Hunting for Dinner: Squirrel Hunting with Mom (and Fried Squirrel n' Waffles)
It’s amazing to me how loud a single leaf falling through the canopy of a forest can be. As I sit quietly in the woods on this September morning, I again notice how loud sounds can be in the forest. It...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Duck Hunting (and Roast Duck with Soy Maple Sauce and...
This is the second post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat. Also check out the earlier post from the series, Squirrel Hunting with Mom.I was six years old when my father and...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: An Unsuccessful Pheasant Hunt (and Pheasant Meatloaf)
This is the third post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat. Also check out the earlier posts from the series, Duck Hunting and Squirrel Hunting with Mom.There is an old saying...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Mom Bags Her First Deer (and Juniper Roasted Venison with...
This is the fourth post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat. Also check out the earlier posts from the series, An Unsuccessful Pheasant Hunt, Duck Hunting, and Squirrel...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Ice Fishing (and Salt Fish Brandade)
This is the fifth post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat. Also check out the earlier posts from the series: Squirrel Hunting with Mom, Duck Hunting, An Unsuccessful Pheasant...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Making Your Own Sausages
This is the fifth post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat. Also check out the earlier posts from the series: Squirrel Hunting with Mom, Duck Hunting, An Unsuccessful Pheasant...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: What to Do with All That Offal (and a Recipe for Duck...
This is the fifth post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat. Also check out the earlier posts from the series: Squirrel Hunting with Mom, Duck Hunting, An Unsuccessful Pheasant...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Wild Game Charcuterie (and Recipes for Goose Pastrami,...
As a hunter, one of my primary thoughts when I am out in the field or forest is: How am I going to use whatever I kill? One of the complaints I hear from people who hunt is that they get tired of the...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Foraging (Stinging Nettles, Morels, and Ramps)
Spring is finally here, and along with it comes a whole new hunting season. I’m not referring to the spring turkey season; I’m talking about the spring foraging season. As the woods and prairies come...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Bowfishing for Carp (and a Recipe for Carp Ceviche)
This is the eighth post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat. Also check out the earlier posts from the series: Squirrel Hunting with Mom, Duck Hunting, An Unsuccessful...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Boundary Waters Canoe Trip (and a Recipe for Fish Curry)
This is the ninth post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat. Also check out the earlier posts from the series: Squirrel Hunting with Mom, Duck Hunting, An Unsuccessful Pheasant...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Snapping Turtles (and a Recipe for General Tso's Turtle)
A couple of years ago I was told about a book called The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine, by Steven Rinella. In the book, Rinella tells the tale of being given an old cookbook written by Auguste...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Flushing Grouse
I used to go grouse hunting all the time when my grandparents had a cabin on Leech Lake. It was easy for me to go: I would just walk out the back door and off into the woods for the morning or...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Making Coot Edible (and a Recipe for Coot Cotechino)
I have been duck hunting for almost 30 years, and in that time I have shot a lot of ducks. I have also eaten a lot of ducks. Everybody has a favorite kind of duck to eat; mine is the wood duck. To me,...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Thoughts on why I hunt
My last post for Simple, Good and Tasty was about cooking and eating beaver. I figured it would bring a few juvenile comments, but I didn’t expect to start a debate about cruel hunting practices. One...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Salmon burgers, fresh as you can get
My father-in-law, Ted, has a beautiful king salmon that he caught, mounted and hung in his closet. I've heard the story about how he caught that fish a few times. He likes to tell everyone that he hung...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Squirrel and dumplings
It's been almost two years exactly since I wrote my first article for Simple Good & Tasty, about taking my mother squirrel hunting for the very first time. Over the past two years, I've received...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Fried panfish spring rolls
For many fishermen, visions of a 30-inch walleye or a 50-inch musky are what drive them to get out there and fish. I love catching a big fish just as much as the next guy, but for me the real trophy is...
View ArticleHunting for Dinner: Sandhill crane au poivre
I have been working with Cooks of Crocus Hill on a setting up a wild game cooking class and earlier this month, my first class took place. It was a huge step outside my comfort zone and I will admit...
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