I smiled guiltily, red dripping down from my lips like blood, as my step mom asked me if I had gathered enough raspberries to make gateau. A nearly empty bucket I had abandoned sat at the end of the raspberry bushes. I was sent back to fulfill my chore. A power play between bucket and…
Author: Victoria Petersen
Spenardian by Blood. Petersen is an internationally-published journalist who writes about all things Alaska. Petersen is the copy editor for The Northern Light newspaper, and a Spenard dweller. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Spenardian. You'll most often find her eating peleminis at Writer's Block Cafe while writing a story.
Grandma Sylvia’s Alaskan blueberry crumble
Published on both The Northern Light – http://www.thenorthernlight.org/grandmas-alaskan-blueberry-crumble/ Juliaomalley.media – https://juliaomalley.media/2016/04/12/city-kitchen-a-spenardian-grandmas-blueberry-crumble/ My grandmother, Sylvia Butcher, a true Spenardian and Alaskan in her own right, has been living in Alaska since the early 1960s. She met my grandfather, who grew up in Anchorage after his parents homesteaded here in 1943, in California and they started a life together…
College Cookbook: Aphrodisiac Alaskana
For The Northern Light http://www.thenorthernlight.org/for-the-love-of-food-aphrodisiac-alaskana/ It seems like the last thing college kids need is a list of foods that will make them horny. Aren’t our hormones rampant enough already? The desire for sex is evident across all cultures spanning over thousands of years; as has the desire to find the perfect potion to get…
Sasha’s Super Simple Savory Salmon
Close to the heart, and most importantly the mouth, of all Alaskans is the salmon. A keystone species in our state the salmon can be baked, grilled, smoked and canned in all sorts of ways. For a simple and delicious preparation, my friend, and geology student, Sasha Peterson bakes the salmon with just two other ingredients….
Veronica’s serves up world-famous soups and Alaska history
On the bluff of Old Town Kenai sits Veronica’s. Known for their world famous soups, Veronica’s offers the hungry passerby delicious sandwiches, wraps, quiches, desserts, and a full espresso bar. Open all year, the summertime offers patrons the possibility to sit outside in the shadow of two historic Russian-Orthodox churches. Directly across the street is…
