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Arctic Fusion: Carpaccio di Pesce
Several years ago, Rose and I had carpaccio di pesce for the first time in Hawaii with ahi (tuna). We instantly fell in love with it and returned home determined to recreate something similar with salmon. It may be even better! With salmon you first need to pull any remaining bones out with needle-nosed pliers. Also, you can get a special hammer to make thin slices thinner, but you don’t need it. This dish is amazingly good — enjoy!
Arctic Anticuchos
We all know that Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer has a big heart, but few have taken this realization deep into Rudolph Recipes territory. That big heart, straight from the Arctic, makes terrific anticuchos.
The Rudolph Recipes
Christmas has once again passed, and so it is a good time to remind everyone that, with planning, Rudolph and his friends can be enjoyed year-round. I’ll post a series of recipes that feature many of the ways we have found to take delight in our friend the caribou. First up is…
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The Festive Light Snarl
The holidays crept up on us with remarkable speed*. And so here we are already at Winter’s Solstice without having engaged in any of the requisite holiday action. It’s an important day in the Far North, because of course it’s the shortest of the year and day lengths will quickly increase — a very welcome change when we’re at 3 hours and 41 minutes of possible sunlight today.
Anyway, neither Rose nor I were feeling compelled to decorate for Christmas, and she had the brilliant suggestion of a “Festive Light Snarl,” which we were able to implement in about one minute.
The Festive Light Snarl
Happy holidays!
*Well, the pace was probably the same as usual, but it sure seemed faster (said the deer in the headlights).