Semiserious Chefs

I know, I know. You’re going to ask, “AGAIN?!” but seriously yes, I have again been inspired by ‘Chef’s Table.’ I see repeatedly the use of ingredients indigenous to the land where the foods are being prepared. I live in Alaska for crying out loud! It’s hard to find any place where that is more […]

Yesterday, I decided it was about time I added a recipe to the blog for some delicious homemade sloppy Joes. Sure, you can find sloppy Joe mix at the store, but I feel they don’t end up tasting quite as good as the kind you can make at home. Homemade sloppy Joes aren’t a dish […]

Chicken cordon bleu – an exceptional dish I must say. Chicken breasts stuffed with Swiss cheese and then more meat, before the whole concoction is breaded and darkened in butter. Dare I say it’s almost too enticing of a treat for all but the staunchest of vegetarians? I think that’s a fair statement.

In 2006 Andrew and I traveled to Kazakhstan to help with a building project for a local pastor. I loved how each family had their own large garden! There are many flavors and foods that bring me back to that trip, but one of the common flavors Tatya Valya liked to cook with was fresh […]

I’ll start by saying that this is one of my go-to recipes whenever I need to get rid of any leftover chicken. You know, the kind of chicken that’s been sitting in the fridge for a couple days, just kind of laying low, not causing much of a fuss. The kind of chicken that’s really […]

So to begin with, this blog post is going to offer two different takes on a turkey and green chili sandwich. It will feature one version from Vanessa (who came up with the idea for this sandwich), and one version from me. Now before I get started with the details of the sandwich, let me […]

I was working on a sauce to use with some canned moose meat a little while back, (something that might work well with left over pot-roast or such) and created this really tasty sauce. Although it was great with the meat I decided to go a different way with that recipe, ending up with a […]

This recipe was inspired by a can of ‘meat’ I was given. ‘Meat?’ you say. Yes, a quart jar simply labeled ‘meat.’ Now there is an explanation for this. My mother loves to can foods; jelly, vegetables, fruit, fish… and last year they decided to can some moose. It turned out GREAT! So why label […]

At last! After way too long, the Mutant Zombie sandwich recipe is finally posted. Now, I know what you’re thinking – what in the world is a Mutant Zombie sandwich? It’s nothing but a silly name, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with the sandwich, apart from the fact that it was one of […]

If you love Chinese food (I mean American style, not authentic) like I do, then you will probably find this recipe for sweet and sour chicken to be a pretty close match to what you’ll get in many Chinese takeout restaurants here in Alaska. And I assume in the lower 48 (47 if Texas secedes) […]