Well, I've been so busy blogging my heart out that I was slow to realize something very exciting... this little blog 'o mine was just nominated "Best Kept Secret" in the 2010 Bloggies! This is all thanks to YOU my lovely readers -- for stopping by and spending a few minutes with me every day,…
This is a sampling of what comes out of the chicken coop at Tulipwood.Very strange indeed.On the left is a "pullet egg," in between are some version of medium and large eggs that you would find in the grocery store, and on the right is a "double yolk" egg.Pullets are chickens that have just started…
Tenderloin. Is there anything better?Please name it.Go ahead... I'll wait....... .... ....That's what I thought.Tenderloin...the stuff of Gods.There were dozens of deer aging in Paul Michael's snazzy cement hanging room at deer camp. And he let me go in and pull the tenderloins from as many as I wanted. Christmas come early, I say! I…
I found my version of gold tucked away in an old drawer. It was a tiny black book. And when I read the cover, I had to know more.So I investigated, and guess what I discovered... this was my great-great grandmother's recipe book!Her name was Evelyn Day Bruner. She lived in Brooklyn but was born…
It ain't pretty, but it's gooood.Just remember as we go on this journey together that we believe in certain principles around here. That animal protein or vegetable protein, if you're going to eat, something has to die. And if I'm going to kill something in order to eat, then I want to use every part…
I like fireworks.My brother really likes fireworks. As a six year old he made us go into dark alleys and backrooms in Chinatown stores to buy fireworks from "toy store owners." When we first entered, they "didn't have any" and shrugged us away. But if you lingered in the store a little longer you would…
The Native Americans used to eat the warm heart of their prey in order to inherit their spirit. It was also a way to honor the animal, and use every part of it. So on my deer hunt in the Delta a few weeks ago, I decided to "go native."And I'm glad I did. It…
Back to our regularly scheduled programming! Last time on "The Delta Deer Hunt," we roasted a whole hog on the grill and drank whiskey around the fire. To catch up, here are the first, second, and third installments.This was the musical interlude. Warm on barbecued hog and good whiskey we were lucky to have two…
Tonight I'm going to my favorite dinner of the year. It is at my Godparents' mother's house and it is "The Feast of the Seven Fishes." It is an Italian American tradition and will include baked mussels, steamed mussels, baked clams, minced clams, salt cod, crab and avocado salad, prawns in more forms than you…