Monthly Archives: December 2012

Hot & Spicy Italian Drip Venison

The Pioneer Woman has a good lookin’ recipe for Hot & Spicy Italian Drip Beef (complete with step by step pics). We took this recipe and adjusted it slightly for venison. Couple of adjustments we made: -The beef recipe calls for chuck … Continue reading

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Trophy Eating: thoughts about Venison

Chris Eberhart (Bowhunting Whitetails the Eberhart Way and Bowhunting Wild Food) has a excellent post on Wired to Hunt about celebrating the Whitetail deer and appreciating the venison. This is a subject that I have been thinking about quite a … Continue reading

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Want Local, Free Range, Organic Pork? Try Wild Hog!

Going whole hog for wild boar Bad pig makes good By John Austin/features@trcle.com “Hunters aren’t the only ones who are hog wild. Thanks to some canny marketing, consumers around the world are paying through the snout for a taste of … Continue reading

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Mechanically Tenderized and Injected Beef

The Kansas City Star, in a yearlong investigation, found that the beef industry is increasingly relying on a mechanical process to tenderize meat, exposing Americans to higher risk of E. coli poisoning. The industry then resists labeling such products, leaving … Continue reading

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Quality Deer Eating: How to cook Venison Ribs

Venison ribs. That’s right, I said it. You can put them on the list with right up there with tongues, livers and even shanks.  But this ain’t coyote food, folks! Like everything else on the short list of discarded venison cuts,  it … Continue reading

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Health Benefits of Calf’s Liver

Kyle. J. Norton has the scoop on the health benefits of eating Calf’s liver. Calf’s liver is a major dietary source of iron, considered as higher in the water-soluble protein albumin than beef. It’s delicious taste and texture for calf’s liver … Continue reading

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Cast Iron refurbishing

Brute Outdoors has a great post on Cast Iron care and revival. Speaking of which, cook (and master “Charcuteriest”) Michael Ruhlman had some recent Tweets  about looking for (non-Lodge) cast iron in antique shops.  Apparently, a cast iron skillet made from any other … Continue reading

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