Author Archives: Ann
Springtime Treats Kodiak is still clinging to winter with just a few dandelions open on isolated warm slopes. The fiddleheads are at least 2 weeks away from poking up but I list this recipe here for the rest of you who are well into spring. Pick fiddlehead ferns while they are tightly rolled up just … Continue reading
Canned Wild Salmon with Lentils or in Patties
Canned Salmon with Lentil Salad In Alaska’s winter and spring, far from the fresh salmon runs of summer, I rely upon canned wild salmon for our meals. Bob Sullivan, a friend from Chicago, recommended adding ALASKAN WILD SALMON to the Best Lentil Salad ever from MY NEW ROOTS by Denmark’s Sarah Britton, http://mynewroots.org. We process … Continue reading
Remodel Wild Salmon Kitchen (town side)
Remodel??….NO WAY! I didn’t intend to ever to go through the mess and upheaval even through I sometimes dreamed of a gas stove top and a more spirited, modern kitchen. But these dreams demanded a concrete plan when structural issues from long ago caused us to go through just such a remodel. We had hired … Continue reading
Big Fish, Small Neice
A 77 pound halbut almost dwarfs our 22 year old neice, 5 foot 1 inch Paulina Barker. This is a lot of fish. Only a small portion of a fish this big makes it to our table right away. Most is frozen. Once frozen, all fish becomes dryer and less moist. Making halibut patties from frozen … Continue reading
Masculine Gift of Bacon and Chocolate
Birthdays and other gift giving occasions are sometimes difficult at fish camp without nearby stores and shops. So my gift giving demands creativity. Add into this that the recipient is a man and it becomes almost impossible. What to give a son-in-law for his birthday? I do try to think ahead. Last spring, I found my … Continue reading
Trying to Eat Jellyfish, the Alaskan Way
What is there about our fish camp that leads me to experiment with all kinds of different foods, like now, as I turn my attention to jelly fish? This fish camp is centered upon the kitchen. Warm bread beckons, pot lids are lifted, cookie jar is tested. Cooking several times a day for 7 people, I utilize … Continue reading
Cooking with Wild Sitka Rose Petals
This is the time of year for Rose Petal Syrup poured over Peaches, Rose Vinaigrette sprinkled on Green Salad, Candied Rose Petal garnish on ice cream, and Wild Rose Petal Jelly stored for gifts. Untamed cousin of the tea rose, my rose bushes stand wild, loose, and raggedy along … Continue reading
Making a Kodiak Bear Plaster Claw
Off the Grid – Not Primitive, Not Simple
In our first Olga Bay cabin, life was simple but labor intensive. We had arrived with 2 children in diapers to a one room cabin ninety miles from the nearest grid. There was no running water, no electricity, no indoor plumbing, no communication. The single tiny heating stove held an even tinier oven which couldn’t … Continue reading
Morning Bannock or Deep Fried Bread
Night never really comes during this part of the summer on Kodiak Island BUT even though night is twilight, it is dreary and cold at 5 A.M.. Our area starts commercial fishing at 6 AM so I light the propane lights and the oil stove for warmth and have hot water for tea ready for when … Continue reading
