Chanterelle mushrooms are one of the mid to late harvests in my neck of the woods usually starting to show around mid-July through Mid to late September. Found in most of the states west of the Dakotas and are easily identifiable. Chanterelles lend themselves to so many cooking preparations but one that I love is pickled Chanterelles to brighten up the winter Doldrums.
Armadillo eggs are a time-honored traditional appetizer of the Southwest. At the Mule Deer Foundation, we like to think of this appetizer as a great use of the excess mule deer grind left over at the end of the butchering day. For this Mule Deer Armadillo Eggs recipe we like to mix in 30% pork fat with our grind but whatever you have left over after your brats, or your summer sausage mix can work just as well. In fact, the more unique your blend of fat content and spices the better this appetizer becomes truly yours.
We sat down with Hannah Leonard of Sporting Lead-Free to discuss nontoxic ammunition choices for big game hunting. Hannah is a great advocate for conservation and the hunting community. I may not be rushing to fill my gun safe with copper shells tomorrow, but after speaking with her, I am definitely looking into some options.
I am a breakfast guy. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, I love it all. I have a ritual in my house where the weekend doesn’t start until I serve Breakfast to the family. When my oldest child and I leave early on a hunting or fishing day trip, I always make extra in the oven for my wife and the younger kids. That said I don’t believe there is one perfect breakfast, the choices are all amazing. This “Corned Deer Breakfast Skillet” is one of my favorites and you should make one for yourself and your loved ones tomorrow morning.
My wife is a 1st generation American whose family comes from Sparta in Greece. Our children and I have benefitted from her Mediterranean style cooking for the last 15 years. This burger is my attempt to mimic that style using wild game. The You Feta not Miss Burger is a sweet mash of dates, garlic, and honey atop a healthy patty under a smattering of crumbled feta cheese (get the good stuff from Greece if you buy Turkish feta, it won’t taste as good).