KIYO MARSH & LAURA COOPER, THE FISHES AND DISHES COOKBOOK: SEAFOOD RECIPES & SALTY STORIES FROM ALASKA'S COMMERICAL FISHERWOMEN
- Street:
- Co-op Connection Building
- Additional:
- 1200 N. Forest Street (corner of E. Chestnut and N. Forest)
- City:
- Bellingham ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98225
- Country:
- United States
COOKING DEMO & READING co-sponsored by Community Food Co-op
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Sisters Kiyo and Tomi Marsh were fishing in the Bering Sea on Tomi’s 78-foot commercial fishing boat, the Savage, when they dreamed up the idea of publishing a cookbook combining seafood recipes and personal stories from other fisherwomen they had met and worked with in Alaska.
Tomi, who lives in Ketchikan where the Savage is based, owns and skippers the vessel. Her sister, Kiyo, who now lives in Seattle, ran the deck and galley. Between fishing openings they both turned out creative, mouth-watering dishes taking advantage of the bounty of seafood available to them. Laura Cooper of Seattle, a friend and former fisherwoman, brought her own illustrations and a philosophy that stresses the importance of seafood sustainability to the project and what began as a joke about “cooking in the ditch”—the trough of the wave—became The Fishes & Dishes Cookbook.
In addition to sharing 80 mouthwatering recipes, the book describes the adventurous lives of women who work in America’s most dangerous industry. They relate many funny and harrowing stories, from the travails of running their own boats, to the danger of working on deck in the Bering Sea. These women have been involved in most of the Alaskan fisheries, from the king crab and opilio fisheries of “Deadliest Catch” fame, to long lining black cod and halibut in the Gulf of Alaska, to tendering salmon in Western and Southeastern Alaska.
Also included are tips for cleaning, preserving, and preparing fish, recommendations about how to pair wine with seafood, a glossary of commercial fishing terms, an explanation of fishing methods, onboard fashion tips, and information about sustainability.
At the event, Kiyo Marsh and Laura Cooper will demonstrate how to prepare their Jade Dumplings, a tasty and addictive salmon appetizer. They'll also share fishing stories and poems from their new book.
KIYO MARSH worked for five years as a boat cook and deckhand on the F/V Savage, crabbing in the Bering Sea as well as long-lining and tendering in Southeast Alaska. She is an avid cook, artist, and world traveler who lives in Seattle, Washington.
LAURA COOPER worked as a boat cook and deck hand long-lining and tendering in western Alaska. She became interested in the challenges of managing renewable resources sustainably and went on to work for the World Wildlife Fund International’s Global Oceans and Arctic Programs. Currently she is a collage artist and lives in Seattle.
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