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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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....