Prickly Pear Syrup

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

Pheasant Escabeche

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

Pheasant Cacciatore

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

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,…

On Hanging Pheasants

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