I know, there’s a reason they call it hunting and fishing, as opposed to killing and catching. And I certainly wouldn’t expect to come home with my limit every day. But sometimes I feel like …
October 2009
Pheasant Black Bean Soup
Pheasant legs and back with bones 4 bouillon cubes (2 Not-Chik’n and 2 Not-Beef, or 4 veggie) 1/2 large onion, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 leeks, white part only, split, washed, …
Flan
3/4 cup sugar 2/3 cup blanched, slivered almonds 1 1/2 cans Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk 1 cup whole milk 3 eggs (whole) 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract Optional: bananas Preheat oven …
Mother Marie’s Pumpkin Bread
With Halloween right around the corner, and Thanksgiving after that, I thought it would be a good time to add my mother’s pumpkin “bread” recipe. When you look at the ingredients, you might think pumpkin …
Roberto’s Super Secret Shrimp Ceviche Recipe
This recipe is so secret that I am not allowed to post the missing ingredient. It’s so secret that I don’t know what the missing ingredient is. It’s very very good, but when my friend …
Avocado and Tomato Salad
4 avocados, peeled and cut into 16ths 1 sweet onion, slice thinly 1 package grape tomatoes, cut in half Dressing 1 clove garlic, crushed 1T chopped basil 1t Worcestershire sauce 2T extra virgin olive oil …
Surf and Turf Sushi Roll
3 cups cooked Japanese rice (you can add rice wine vinegar and sugar, but we don’t) Fresh fish, sauteed in olive oil and cut into strips (we used brown trout) Venison, marinated in teriyaki sauce …
Frying Pan River Trout Sashimi
2 scallions, sliced 1 cup ponzu sauce (available at health food stores) 1/2 t to 1 t chili garlic sauce (to taste. it’s spicy. start with a little and adjust as desired) 2 fish filets …
Root Vegetable Puree
This is a great alternative to mashed potatoes. We used to have it with our Thanksgiving dinner. 3 pounds boiling potatoes, peeled and diced 1 1/2 pounds rutabagas, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 3/4 …
Gussie’s Spinach Casserole
3 packages frozen chopped spinach 1 8-ounce package cream cheese 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1/2 cup minced yellow onion 1/2 cup melted butter mixed with Pepperidge Farms herb stuffing Squeeze excess juice from …
Julie’s Mustard Sauce
This was a tradition at our house for Easter, along with Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Salad, Gussie’s Spinach Casserole, and Smoked Turkey. I think the sauce was originally intended for ham, but you will likely find …
Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Salad
8 medium white potatoes, peeled and diced 2 sticks celery, very thinly sliced 4 hard boiled eggs, cut up 1 yellow onion, finely minced Dressing: 2T Miracle Whip 2T Hellman’s or Best Foods Mayo 6T …
Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser
I actually read this book quite a bit later than The Omnivore’s Dilemma, so it wasn’t as life altering as it might have been, but still it had some great insights, and served up some …
Elk Swiss Steak
2 elk steaks, about an inch thick 1/2 sweet onion, sliced and quartered 1/2 yellow pepper, sliced thinly 1 can stewed tomatoes 1T veggie worcestershire sauce 1t salt Combine ingredients in shallow baking dish and …