“I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an ‘errie’ in it!” ~ Jordin Sparks Have you ever eaten something that was so good you couldn’t stop thinking about it? And then when you returned home to try and re-create the experience, all you could do was cry at the pathetic attempts you […]
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Jamaican Jerk Pheasant with Coconut Rice
“Jerk is Jamaica to the bone, aromatic and smoky, sweet but insistently hot. All of its traditional ingredients grow in the island’s lush green interior: fresh ginger, thyme and scallions; Scotch bonnet peppers; and the sweet wood of the allspice tree, which burns to a fragrant smoke.” ~Julia Moskin I am a bit addicted to […]
Tips for Setting Up Trail Cameras
“You can observe a lot by watching.” ~Yogi Berra Christmas morning was a hard time for my parents. I was that kid who went to bed late because I couldn’t contain my anticipation enough to fall asleep, and once I did fall asleep it only lasted for a few hours. I was that kid up […]
Guinness Elk Stew: The Luck of the Irish
“There is a charm in making a stew, to the unaccustomed cook, from the excitement of wondering what the result will be, and whether any flavour save that of onions will survive the competition in the mixture.” ~ Annie Besant Many take the term “luck of the Irish” to mean a wish of good fortune, […]
Pheasant Marsala Meatballs
“I love my old bird dog. I like to watch him run.” ~ Crossin Dixon “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” everyone has heard the saying. Normally I tend to agree. I have a thirteen-year-old yellow lab and she has no desire to even perform her old tricks, much less learn any new […]
Pronghorn Wellington: Fancy Smancy!
“Too many people just eat to consume calories. Try dining for a change.” ~ John Walters There is a restaurant here that serves American Waygu Beef, considered the “butter knife beef” because it is so tender and moist that in theory you can cut it with nothing more than a butter knife. I have been […]
Duck Skewers and Peanut Thai Dipping Sauce
“If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it could be a really ugly swan” ~ Timmothy Radman For me, duck hunting has been one of the most difficult types of hunt to wrap my head around. As a beginner, I learn about the tactics needed to find and pursue animals and […]
Venison Bourguignon: A Twist on a Julia Child’s Original
“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” ~Julia Child You know what Meryl Streep movie I love? Julie & Julia! You know the movie, right? Meryl Streep plates up an amazing performance as the queen of cooking, Julia Child. And Amy Adams is Julie […]
Fish Cakes from Striped Bass!!!
“I only make movies to finance my fishing.” ~ Lee Marvin Growing up, fish was never my favorite food. I think it was because most of my experience with fish revolved around either the fish stick or frozen cod. Sometimes after a summer camping trip with my parents, my mom would bake the trout we […]
Vietnamese Elk Pho!!!
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.” ~ Ludwig van Beethoven Vietnamese Pho. I can’t figure out if it is pronounced fuh, foe, foo. I swear, I say it one way and get corrected to another. I say it the other way, and get corrected back. My mind starts boggling into fee-fi-fo-fum. So, […]