Panko Halibut with Cucumber Avocado Relish and Spicy Mayo Sauce Recipe by Lindsey VanTassel | Frontier Pantry A clean kitchen, a full pantry, and a free evening is a wonderful trifecta. A combination that while rare should immediately be taken advantage of by the experimental cook. On an evening such as this, with music blaring […]
A Taste of Thai & Alaska: Easy Coconut Salmon Thai Soup
Easy Coconut Salmon Thai Soup A Delicious and Easy Taste of Thai with Smoked Alaskan Salmon Recipe and Photography by The Alaska Life Intricate recipes don’t always interest to me. Tasty food is a must, but the hunger pangs caused by a long delay between start to finish overshadow my ability to follow fine-tuned and […]
A Popular Fresh Fish Recipe – Alaskan Ceviche
How to Make Delicious Alaskan Ceviche By: Michael Rogers I’m not much of a “foodie,” though, I like good food and I’ve got a couple of dishes that I can do flat out great … but for the most part, food is fuel. If it tastes good and is served at the appropriate temperature then […]
10 Reasons You’ll Love Discovering Alaska’s Emerald Isle Of Kodiak
The Emerald Isle – Kodiak, Alaska By: Courtney Dowd-Stanley Out of the roughly 2,670 named islands in the Last Frontier, Kodiak takes the cake when it comes to size. It’s the largest island in Alaska (3,595.09 square miles), and the second largest in the United States, falling just behind the Big Island of Hawaii. Home […]
TAL’s Top 9 Tasty Salmon Recipes
A Tasty Collection of Salmon Recipes If you have not noticed, we here at The Alaska Life have a pretty diverse collection of original salmon recipes. It’s the perfect time to break the mold and try something new with all of the fresh fish flowing upstream in our local rivers and creeks. Our list of […]
Three Alaska Perennial Treasures
Three Alaska Perennial Treasures That’ll Become Your Favorites Article and photos by Wendy Wesser While shopping for plants one day, I noticed a wild geranium labeled as a trollius. A couple days after that, at another nursery, I saw that an orange Siberian trollius was marked at the same price as a yellow European trollius […]
15 Surefire Ways To Soak Up Every Ounce Of Alaska’s Epic Midnight Sun
Fun Under The Midnight Sun By: Courtney Dowd-Stanley The season of Alaska’s glorious midnight sun is officially upon us, and we are just getting started soaking up all those luscious UV rays. With summer solstice fast approaching on June 20th (marking the longest day of the year), we felt it incredibly important to remind locals and […]
The Alaska Life’s Ultimate 2017 Summer Festival Guide
2017 Summer Festival Season By: Courtney Dowd-Stanley It’s Alaska summer festival season and that means it’s time to let your hair down, dance to live jams, eat good grub, shop, get artsy, sip brews, and play all day beneath the midnight sun. No matter where you are in the Last Frontier, there is a summer […]
Delicious Frosted Rhubarb Squares
Frosted Rhubarb Squares A delicious Alaskan dessert By Lindsey VanTassel and Judy Beatty Many great recipes can be found in the cookbooks of our mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and close friends. These family recipes are tasty treasures shared from generation to generation. They have been tried true and inserted into the family heritage. This […]
This Historic Abandoned Alaska Road Trip Will Transport You Back In Time
Historic Abandoned Alaska Places By: Courtney Dowd-Stanley This historic abandoned Alaska places road trip is guaranteed to take you back in time. When you combine the scenic beauty found on the Last Frontier’s limited road system, with some of the state’s most influential moments in time, you get this brilliant expedition that will lead you […]
23 Reasons Why You’ll Never Regret Marrying An Alaskan
Marrying An Alaskan – The Best Decision Of Your Life By: Courtney Dowd-Stanley Marrying an Alaskan means you’re not going to get your everyday average cup o’ Joe. No, no – it’s so much more than that. It’s like the best cup of coffee you’ve ever had, but never knew existed. Not even in your […]
14 Natural Alaska Hot Springs That Will Completely Relax You
Alaska Hot Springs – Relax & Unwind In Nature By: Courtney Dowd-Stanley Alaska hot springs are perhaps more plentiful than you might expect. From the Interior all the way down to Southeast Alaska, with many stops in between, locals and visitors have lots of options to choose from when seeking a relaxing natural hot spring […]
