge Notebook: Futuristic method to identify insects becomes reality

Last week I actually lost sleep in excitement over receipt of our first set of “next-generation sequencing” data, our latest step in a years-long effort… Continue reading

A fourteen-spotted lady beetle from Headquarters Lake, one of the species identified in samples processed by next-generation sequencing methods. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

An Outdoor View: Trouble with gill-netters

For years, I railed against subsistence fishing in the Kenai. I dreaded that it would mean gill nets in the river. I feared that it… Continue reading

Robyn McGinnity leads her dog, Millie, and her daughter, Mia, on the family's first try at skijoring during a free clinic at Winterfest held on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Mount Spokane State Park. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Rich Landers)

Winter enthusiasts with dogs discover joys of skijoring

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Cross-country skiers are harnessing their dogs’ pent-up winter enthusiasm in a fast-growing sport that’s finding a niche in the Inland Northwest.Skijoring… Continue reading

Robyn McGinnity leads her dog, Millie, and her daughter, Mia, on the family's first try at skijoring during a free clinic at Winterfest held on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Mount Spokane State Park. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Rich Landers)
This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Reese Witherspoon in a scene from the film, "Wild." A big, bad pair of hiking boots and the bloody hurt they inflicted on Cheryl Strayed's feet were co-stars in her book "Wild," as they were for Reese Witherspoon in the popular movie adaptation that earned the actress an Oscar nomination. A newbie to thru-hiking, Strayed's story of her 1,100-mile trek has not only boosted her profile but reinforced the importance to novices of protecting and supporting their feet. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, Anne Marie Fox)

Going ‘Wild’ on your first long hike? Consider your feet

NEW YORK — A big, bad pair of hiking boots and the bloody hurt they inflicted on Cheryl Strayed’s feet were co-stars in her book… Continue reading

This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Reese Witherspoon in a scene from the film, "Wild." A big, bad pair of hiking boots and the bloody hurt they inflicted on Cheryl Strayed's feet were co-stars in her book "Wild," as they were for Reese Witherspoon in the popular movie adaptation that earned the actress an Oscar nomination. A newbie to thru-hiking, Strayed's story of her 1,100-mile trek has not only boosted her profile but reinforced the importance to novices of protecting and supporting their feet. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, Anne Marie Fox)

What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra is proud to participate in the Link Up program in conjunction with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. Students… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kaitlin Vadla looks at her paintings while talking to a reporter on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015 at The Flats Bistro in Kenai, Alaska.

Same place, whole new view

Shortly before leaving her hometown of Soldotna for an extended college study trip to New Zealand, Kaitlin Vadla injured her knee.“I couldn’t do anything outside… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kaitlin Vadla looks at her paintings while talking to a reporter on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015 at The Flats Bistro in Kenai, Alaska.
In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Kyle Gallner, left, and Bradley Cooper appear in a scene from "American Sniper." The film is based on the autobiography by Chris Kyle. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Reeling it In: ‘American Sniper’ an expertly crafted film

“American Sniper”Warner Bros.2 hours, 22 minutesClint Eastwood has certainly paid his dues as a director. He’s had hits and he’s had misses, but rarely has… Continue reading

In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Kyle Gallner, left, and Bradley Cooper appear in a scene from "American Sniper." The film is based on the autobiography by Chris Kyle. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Bookworm Sez: 'The Magician's Lie' and entertaining read

The Bookworm Sez: ‘The Magician’s Lie’ and entertaining read

Abracadabra. Now you see it.Now you don’t because a good magician knows to hide his props behind his fingers, beneath her clothes, in his pockets.… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: 'The Magician's Lie' and entertaining read

Poem: The Farmer’s Wife

The Farmer’s Wife by Norm Olson We left the plow there in the field Where Dad died that April day. We sold the horses and… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion High Mark Distillery owner Felicia Keith-Jones stands in her tasting room Jan. 19, 2015 in Sterling. High Mark Distillery was named 2014 small business of the year by the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce. Keith-Jones plans to open a second tasting room in Soldotna sometime in last February or early March.

Distillery owner sets a ‘high mark’

While 2014 was a banner year for Alaska distilleries thanks to a law change that brought back tasting rooms, High Mark Distillery owner Felicia Keith-Jones… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion High Mark Distillery owner Felicia Keith-Jones stands in her tasting room Jan. 19, 2015 in Sterling. High Mark Distillery was named 2014 small business of the year by the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce. Keith-Jones plans to open a second tasting room in Soldotna sometime in last February or early March.
Southwestern Cornbread Layered Salad brims over with fresh flavor and vibrant color. For fun, the salad may be eaten from baked tortilla "bowls."

Enjoy a taste of the Southwest on Super Bowl Sunday

The Seahawks and Patriots will square off in Super Bowl XLIX this coming Sunday in Phoenix. If you’re not already set on what kind of… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2015
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food
Southwestern Cornbread Layered Salad brims over with fresh flavor and vibrant color. For fun, the salad may be eaten from baked tortilla "bowls."