Recipe

Prickly Pear Syrup

Well into my adulthood, all I knew about prickly pears was that they are the fruit of a cactus, the…

Pheasant, Grouse, Quail

Roast Grouse and Minnesota’s Glories

I’ve met many here in California who think that all good things can be had in our Golden State, where the magic…

Recipe

Pheasant Escabeche

I’ve made a lot of escabeche in my time, and read scores of recipes from all over the world. This…

Pheasant, Grouse, Quail

Pheasant Cacciatore

I do a lot of comfort food with big, flavorful, stew-y things loaded with tomatoes and herbs and some sort of…

Pheasant, Grouse, Quail

Cutting a Whole Chicken or Pheasant

Cutting a whole chicken, pheasant, grouse or turkey is exactly the same process — they are all related, gallinaceous birds,…

Wild Game

On Hanging Pheasants

I have for several years recoiled at the idea of hanging game birds. The idea of hanging shot pheasants or…