In honor of the gratuitous number of shots of me eating steak on last night's Iron Chef episode, I thought this recipe was in order for today.Now before all of the hard core Chicago beef sandwich eaters start freaking out, let me tell you that this recipe is very much my own version... it's not…
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…
When I was in Arkansas I made a new friend. And one night, while we all were digesting our 237th feast, she told us about this recipe she'd dreamed up using shrimp she'd had. It was smothered in scallions and tomatoes and lots and lots of butter. She agreed to make it for us as…
Raise your hand if you've been turkey hunting this season! Or raise your hand if you like turkey! Because this recipe works perfectly with both domestic and wild birds.I know some of you have been telling me your turkey hunting stories via email. It's a thrilling time, turkey hunting season is, it's so uncertain and…
I used to think of it as the strange stuff I'd see in strange gas stations on my strange cross country road trips. It was usually in stick form, a long tubular stick, wrapped in a coating of plastic, with a peculiar name like... Slim Jim, not because it made you slim, but because it…
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…
These are hell's chicken wings.My darling skillet produced the hottest bits of food I've eaten in quite some time.My mouth still hurts.Surgeon Generals Warning: They will make you have psychedelic dreams. For example, after I ate these chicken wings I dreamt three different short stories that went like this:1. My brother committed a murder in…
When you have eighteen chickens and thirteen Guinea hens in your life, there are a lot of eggs to contend with. It is definitely a nice problem to have. I went on a quest recently to find eggs in the store with yolks as bright as the ones my chickens produce, and I have yet…