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The Last Frontier, Alaska is home to stunning natural beauty and an abundance of wildlife. The first inhabitants of Alaska crossed the land bridge (today, the Bering Strait) from Asia many thousands of years ago in pursuit of herds of game. Russian hunters and trappers arrived in the 1700s. They introduced hearty vegetables into their gardens like cabbage, potatoes, and turnips. Gold was discovered in the Klondike in the 1890s. Ships steamed up from the Lower 48, supplying hungry prospectors with flour and sourdough starter for biscuits and pancakes, beans, bacon, canned milk, and other basics. Ingenuity could help relieve the monotony: Prospectors made sweet syrup out of flowers; they turned berries into ketchup, and used the eggs of seagulls. Many prospectors ate the local salmon, caribou, bear, and moose meat. The diet of modern-day Alaskans, particularly those in larger communities like Juneau and Anchorage, does not vary much from the rest of the country. Still, Alaskan treasures like salmon, halibut, venison, berries, and rhubarb lead the local fare. Today, upwards of 90 percent of the wild salmon eaten in America is pulled from Alaskan waters.
 

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Home Town: North Pole, Alaska, USA
Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Athenarose 

Cooking Level: Expert
Home Town: Mesa, Arizona, USA
Living In: Kodiak, Alaska, USA
About me: I am a mother of two, a three year old girl and a 6 month old boy. My husband is in the USCG and we are currently stationed in Kodiak. I started cooking for my family really young…
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lorngoody 

Cooking Level: Beginning
Home Town: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Living In: Topeka, Kansas, USA
About me: I'm a sophomore at Washburn University, but am planning to transfer to the University of Kansas in the fall of 2010.

Elizzie 

Cooking Level: Intermediate
Living In: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
About me: I am 14-years-old, I've been cooking/baking since I was 5. I love to make up my own recipes, tweak other peoples recipes, and put weird stuff in in the food I make that my family …
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Mile-High Fudge Brownie Pie

Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2009 by K_Palm 
I loved that the pie crust was made out of the brownie. I used fat-free pudding, fat-free milk and fat-free cool whip.
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Pretty Layered Salad

Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2009 by K_Palm 
I loved this. The vinaigrette was really good. I added tomatoes, extra hard-boiled eggs and extra bell pepper. (I only made 4 servings bc there were only 2 people eating it, but didn't want to waste the bell pepper.)
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Baked Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Style

Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2009 by K_Palm 
Really good. I added some crushed red pepper flakes and spinach. I omitted the olives bc I can't stand them. My bf wasn't fond of the squash because it is crunchy, but he loved the sauce. It was a beautiful presentation. The sauce didn't make enough for the amount of squash so I put half of the squash in a container for future use. In the future I will double the amount of sauce.
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