Pickled Artichokes
Apr 18th, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: pickles, Recipe, The GardenWe’re in high season for artichokes, and when life gives you too many artichokes – especially the baby ones – this is how you preserve them for the summer.
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Cheek by Jowl
Apr 13th, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Recipe, Wild GameThank Holly for the name of this dish: Cheek by Jowl. Braised wild boar cheek served with fresh spring veggies, a saffron cream sauce, and crispy pork jowl.
Clam Cakes Block Island
Apr 11th, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Fish, RecipeClam cakes? Yep, they’re a Rhode Island tradition. I eat them every time I go to Block Island. Think clam beignet, or a clam donut hole. They are sinfully good.
Chasing the Clam
Apr 10th, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Fish, Foraging, Hunting & Fishing StoriesI have dug clams my whole life. But nothing prepared me for the thrill of clamming for Pacific horseneck and butter clams. This wasn’t foraging, this was hunting. And I love it.
Barbecued Wild Turkey
Apr 8th, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Hunting & Fishing Stories, Recipe, Wild GameSometimes a plan just comes together. After the world’s shortest turkey hunt, I had so much time left over I dressed and barbecued the bird all in one day!
Sorrel Soup, French Style
Apr 4th, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: French, Recipe, The GardenI’ve grown sorrel in my backyard for years. How is it I never made sorrel soup? Time to rectify that.
Edible Amanitas: Vernicoccora
Apr 1st, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Culinary Experiments, Foraging, Italian, Mushrooms, RecipeSacramento is a haven for amanita mushrooms. Many are deadly. But not all. One, the coccora, is among the finest-tasting mushrooms in the world. But be very careful.
Venison with Morel Sauce
Mar 30th, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Foraging, Mushrooms, Recipe, Venison, Wild GameIt’s morel season at last, and in celebration, I’ve revamped one of my favorite recipes for venison and morels. No fresh morels in your area yet? Use dried. They work fine in this recipe.
Ethics, Karma and Wild Hogs
Mar 28th, 2012 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Hunting & Fishing Stories, Wild GameFor the first time in years, I’ve shot a wild hog. That I am able to say that is a sign that karma comes back to you, if you have faith and persistence.
