Charcuterie

Lonzino, Air Cured Pork Loin

Pork is the lone meat I still buy, in no small part because I have access to heritage pork raised…

Fish

Grilled Fish Collars

Fish collars? What, you may be asking, is this strange thing? I bet you didn’t even know fish had necks, let alone donned formal…

Recipe

Greek Venison Meatballs

  Is there a meal more comforting than spaghetti and meatballs? Not in my world. It is my go-to dish…

Ducks and Geese

Smoked Canada Goose Sausage

Goose sausage is a must if you happen to hunt geese, especially Canada and snow geese, which are often skinned.…

Wild Game

Goose Breasts with Orange-Ouzo Sauce

If you are looking for a good goose breast recipe, this is it. There’s something about waterfowl and citrus that…

Recipe

Venison Medallions with Gin and Juniper

The man who got me into hunting, St. Paul Pioneer Press outdoor writer Chris Niskanen, visited this site recently and…

Recipe

Winter Minestrone, Supermarkets and Brillat-Savarin

It is cold today in Northern California, or at least as cold as November gets here. It’s cloudy, too, which…

Essays and Stories

Welcome!

Welcome to my personal blog. To those of you who know me, I also blog for my day job. But…