High Country Comfort Foods: Part 1

High Country Comfort Foods: Part 1

HIGH COUNTRY COMFORT FOODS: Part 1 “A body can get the miseries or suffer from mollygrubs most any time,” my Grandpa Joe used to say, “but somehow they seem to come most often in the dead of winter.” He had a bunch of what he considered surefire remedies for these...

Sauces – The Derrydale Game Cookbook

Sauces A perfect sauce is always a triumph. A bit of this, a sprinkle of that, a dash of imagination and the most prosaic food is “saucily served.” The preparation of foods so that the most of it is made of natural flavors and textures, that’s good...

Chicken-Fried Rabbit

Chicken Fried Rabbit The eating of rabbits and hares has a venerable history in Europe. Greeks, Germans, Spaniards and Britons love rabbits and hares, as do Italians in certain regions. they also happen to be the building blocks of any true hunter’s repertoire....

Marinades – The Derrydale Game Cookbook

Marinades The word MARINATE comes from an old Spanish word meaning “to pickle,” and it is the acid of the marinade that does the work, adding new flavor, softening tough fibers, increasing their natural sapidity through the action of penetration, lifting...
The Perfect Fried Catfish Sandwich

The Perfect Fried Catfish Sandwich

Catfishing is a fun way to get kids interested in the sport. This family friendly fried catfish recipe makes shore-side lunch a breeze! Every spring, I take my kids fishing for channel catfish along the lower Yellowstone River of eastern Montana. It’s one of the...
The MeatEater’s Salmon Gravlax Recipe

The MeatEater’s Salmon Gravlax Recipe

Gravlax is easier to make than smoked salmon, and especially when used with the freshest of fish, salmon gravlax tastes cleaner and livelier than smoked salmon. I love smoked salmon as much as the next fisherman, but it’s a shame that more anglers don’t...