Game and Garden

  • Arugula Pesto

    Arugula pesto has become one of my favorite pestos to serve with meats as well as many pasta dishes. This pesto is…

  • Earthen Oven (Video)

      For detailed step-by-step directions on how to make an earthen oven here for part I and here for part II.

  • Feed Your Soil

                  Whether you’re hungering for that perfect food plot or that bountiful garden, don’t forget to feed your soil. My mouth…

  • Turkeys, Man’s Best Friend

    Turkeys, Man’s Best Friend! Turkeys are incredibly friendly. We have two turkeys that follow us around as if they were dogs. They…

  • Venison Linguini

    Venison Linguini is one of the easiest, most flavorful, fastest dishes that you can make.  This is one of my fall back…

  • Venison Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

    Venison Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are surprisingly simple to prepare and are full of healthy ingredients.  Cabbage has more Vitamin C than oranges…

  • Reviving Carrots

    Reviving Carrots!  Have you ever had carrots that go limp?  Revive them completely by peeling them and leaving them in cold water…

  • Re-usable Scallions

    Scallions are re-usable!  By re-usable, I mean that they actually can be used at least twice.  After the first cutting of the…

  • Hunting Season Begins

    I am trying to clean out my freezer to make more room for the venison I hope that my boys will bring…

  • Hunting for Self Sustainability

    Hunting for self sustainability is nothing new.  Obtaining food for the table has always been our family’s primary reason for hunting.  The first…

  • Braised Venison

    Braises are one of my very favorite ways to cook.  Meals cooked with this method are always full of flavor and body. …

  • Hunting Families

    Hunting Families bring a lot to the table!   When Scott and  I first married, I resented that he hunted SO much.  Seriously, when…

  • Sighting in Flintlock Adventure

    Beautiful weather Sunday afternoon.  We spent it sighting in Scott’s flintlock for hunting season.  He does not want to miss that awesome…

  • How to Harvest Sweet Potatoes

      I can’t wait to harvest my sweet potatoes.  I checked this morning and they are almost ready!!  I could eat meals…

  • The Kitchen Garden

    At our house we keep more than one kitchen garden to grow food for our large family. What Is a Kitchen Garden?…

  • Father’s Day Canoe Trip

    Happy Father’s Day to all you great and necessary fathers out there!  I wanted this year’s Father’s Day to be memorable and…

  • Ruby Throated Hummingbirds

    Recently, our family has enjoyed watching hummingbirds at our feeder. The tiny, delicate birds are quite fascinating. The breed that visits our backyard…