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Dried corn also can be seen with pumpkins all over Wisconsin at roadside stands, as seen here in this photo taken on Oct. 14, 2019. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Wisconsin visit inspires Dutch baby ham-and-cheese recipe

As you are enjoying this week’s edition of the Homer News, I am in Wisconsin surrounded by autumn’s…

Fresh Homer-grown apples are the main ingredient for Teri Robl’s French Apple Cake recipe, seen here in her kitchen on Oct. 1, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Fresh Homer apples inspire fall recipes

The autumn season is all about apples and pumpkins, golden falling leaves and football. I love this time…

Tomato Risotto takes time to make, but the preparation can be therapeutic. The ingredients include fresh tomatoes grown in a Homer high tunnel, as seen here in Teri Robl’s kitchen in this photo taken on Sept. 17, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Mais oui — Get a taste of France with grated carrot salad

It’s the season of harvest and a bit more time available to enjoy it. The garden is done,…

Kachemak Cuisine: Meat stew makes good camp meal

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Kachemak Cuisine: Meat stew makes good camp meal

Happy September! Thank goodness the evenings are cooler and the sun actually sets, providing dreamy darkness for much…

Kachemak Cuisine: Unusual hot days call for cool treat like Raspberry Swamp Pie

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Kachemak Cuisine: Unusual hot days call for cool treat like Raspberry Swamp Pie

We are nearing the end of the warmest summer I’ve ever experienced living in Alaska, thank goodness. The…

Kachemak Cuisine: Enjoy a light meal with summer salad

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Kachemak Cuisine: Enjoy a light meal with summer salad

I never would have guessed I would want it to rain as badly as I did while living…

Stir Fry Bok Choy makes a good side dish for salmon patties, as seen here July 7, 2019, in Teri Robl’s Homer, Alaska, kitchen. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Salmon patties make the perfect Alaska summer dish

Summer in Alaska is synonymous with salmon, and in July, sockeye salmon are as popular, plentiful and just…

Corn in this recipe of roasted halibut with corn chardonnay butter sauce complements the taste of halibut, as prepared here on June 25, 2019, in Teri Robl’s kitchen in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Full grandeur of summer means time for halibut

Alaska summer is in full grandeur on the Kenai Peninsula and the weather couldn’t be any more perfect.…

Some assembly is required: The ingredients for Teri Robl’s version of Cocount Miso Seafood Curry include fresh shrimp and halibut, as seen here in her Homer, Alaska, kitchen on June 10, 2019. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Miso gives hit of umami to seafood curry

The gorgeous weather we’ve been enjoying makes me feel like this is going to be a wonderful summer.…

Prince William Sound Spot Shrimp with Champagne Ginger Butter Sauce is the perfect recipe to start off the traditional start of summer, as seen here in Teri Robl’s kitchen on May 28, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Try spot shrimp for ‘sun-official’ start of summer

Memorial Day signals the “sun-official” start of summer and regardless of the weather, it’s time to get outdoors.…

With rhubarb now growing, Teri Robl’s rhubarb almond cake makes good use of the Alaska early-spring staple, as seen here in this photo of the cake taken in her Homer, Alaska, kitchen on May 12, 2019. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Rhubarb season a reason to make tasty treats

It’s rhubarb season. Dark green crinkled leaves on the plants give way to short red and green stalks…

Kachemak Cuisine: Crispy chicken thighs just the trick

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Kachemak Cuisine: Crispy chicken thighs just the trick

Each year my dear friends leave the slush, cold and gray of Homer in March and spend spring…

Blitz Torte makes a perfect Easter dessert, as seen in the recipe made by Teri Robl in her Homer, Alaska, kitchen on April 16, 2019. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Easter is a time to make special desserts

Easter is Sunday. The first Easter the Other Fisherman and I celebrated as a married couple, we had…