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An Ode to an Ohio Hunt
Squirrel Pie
Squirrel hand pies with acorn flour in the dough, filled with squirrel meat, walnuts, apples and cabbage. Down home and wonderful!
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A Twist on a Classic
Drunken Squirrel with Pumpkin Dumplings
This is a twist on traditional squirrel and dumplings: Squirrel legs braised in wine, then served with pumpkin dumplings, kale and pecans.
Southern Cassoulet
Turkey and Bean Soup
A recipe for turkey and bean soup with bacon and sausage tossed in for good measure. This is basically a Southern cassoulet.
Kitchen Magic
Basque Cod al Pil Pil
A recipe for Basque cod al pil pil, made by shaking a pan with olive oil and garlic in it to emulsify into a magic sauce. Do this with any white fish.
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Hi There!
My name is Hank Shaw.
I write. I cook. I hunt, fish, dig earth, forage, ferment things, brew beer, raise plants, live for food and chase God’s creatures. I drink Scotch or Bud, eat burgers or dine on caviar, depending on my mood or what day of the week it happens to be. I spend my days thinking about new ways to cook and eat anything that walks, flies, swims, crawls, skitters, jumps – or grows. This is my story.
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