Venison

Senegalese Mafe

Mafe is a slow simmered braise of shanks or shoulder. Lots of peanuts, some chiles and a whole lotta awesome.

Venison

Slow Cooked Deer Shoulder

Deer shoulder, slow cooked with some flavors of Senegal: onions, garlic, mustard and cumin. Easy and great with small deer.

African

South African Bobotie

This is the one venison casserole I can get behind: Bobotie, one of the national dishes of South Africa.

Venison

Ethiopian Alicha Wot

Ethiopian alicha wot is a mild curry that can be made with beef, lamb or venison. I used to cook this at an Ethiopian restaurant.

Venison

They Called Me Mr. Tibs

Some of you know I started cooking professionally in an Ethiopian restaurant. Well, this was my absolute favorite thing to make when I worked there. It's a hybrid stew/stir-fry called tibs. I make it with venison now, but it was damn good with beef, lamb or goat, too.

Charcuterie

Boerewors and Kindness in the Dark

Exactly 20 years ago I found myself in South Africa, alone and afraid. An act of kindness and bravery helped me through that scary night, an act I repaid in the only way I knew how. By cooking.

Recipe

Exploring My Ethiopian Roots

I’m not entirely sure why, but I have been thinking about my Ethiopian roots lately. No, not my genetic roots.…