Monthly Archives: October 2012
The White House Cookbook of 1887
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13923/13923-h/13923-h.htm#Page_107 “Carving is one important acquisition in the routine of daily living, and all should try to attain a knowledge or ability to do it well, and withal gracefully.” Project Gutenberg’s The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887), by Mrs. F.L. Gillette
Carnivore By Michael Symon
FineCooking.com editor Julissa Roberts has a editors pick for her favorite new cookbook Carnivore by Michael Symon. Read bout it here. A dish that caught my eye is Roasted Bone Marrow with Parsley Salad. Instead of serving the melty marrow inside the … Continue reading
Amazing Wild Duck Gumbo
From Garden and Gun Magazine John Besh’s Wild Duck Gumbo Chris Granger Duck and Oyster Gumbo (serves 8 – 10) Ingredients: 2 wild ducks (2½ to 3 lbs. each), quartered Salt and pepper 2 tbsp. herbes de Provence 1 cup rendered … Continue reading
Log Cabin Smokehouse
Smith joined forces with Victorian grower, gatherer, hunter and cook Rohan Anderson to build a pioneer-style cold smokehouse on his property just outside Ballarat. This short film by Melbourne-based production studio Commoner captures the vision of the smokehouse build and … Continue reading
Eating Meat is Good for You
“For decades, Americans have been told that saturated fat clogs arteries and causes heart disease. But there’s just one problem: No one’s ever proved it” Read more at Men’s Health: http://www.menshealth.com/health/saturated-fat#ixzz2A4wGI7On By Nina Teicholz Photographs by Nikolai Golovanoff
Deer Camp Cookin’
Deer camp cooking photos
Eating Meat Made Us Human, Suggests New Skull Fossil
Charles Choi has a post on Live Science that takes on the recent debate as to whether or not early humans were hunters. Some archaeologists maintain that early humans relied more heavily upon scavenging and gathering rather than hunting, thus eating a diet less focused on meat … Continue reading
NY Times on the New Breed of Hunters
Always surprising to see a NY Times piece on hunting. The article focuses on the “new breed” of hunters, particularly those hunting primarily for ethically acquired food, using examples of Facebook founder Marck Zuckerberg (no link necessary), Lily Raff McCaulou’s “Call of the Mild”, Tovar Cerulli’s … Continue reading
Charcuterie is the meat of the matter
Karen Pinchin tells us how Charcuterie is the meat of the matter.