How-To (DIY stuff)
Texas Hot Links
How to make Texas-style hot links sausage at home. Hot links are spicy and smoked, and can be pork, beef or both. I'm using pork and venison here.
Mushrooms
Chanterelle Pasta
A fun, summertime recipe for chanterelle pasta: Pasta with chanterelle mushrooms, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes and basil. You could use other mushrooms, too, found or bought.
Fish
Fried Walleye
Fried walleye is a classic for a reason: Crispy on the outside, flaky on the inside. The method here is buttermilk fried fish, and it works with all firm, white fish.
Fish
Potato Fish Cakes
How to make the best potato fish cakes. Potato fish cakes are the "other" style of fish cake. No breadcrumbs here. Any flaky fish works, freshwater or salt.
Venison
Venison Casserole
My take on venison casserole is, more or less, baked ziti, a classic Italian American dish. Ground venison, sausage, pasta, cheese and tomatoes. What's not to love?
Recipe
Pickled Fennel
Pickled fennel is awesome alongside poultry or fish, or with salami. This is a sweet-sour pickle with a hint of vanilla - surprisingly good with fennel bulbs.
How-To (DIY stuff)
Venison Sausage with Sage
Venison sausage with sage is a recipe I designed a long time ago, after returning from a deer hunting trip…
How-To (DIY stuff)
Turkey Schnitzel
Turkey schnitzel, or turkey cutlets, are easy to make, delicious, and versatile - change the sauce and you change the vibe. Here's how to cook them.
Pheasant, Grouse, Quail
Pheasant Sausage
It is not uncommon to come home with enough pheasants to make pheasant sausage, especially if you hunt pen-raised birds.…
Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi
Nettle Risotto
Stinging nettle risotto rocks. It is the essence of “green,” and is super healthy, too. What’s more, blanched nettles will…
How-To (DIY stuff)
Garlic Sausage with Basil
There is nothing exotic or unusual about this garlic sausage, except maybe that I am using venison along with the…
Fish
How to Smoke Shad
If you don’t know how to debone a shad, and that’s not easy, smoked shad is the best way to…
