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This meaty sauce is savory and herbaceous and is well worth the four hours of simmer time. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mom’s spaghetti

Hearty pasta brings back memories of youth

Lemon juice and powder sugar make the sweet topping for this luscious lemon cake. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sun shines through summertime lemon cake

I can see green summer just ahead

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The Tickled Pear staff fill orders during their grand opening in their new permanent location on Friday, May 5,. Owner Ashley Steiner is pictured second from left.

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The Tickled Pear opens new permanent location

The Tickled Pear, which Homerites may have seen around the Spit in its food truck form, celebrated its…

2023 Taste of Homer event logo. (Promotional image)

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Taste of Homer kicks off this weekend

The nine-day “gastronomic journey” begins Saturday and will run through Sunday, May 21

This meat lasagna includes layers of sausage, ricotta, bechamel and spinach. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Lasagna you can eat all week

Crockpot meals always miss the mark, and there’s only so many times I’m willing to feed my family…

North African Shakshuka is a rich and vibrant dish and great way to use up eggs. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bringing some chaos to the kitchen

North African Shakshuka is a rich and vibrant way to use up some eggs

White chocolate cranberry cake is served with fresh cranberries. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hard-to-ruin cranberry cake

This white chocolate cranberry cake is easy to make and hard to ruin — perfect for my students…

Alaska-style spanakopita includes salmon with the traditional spinach and feta. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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On the Strawberry Patch: Spanakopita — Alaska style

I have been deep cleaning, organizing, rearranging and generally revitalizing our home these last couple weeks

Chocolate cake is topped with white chocolate cream cheese frosting. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A cake topped with love (and white chocolate cream cheese)

He loved the frosting so much he said he never wants anything else on his cake

Tofu, spinach, fried egg, carrots, mushrooms and sprouts are served on rice in this Korean Bibimbap recipe. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A Korean dish with a little bit of everything

Bibimbap is a delicious, nutrition-packed meal with all the quintessential elements

Baklava. (Photo by Tressa Dale)

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Accidental baklava

A while back, someone accidentally grabbed three boxes of phyllo dough instead of the puff pastry they were…

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Ground Beef Bulkogi with sticky rice and noodles make a hearty Korean meal.

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On the strawberry patch: Comfort food with grandma

Ground Beef Bulkogi makes for an approachable introduction to Korean cuisine

Puff pastry desserts are sprinkled with sugar. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Puff pastry made simple

I often shop at thrift stores. Mostly for cost, but also out of laziness — I want to…