For those of you who witnessed me butcher an axis deer in my last post, I decided to reward the brave with a little something special. My Indian Spiced Venison Stew recipe. Since axis deer come from the tropics of India, I included many Indian spices--such as garam masala--that pair perfectly with the venison. Not to mention, pan-frying all of…
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…
Young squirrel is good simply quartered and fried. Old squirrel is good stewed. When in doubt, it is safest to braise or stew a squirrel. Sometimes, for flavor and for whimsy, I like to add acorns to this recipe. Native Americans used to eat acorns, usually by grinding them and then boiling them. They are…
Here I am with another homemade holiday gift idea! On a scale of 1 to 10, how far along are you with your Christmas shopping? I have a little poll on my sidebar that you can take. I'm about 50%... it's a Christmas miracle really, since I usually am down to the wire.Here is a…
I get such a craving for Asian food sometimes. I’m not very good at cooking it myself, there’s something about the flavor combinations that aren’t intuitive to me while cooking, but are so delicious when put in front of me at a dinner table. In my recent piece for Tasty Kitchen, I featured one of…
It begins with an Amish man. Like most of my stories do.Okay fine it doesn't begin with him, it begins with a 5 pound sack of potatoes that we purchased at a run down store in a vacant town across from this abandoned house that I really want to buy and fix up but am…
Quick! Take to the front yard. Or the back yard if you prefer.It's wild garlic season, and in another month it will be much too hard to pull up.They look vaguely like a bunch of chives, though decidedly more hearty.
There's something woody looking about them at the base. They will smell faintly like garlic…
I know you've been waiting on the edge of your seats, clicking refresh, just dying to know what I did with all of that turkey meat I hauled off the field and field dressed. Right?Right?.... Is this thing on?The moment has come! First up, is Whiskey Glazed Turkey Breast. Turkey and whiskey, what could not…
I know it is a bit early, but I bet some of you are already wondering what to make for Easter.Are you feeling a little provocative? A tad tongue-in-cheek?Then this is what I recommend.It was part of my Arkansas cooking extravaganza a few weeks ago and I thought it was high time to share.Young rabbits…