Plan a special Valentine’s Day with a loved one. Treat yourself, spend some quality time with a friend, or get to know someone new during an active Anchorage day out. Whether you’re looking for romantic inspiration or platonic plans, Anchorage always delivers. Here are a few of our favorite…
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Wild berries abound in Anchorage. Look for tart crimson cranberries, plump bright blueberries, juicy raspberries, cloudberries, currants, salmonberries, and more — they flourish on Chugach mountainsides, in overgrown city parks, and along winding trails at the edges of the city. A subsistence staple…
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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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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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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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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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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 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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Craving local cuisine? Anchorage restaurants serve delicious dishes of all flavors, and you don’t need to go far to find what you’re looking for: A wide variety of Anchorage eateries offer options for take-out and delivery, too. Find nearby restaurants by browsing the map below…
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There’s something in the water, and brewers love it. Anchorage’s glacial water flows to taps all over the city, and local brewers know it makes the best starting ingredient for brews from pilsners to porters and everything in between. Anchorage’s brew scene traces back to the mid ‘90s, and the last…
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