Category: Recipe

Wild Rice (Manoomin) Harvest in Minnesota

Thwack-thwack go the flails on the wild rice I leaned into the long push-pole to send our canoe through the thick beds of wild rice in the creek in front...

/ August 1, 2023
Highbush cranberry jelly in jars

Highbush Cranberry Jelly

Highbush Cranberry Jelly Here is a simple recipe for making highbush cranberry jelly. If you’re not familiar with this shrub that is part of the honeysuckle family make sure you...

/ September 16, 2022
First White-tailed Deer

My First White-tailed Deer

As an aspiring outdoorsman, I want to try it all. You will find many people who like to specialize in a single pursuit, but that is not for me.  Follow...

/ January 10, 2022
Delicious jalapeño bear poppers.

Minnesota Bear Hunt

Minnesota Bear Hunt I never pictured myself as a bear hunter. When I was younger, I was told by my father that bear was greasy and stringy and wasn’t any...

/ November 12, 2021
Squirrel Curry over Wild Rice

Squirrel Curry with Wild Rice

Squirrel Curry with Wild Rice Recipe It’s no secret that I love squirrels. Hunting them, cooking them, eating them, everything about them is enjoyable. One of the criticisms I’ve heard...

/ October 6, 2021
Bottled Birch Schnapps Recipe

Birch Schnapps Recipe

Birch Schnapps Recipe When I was younger I was fascinated by birch trees. I had read that Native Americans made their canoes from the birch bark. Birch bark has also...

/ September 21, 2021
Black Cap Raspberries

Black Cap Raspberry Shrub

Black Cap Raspberry Shrub If there’s one thing that reminds me of my childhood, it’s picking black raspberries. There was an old dirt road at my grandparents cabin that I...

/ August 3, 2021
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Pan Seared Mallard with Wild Rice Pilaf & Fiddleheads

Here's the winning recipe from the 2021 Wild Game Cook-off by Greg Kvale and Pete Kvale.

/ June 11, 2021
Wild Turkey Dzik by Jamie Carlson, Modern Carnivore

Wild Turkey Dzik

Wild Turkey Dzik This wild turkey dzik is a new take on the traditional Yucatan dish. Ingredients 2 turkey leg and thigh portions 1 cedar plank broken into smaller pieces...

/ May 21, 2021
Wild Turkey Katsu Sando by Jamie Carlson, Modern Carnivore

Wild Turkey Katsu Sando

Wild Turkey Katsu Sando When I was stationed in Japan in the late 90’s I used to stop at the Lawson convenience store on my way into work every morning....

/ May 21, 2021