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Don't I give great hints? I learned from my dear hubby that direct is best.
I picked up this gem of a game cookbook at the library and I'm smitten. Nearly every edible North American game animal and fish is included. In what other cookbook will you see the phrase "chicken-fried young squirrel is better than rabbit or chicken"?
And yes, an entire chapter devoted to that most delicious of all fish, the Walleyed Pike, aka walleye.
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I like this cookbook because, as opposed to Ted Nugent's delicately titled Kill It and Grill It, this one has a gentlemanly touch to it. Even with chapters devoted to squirrel and muskrat, the text still makes the reader envision the hunters you would see in an Orvis ad rather than, say, someone named Jeb wearing a Dixie flag doo-rag. I'm charmed by the fact that it was published in the 1970's - it's clean, classic, unpretentious, with a dash of James Beard sprinkled throughout. And if I ever get to the point that I can clean an animal myself, there are lots of tips on how to clean, butcher, and preserve the meat.
Or, if you REALLY want to get me excited for the holidays, you can stop by Tiffany's and pick up one of these little numbers.
Hey, beneath it all, I'm still just a girl who likes sparkles.
Hey, beneath it all, I'm still just a girl who likes sparkles.
I had no idea that LL Bean made a gaming cookbook. How unique. I would love to see you cook up one of those recipes. Although I also am married to a sportsman I can't get excited as you are about cooking it up.
ReplyDeleteI'm more of a girly girl that loves to sparkle. I could definitely relate to Tiffany, but at the same time I have a hard time spending a lot of money on jewelry. Purses are my weakness. :)
Great holiday shopping tips for Beth.
beaver is good. Squrriel is good, but raccoon is the best.
ReplyDeleteInteresting cook book, Beth! I just can't think about eating squirrel or muskrat. Now pike, on the other hand, can be sublime.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you can sign up for NaBloPoMo (or National Blog Posting Month)any month of the year, although November is the BIG one. I found out about it because I was originally going to do NaNoWriMo (or National Novel Writing Month). The idea for NaNo is to write a novel of 50,000 words in one month, specifically, the month of November. I dropped out after less than 2 weeks. Then I found NaBlPoMo. We'll see if I can do it ... should be a whole lot easier than writing 50,000 words!
ReplyDeletei have to say that my father is a sportsman and every year hosted a huge game dinner (game birds) using recipes from this cookbook...they were all fabulous...i have used the Braised Pheasant Marsala recipe many many times and i promise you, there is no other way to cook pheasant...absolutely DELICIOUS!!
ReplyDeletehighly recommend the book!