Marguerita

Humpy Burgers

July 9, 2012 by Marguerita

We’ve been talking about doing this for a long time: grinding up pink salmon and making burgers. It took waiting for some pinks to come in, and be caught, but we finally got one and today was the big day. Tom used his Kitchen Aid to grind the fish, after slicing out the bones, and then he fried the patties in olive oil. Trident Seafoods does this and Costco sells them, so we figured that they must be onto something.

Pink Salmon Burger

They are!

These were awesome! Tom, Marguerita and DJ each ate one, fresh (well, the salmon had been in the fridge for a day) and we LOVED them!

Marguerita had hers plain, DJ went all out with bread, lettuce, catsup and mustard and Tom started out with a plain burger and then added Monteray Jack cheese. What a great meal, we can’t wait to try this again.

Salmon Wars – A Video Documentary

June 9, 2012 by Marguerita

It looks like we in southcentral Alaska are not alone in our issues with the “business” of aquaculture and its harmful effects on native, natural, wild salmon and other stocks. For more information, visit the site of the video documentary Salmon Wars or the site of the producer, Silver Donald Cameron, The Green Interview.

Thanks to Dave Clark for posting this on Google+

Perry Nathan Buchanan

January 12, 2012 by Marguerita

Perry N. Buchanan

Until we meet again…

I am sad to say that we’ve lost the Buchanan patriarch. Born in Roseberry, Idaho, May 28, 1929, Perry left us on January 8, 2012.

Perry moved to Alaska with his brother Gene in 1951. He met Lettie Lavern Fox (Dolly) in Seldovia in 1953 and they were married on January 2, 1955. They had three children, Cathy, Steve and Tom.

Perry worked longshoring and in a lumber mill in Seward from 1951 to 1965 when he joined the Alaska Marine Highway, working on the brand new M/V Tustumena from 1965 to 1988. Perry loved fishing and he commercial fished for salmon in Lower Cook Inlet from 1967 to 2000 with his sons Steve and Tom. When he retired Perry greatly enjoyed wintering in Arizona, enjoying the sun and the warmth with his wife, and summering in Alaska on the family property at mile 7 of the Seward Highway.

Perry leaves his wife Lettie; daughter Cathy and son-in-law Richard Johnson and their children Catherine and Richard Jr. (Ricky) and four great grandchildren; son Perry (Steve) and daughter-in-law Janet and their four children, Nathan, Michelle, Andrew and Jeffrey; Tom and his children Thomas and Melissa.

Perry’s ashes will be spread in Seward in the summer of 2012, with a private family ceremony, according to his wishes.

Warm winds and smooth seas Perry, you are dearly missed.