Embracing the Hunting Lifestyle
I love to cook. I’m guessing that anyone who reads these posts does, too. It’s important to me to use the wild game that my Deerslayer fills our freezer with… and to use as much of the animal as possible. I’m not sure why… Continue Reading “Making Stock”
There are so many things that make moms proud of their little ones. It starts with ultrasound pictures before the little guys are even born. Then come all the “firsts”; first solid food, first steps, first words, first successful potty visit. As time goes by,… Continue Reading “What Makes a Mother Proud (A Hunting Mindset)”
Many years ago, Deerslayer received a Cutco hunting knife from his dad as a gift. Of course, it was a favorite because it was from the patriarch of the Deerslayer clan. It was also a great knife that carries a lifetime guarantee that, for the… Continue Reading “The Perfect Gift”
The Deerslayer household has been blessed to start 2015 with our second nilgai in the freezer. It was a pretty big deal… comparable to when our daughters were born. It was a goal that Deerslayer had set for himself during this hunting season. Mission… Continue Reading “A New Year, A New Nilgai”
Preface: My enthusiasm was greatly deflated when, on a whim, I checked the internet on the off -chance that someone in the blogosphere had also had the mind-blowing experience of preparing a turkey without the use of electricity or a bbq pit. I discovered,… Continue Reading “Trash Can Turkey”
Last year, I didn’t get my Thanksgiving post finished in time for the holiday…which was a shame ‘cuz it was a real corker. As I reread it, I still agree that I am blessed beyond measure, and my writing was inspired! My apricot, pecan, and cornbread… Continue Reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
For those of you that follow along with the daily ins and outs of the Deerslayer household, you have recently discovered that we have become the proud owners of a plethora of wild pork. Deerslayer slew 6 wild pigs a couple of weeks ago.… Continue Reading “Clearly, I Need to Share a Wild Pork Recipe.”
Okay, it was the first day of deer season in South Texas. For the first time in quite a few years, Deerslayer headed out alone since the girls and I were had a previous commitment. At daybreak, he scored this very nice ten-point, which… Continue Reading “Successful Hunt? You decide!”
I’d never really thought much about quail. They’re really cute and funny to watch, running around, zigging and zagging this way and that. I’d ordered them in restaurants a time or two and they tasted pretty good. But I’d never really given them a second… Continue Reading “Quail Season!”
I know my readers are thinking, “What the heck? Where’s the post heralding the beginning of Bird Season?” Well, fear not! Bird Season was celebrated with much hoop-la down in these parts. The sporting goods stores were packed to the gills with hunters, feverishly… Continue Reading “No, I Didn’t forget Whitewing Season!”
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