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Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion This chili uses ground turkey, light and dark red kidney beans, and plenty of cumin and ground chili.

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Hearty chili to lighten the heart

This chili uses ground turkey, light and dark red kidney beans, and plenty of cumin and ground chili.

Photo courtesy of Ken Moore Poopdeck Platt, in about 1968, does a little winter target shooting.

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Poopdeck: Nearly a century of adventure — Part 6

Poopdeck Platt was nearly 80 when he decided to retire from commercial fishing.

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Homer happenings from years past

After Red Cleaver, in 1959, helped Poopdeck Platt add 30 inches to the stern of his fishing vessel, the Bernice M, Platt took his boat out onto the waters of Kachemak Bay. (Photo courtesy of Ken Moore)

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Poopdeck: Nearly a century of adventure — Part 5

Clarence Hiram “Poopdeck” Platt had already experienced two bad years in a row, when misfortune struck again in…

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Quick bread for every meal

This foolproof soda bread is a recipe that’s great for breakfast.

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Beef empanadas are served with mixed greens and corn. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Empanadas for the inquisitive

These savory beef empanadas are filling and flavorful, perfect fuel for a growing mind.

As his wife Bernice looks on, 43-year-old Clarence Hiram “Poopdeck” Platt poses atop a road sign welcoming him to Alaska. This 1947 photograph from the Huebsch Family Collection memorializes Platt’s first trip to Alaska, which became his home for the next 53 years.

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Poopdeck: Nearly a century of adventure — Part 4

In 1947, their correspondence led to wedding bells, and the magazine subscription led them to make a new…

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Unhinged Alaska: Winter ya gotta be kidding me

This “winter” has been an anomaly to say the least.

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Ben Whishaw voices Paddington in "Paddington in Peru." (Promotional image courtesy Sony Pictures)

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Paddington returns with Peruvian quest

When I talk about how good the “Paddington” films are, there are people in my life who think…

Creamy pasta is served with smoked salmon and Parmesan. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A dish for the mourning

Smoked salmon fettuccine served in a time of grief.

Poopdeck Platt, in western Montana circa 1946, packs out a deer after a successful day of hunting. (Photo courtesy of the Huebsch Family Collection)

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Poopdeck: Nearly a century of adventure — Part 3

“For a while,” said Poopdeck, “we were eating guinea pigs.”