When I first went on a hunting trip in England a couple of years ago, I was introduced to Scotch Eggs and fell in love with them forever. They were served in the greenhouse during "Elevenses" which is the break the hunters take between the first three "drives" and the last three. We drank cherry…
Do you ever have scraps of meat that you're not sure what to do with? Save your scraps in the freezer and then grind them up or chop them well and use them as a delicious pizza topping. This pizza dough recipe is great to make in advance and store it in the freezer in…
A few weeks ago I was blessed to end up, somehow, serendipitously, among some of my favorite people who also happen to be food bloggers. We met at Ree's ranch in Oklahoma and I'll tell you more about the magic of the place later. But now, I'll tell you about some of the deliciousness that…
I haven't spent much time with garlic scapes. Ramps yes, green garlic yes, wild garlic yes, wild onions yes, garlic scapes no.But they behave similarly to the others mentioned above and since their curly tendrils at the farmers market looked rather inviting, I decided to play with them.This is what I made, and I think…
I'm not quite sure what to call this recipe. But since it uses a medley of spices that you'll find in most Middle Eastern dishes, I'm calling it Spicy Middle Eastern Shrimp.Or we can also call it Darn Good.Or Shrimp That Rawks.Or I Can't Believe It's Not Shrimp.Nevermind.You'll need: shrimp, fresh mint, Aleppo pepper flakes,…
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Soft shell crabs are in season! "Soft shell" is just the term used when regular crabs have recently molted their outer shell. Blue crabs for example, are most common.Ideally you buy them when they're still alive and bring them…
Homemade cereal, what a revelation! This recipe for homemade grape nuts thrilled me. I’ve made homemade granola before, but never grape nuts. So I was excited to give this a try.You will need the following things: Sprouted Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (I used regular whole wheat flour and it worked well!), Light Brown Sugar, Baking…
I'm in New York doing all sorts of things, one of which is to go through 100 years worth of family stuff that has been collected since my great grandparents. I have to decide what goes into a garage sale, what gets donated, what goes to the dump, and what gets boxed up into a…
One of the perks that comes with being a chef who hunts is that I'm sometimes gifted exotic foods. For example, in the past week I was given beet and mint ice cream, a box of olive oil from someone's farm in Greece, and a bag full of oryx meat that a Texas guy had…