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Feb 21st, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Featured, Fish, Hunting & Fishing Stories
After half a decade of sporadic search, I have finally caught myself a legal sturgeon. It is not my first. That first fish showed me why sturgeon are so sought after. This one showed me humility.
Tags: Hunting and Fishing Stories, sturgeon, wild food Posted in Featured, Fish, Hunting & Fishing Stories |
15 comments
Feb 15th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Northern European, Recipe, Venison, Wild Game
This was one of the first venison recipes I ever made, and it’s still one of the best, as the flavors of gin, juniper and venison are meant for each other.
Tags: easy recipes, venison recipes, wild food, Wild Game Posted in Northern European, Recipe, Venison, Wild Game |
15 comments
Feb 13th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Fish, Foraging, Northern European, Recipe
Even though NorCal has not had a rough winter, I am longing for the green of spring. And this nettle soup was exactly what I needed right now.
Tags: fish recipes, Foraging, German and Scandinavian Recipes, nettles, soups, wild food Posted in Fish, Foraging, Northern European, Recipe |
4 comments
Feb 9th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Charcuterie, Greek, Pheasant, Grouse, Quail, Recipe, Wild Game
The Greek way to preserve quail is a cousin to confit, and results in a tender, silky bird that is spectacular served with pickles, bread and ouzo.
Tags: greek recipes, preserved foods, quail, wild food, Wild Game Posted in Charcuterie, Greek, Pheasant, Grouse, Quail, Recipe, Wild Game |
7 comments
Feb 6th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Foraging, Italian, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Recipe
It’s nettle season here in Northern California, and as I am on a pasta jag lately, I thought I would make pasta dough with stinging nettles. Seemed like the right thing to do.
Tags: italian recipes, nettles, pasta recipes Posted in Foraging, Italian, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Recipe |
19 comments
Feb 5th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Charcuterie, Culinary Experiments, Ducks and Geese, Northern European, Recipe, Wild Game
I didn’t set out to make a wild duck hot dog. All I wanted to do was make an all-duck sausage, and that means you need to emulsify it, like a hot dog. Who knew my spice mix was the secret of hot dogs?
Tags: Charcuterie, ducks, geese, sausages, smoked foods, Wild Game Posted in Charcuterie, Culinary Experiments, Ducks and Geese, Northern European, Recipe, Wild Game |
10 comments
Feb 1st, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Foraging, Mushrooms, Recipe
When a passerby asked recently if I’d found any chanterelles, I casually told him no, even though my pack was full of them. Hiding your secret spots is all part of living off the wild.
Tags: chanterelles, essays, mushrooms, pasta recipes, squashes and pumpkins Posted in Foraging, Mushrooms, Recipe |
12 comments
Jan 30th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Fish, Italian, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Recipe
We’re in the thick of our Dungeness crab season here in California, and crab risotto is one of my favorite things to do with them.
Tags: crab, fish recipes, gluten free, italian recipes, risotto, wild food Posted in Fish, Italian, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Recipe |
9 comments
Jan 27th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Northern European, Recipe, Wild Game
Who doesn’t love meatballs? Konigsberger klopse is a classic German meatball recipe that historically uses veal, beef or pork. I made them with wild boar.
Tags: German and Scandinavian Recipes, meatballs, wild boar, Wild Game Posted in Northern European, Recipe, Wild Game |
14 comments
