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Shredded chicken and vegetables are topped with a butter crust in this classic chicken pot pie. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A meal for when you need a hug

This classic chicken pot pie is mild and comforting

This date and walnut bread is sweet, dense and fragrant with spices. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Serving up walnuts, dates and a little courage

My new job will not be an easy one.

Vanilla pound cake, fruits and pretzels are prepped for a fondue celebration. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Celebrating grandpa with fond memories and fondue

Sweet and dense vanilla pound cake is perfect for this dish

Volunteers work the fermentation station at the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival at Soldotna Creek Park on Sept. 14, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Harvest Moon Local Food Festival returns Saturday

The event will feature live music, cooking demonstrations, educational talks, food trucks, guided edible walks, a pie-baking contest…

Slow spaghetti sauce and turkey meatballs are loaded with enough cheese and herbs to change your mind about ground turkey. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Slow and savory

Spaghetti sauce and meatballs fill a quiet afternoon

These cheesy crackers are easy to make at home and come without the dyes or preservatives of a store-bought brand. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Never too old for cheesy crackers

This week I said goodbye to his babyhood and took him to his first day of preschool

Honeyberry pie is made with freshly picked fruit from local orchard. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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The spoils of summer

Honeyberry pie is made with freshly picked fruit from local orchard

This homemade bar of shortbread, caramel and chocolate mimics a brandname candy bar for a luxurious at-home treat. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Candy bar for a millionaire

Make this familiar treat at home for a luxurious dessert

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion Fresh ripe peaches are wrapped in a buttery crust in this peach galette recipe.

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Perfect peach galette for a special summer tradition

For one week every summer, my in-laws host all their children and their spouses and all seven grandchildren

A grazing board, also known as a charcuterie board, is prepared Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Grazing board rules

Charcuterie boards are all the rage in the wedding scene right now

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion Rhubarb is preserved in jars.

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Capturing the taste of home

Canning preserves local rhubarb’s vibrant flavors

James Wardlow shows off a salmon filet ready to be hung and dried during a smoked salmon demonstration, part of Fish Week 2023, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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To fillet a fish

Youth workshop showcases ways of preparing salmon

JJamppong. (Photo by Tressa Dale)

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Spice up seafood with jjamppong

I have recently formed an uneasy truce with the spider who lives in my laundry room. I always…