Venison Lasagna

Ingredients: 1 lb ground venison 1 ½ lb ground Italian sausage venison 5 cloves garlic 1 large chopped onion (I prefer Vidalia for its sweetness) 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes 1 15 oz can tomato sauce 2 6 oz cans tomato paste 1…

Wild Pork Breakfast Sausage

Ingredients: 2 lbs ground wild pork 3 teaspoons dried sage 2 teaspoons ground black pepper ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon dried marjoram 1 ½ tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning Process: Mix all…

General Tso Pheasant

The General Tso dish is more than likely the most well-known Hunanese dish in the world.  It is named after Tso Tsung-t’ang.  Tso was a successful 19th century general that led several campaigns and is one of the best known historical Chinese figures.  The…

Sweet and sour wild pork

Ingredients 1 cup corn starch 2 ½ cups canola oil 1 tablespoon sesame seeds Marinade ½ lb wild pork cubed into bite size pieces (I used the backstrap) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon corn starch 1 medium egg Sauce 2 teaspoons canola oil 2…

Bread and Butter pickles

In our garden every year you will find a wide variety of vegetables.  Cucumbers have always been a staple in our backyard and you can be assured that a jar of these pickles made from those cucumbers can be found in our refrigerator year…

Hot fish (crab) dip

Ingredients 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 pound of pre-cooked fish (I par boil my fish and shred into lumps) 1 cup cheddar cheese 1 cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish 1 teaspoon hot sauce 2 tablespoons capers 2 green onion, chopped ½ teaspoon…

Creamy jalapeno dip

Ingredients: 1 cup of mayonnaise 1/3 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup sour cream 4 medium jalapenos sliced (remove seeds if you don’t want the heat) 4 oz can of chopped green chilis ½ cup chopped cilantro 1 oz package of ranch dressing mix ½ tsp…

Wild Turkey Tuscan Pasta

Ingredients 12 oz angel hair pasta 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 side of the wild turkey breast 6 slices bacon 2 cloves chopped garlic ¼ cup chopped mushrooms 3 tbsp chopped sundried tomatoes 2 cups diced tomatoes 3 cups baby spinach ½…

Deer Tongue Pâté

“Use the entire animal.”  Those are the words that I kept replaying in my head this last hunting season.   Those are the words that I heard echo from my grandfather year after year, successful hunt after successful hunt.  His sentiment was derived from the…

Crawfish stuffed venison backstrap

I first discovered this wonderful blend of flavors a few years back.  It was a combination of a successful late season archery hunt on public land and the remainder of tails from a crawfish boil for my birthday.  After peeling several pounds of tails,…