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Recipe: Beer-Battered Alaska Halibut

Serves 6 | Ready in 45 minutes Best when served with chips made from Alaska Yukon Gold potatoes and coleslaw from giant Alaska cabbages. Ingredients 1 (12oz) bottle of beer – Alaskan Pale Ale 1 cup flour 1 egg 1 tsp baking soda 1⁄2 tbsp mustard 3⁄4 tsp salt 1⁄2 tsp pepper 1 1⁄2 lbs halibut fillets…

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Recipe: Salmon Cakes

Serves 10-12 | Ready in 2 hours Ingredients 3 cups cooked and flaked salmon, bones removed 2 cups shredded hash browns 1 cup diced onion 1 cup any colored pepper, diced (not green pepper) 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced 1 tbsp spicy brown mustard 1 egg, beaten 1⁄3 to…

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Recipe: Reindeer Sausage Chili

Serves 8 | Ready in 3-4 hours Ingredients 1 lb lean ground beef, browned and drained 12 oz spicy reindeer sausage ring (fully cooked) 1 can (15.5 oz) kidney beans (drained) 1 can (14.5 oz) tomato sauce 1 can (14.5 oz) whole tomatoes, crushed 1 packet chili seasoning (your favorite brand) 1⁄2 cup…

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Recipes for Enjoying a Taste of Alaska at Home

Alaska is a big state filled with big flavors — sweet, savory, and everything in between. Plump, bright blueberries and crisp, tart rhubarb are baked into light, flavorful muffins and crumbly coffeecakes. Zesty reindeer sausage adds spice to hearty bowls of chili, and fresh wild salmon and halibut…

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Recipe: Alyeska Blueberry Muffins

Serves 8 | Ready in 30 minutes Ingredients Muffins 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour 3⁄4 cup white sugar 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 2 tsp baking powder 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 1⁄3 cup milk 1 cup fresh Alaska High Bush Blueberries a pinch of cinnamon (optional) Crumb Topping 1⁄2 cup white sugar 1⁄3 cup…

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Recipe: Rhubarb Crumb Coffeecake

Recipe by Cindi DeClue Serves 16 | Ready in 1 hour 15 minutes Ingredients Coffeecake 2 cups flour 2 tsp cinnamon 1⁄4 tsp nutmeg 4 cups chopped rhubarb 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar 1⁄2 cup butter, softened 2 eggs 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp vanilla Crumb Topping 1 cup flour 1⁄2 cup…

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How to Make a Virtual Visit to Anchorage

If travel plans are temporarily paused, consider a virtual visit to Anchorage: Here are a few livestreamed or interactive looks at some of Anchorage’s most iconic angles and institutions. Town Square Park: Transport yourself to the heart of downtown via this livestream view of Town Square Park…

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An Alaska Reading List

Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are. Whether planning a future visit to Anchorage, reliving past Alaska travels, or just looking for a diversion, here are a few titles of the north to fill shelf and screen. Old-School Alaska Lit "Travels in Alaska" / John Muir “To…

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3 Safety Tips for a Visit to Anchorage

Alaska is a place unlike anywhere else in the world, and making the most out of a trip to Anchorage means following a few specific safety precautions. If you’re new to the city or returning after an extended absence, knowing these tips and tricks will help keep you on the right trail – no matter…

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