This is a recipe that I made last week while cleaning out some of the extra game meat in my freezer and I just loved it. I had several whole pheasants left over from my Adventure Getaway in Virginia this past December and I decided given this never-ending winter, it was high time to make…
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…
There are so many wonderful bakers out there and I can't say I am one of them. I'm more of a fly by the seat of your pants person in the kitchen. I have good instincts from being trained by lots of stern French chefs but I can't say I have ever been a masterful…
These are the facts that we know:1. There was an apple tree and a pear tree growing nicely outside the cabin minding their own business. They were producing nice fruit and dropping it on the ground at their leisure.2. In the morning there were claw marks down the side of the pear tree and most…
One of the questions I get most often from interviewers is "what is your favorite wild animal dish?"I always describe this one.From the first moment I tasted it, it earned itself a special place in the crevices of my mind.This is a whole wild hog, marinated for days and then smoked for many hours.There is…
As you may recall, I went apple picking with an old college friend not too long ago. It was an attempt to re-live those cool, crisp New England days.But seeing as it was 104 degrees, and we were sweaty, I don't think it was really a walk down memory lane.But we got apples. And I…
There's an old gnarled apple tree hovering over the well at Tulipwood. My great-grandfather built the well and he probably planted the apple tree too.It is a very moody apple tree. Some years it is full of low and high hanging fruit and my brother and I shake it and throw sticks at the branches…
I had a pork chop yesterday. I was dining alone, and I ceremoniously made myself a proper meal. I took a visit to the butcher who had all sorts of glossy selections piled high in the coolers, and I settled on a pork chop, bone-in. It was a good choice because it was well aged, and came from…
I am a tad obsessed with apple picking. I have spent many minutes rallying people to go with me on an apple picking adventure. Those that always resist are male… something in their nature doesn’t desire a day of frolicking in an orchard with a basket and a long pole, and eating apples until your…