Southern sour corn, a lacto-fermented pickled corn, is a specialty in Appalachia. Sweet, tart and crunchy!
Fall Recipes
Smoked Doves
Smoked doves are versatile: You can eat them hot or cold, and sauced with whatever you want. Mine bathe in a Mexican guajillo chile sauce.
German Braised Duck
It seems like ages since I first wrote about this recipe, and it has been — at least in blogging time. I first posted a version of this dish back in early 2008, and it was so popular it even got written up in Field & Stream. But time marches on, and now I look
Squirrel Pie
Squirrel hand pies with acorn flour in the dough, filled with squirrel meat, walnuts, apples and cabbage. Down home and wonderful!
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.
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.
Pigeon, Dove or Duck Ragu
This is a long-simmered, intensely flavorful sauce for doves, pigeons, ducks, or sharp-tailed grouse.
Duck with Turnips and Rye Spaetzle
This dish is so simple, all the flavors come together beautifully. And if you’ve never made homemade spatzle, it’s easier than you think.