Pheasant, Grouse, Quail
Pheasant with Mushrooms and Cream
Pheasant with mushrooms is a perfect combination of fall flavors, is easy to make and comes together in less than…
Mexican
Recado Negro
Recado negro is a Yucatecan flavoring blend, a spice paste, that relies on charred ingredients, making it black. Here's how to make it.
Venison
Canned Venison
Canned venison is handy to have in your pantry, whether it's plain canned venison or in stews and pasta sauces. Here's how to go about it.
Venison
Smoked Venison Jerky
How to make smoked venison jerky at home. Slow smoking strips of deer meat until mostly dried and chewy is a great way to make venison jerky.
Venison
Venison Summer Sausage
My recipe for old school style venison summer sausage, where you dry age the sausages so they can keep for months in the fridge.
Recipe
Venison Bratwurst
My recipe for smoked venison bratwurst, made like the red bratwurst from State Street Brats in Madison, Wisconsin. Even if you don't like the Badgers, you'll like these links.
Venison
Venison Meatballs
My favorite venison meatballs recipe, done in the classic New Jersey Italian-American style. Big ole' venison meatballs served with spaghetti.
Recipe
Cherry Tomato Confit
How to make and use cherry tomato confit: slow roasted cherry tomatoes with olive oil and garlic. Great with pasta, polenta and on toast.
How-To (DIY stuff)
How to Grow Chaya, or ‘Tree Spinach’
How to grow and cook with chaya, Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, also called tree spinach. Chaya is a nutritious, hot-weather green used a lot in tamales.
American Recipes
Cherry Tomato Tart
A savory cherry tomato tart with ricotta cheese and a homemade pie crust. This recipe can be modified in lots of ways to get different flavors.
Fish
Salmon Stock
A recipe for salmon stock, which also works with trout or char. Salmon stock is rich and flavorful, but doesn't keep well. Great for soups or rice.
Fish
Smoked Trout Dip
Smoked trout dip is a classic appetizer in and around the Great Lakes. Here's how to make it at home. I use lake trout, but any trout works, as will other oily fish like mackerel or mullet.
