Fish

Pan Seared Grouper

Simple pan seared grouper or other white fish, served with a hearts of palm salad and key lime browned butter sauce. It's an ode to Florida.

German

German Sauerkraut with Applesauce

An easy German sauerkraut side dish, with bacon, onions, beer, herbs, and a little applesauce to sweeten it up. Great with potatoes and most meats.

Southern

Red Eye Gravy with Quail

Southern red eye gravy hinges on country ham and black coffee, but I add a little broth, flour and sage.

Pheasant, Grouse, Quail

Three Sisters Stew with Grouse

A three sisters stew recipe -- corn, beans and squash -- with grouse. You can substitute any meat, or leave it out, but I use sharp-tailed grouse here.

German

Shupfnudeln

How to make German shupfnudlen, also spelled schupfnudeln. They are basically German gnocchi dumplings, great with caramelized onions.

American Recipes

Turkey Black Bean Chili

A lighter, brighter version of chili. This chili uses ground turkey, black beans, corn, tomatoes and dried chiles.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Shrimp Risotto

A classic Italian shrimp risotto that uses saffron, some peas and lots of butter. It screams spring, even in winter.

Scandinavian

Tjalknol, Frost Bump Venison

Tjalknol is a way of cooking meat, usually venison, from frozen. It's known as 'frost bump' and involves slow cooking then brining. You eat the meat cold.

American Recipes

Sausage Strata

A versatile recipe for a savory bread casserole loaded with sausage, greens, cheese and mushrooms.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Malloreddus Pasta

Little pasta-dough gnocchi from Sardinia, these are malloreddus. Fun to make and great with a pork ragu.

Mushrooms

Mushroom Casserole

An easy-to-make, vegetarian mushroom casserole with noodles that works with any sort of mushroom, wild or store-bought. Want meat? Add some!