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Dove – Excellent Eating

Properly handled and prepared, dove is excellent eating!  Closer in taste and texture to beef than chicken, it is best...

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Fried Okra with Green Tomatoes

Fried okra with green tomatoes is one of my favorite summer foods! One of the joys of summer is being...

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Summertime Meal – Grilled Venison Kabobs

Summertime foods are so simple.  Grilled meat, fresh veggies and a cold sliced watermelon.  What else do you need!? Just...

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Southern Zucchini Souffle

Our garden is bursting with zucchini right now!  This recipe is a delicious (and different) way to use the squash...

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Strawberry Jamming

I can virtually taste those field fresh strawberries weeks before it’s picking time.  This is an annual event and it...

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Worth the Wait – Asparagus

It’s finally happening!  Asparagus shoots are literally sprouting up before our eyes!  Did you know that once an asparagus bed...

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Fried Turkey Tenders

This is down home y’all.   Simple, easy and good.   We start with fresh, all-natural, organic, free-range turkey tenders (meaning:...

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Spring Sandwiches

I love serving springtime food!  These two spreads can be spread thin and made into finger sandwiches for a party…....

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Bacon Wrapped Venison

There isn’t much that can rival the anticipation that comes while watching meat cook on the grill!  Pull out your...

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Apple Crumb Muffins

This week we made these special little muffins for a few people we love.  Valentine – you are the ‘apple’...

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Gouda Grits & Bacon

Grits.  We love them for breakfast, but we love them even more for dinner.  Pull together these ingredients and let’s make...

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Louisiana Shrimp and Corn Soup + How to Make a Roux

I first had this soup in Mississippi at a great aunt’s funeral.  In my family, weddings and funerals also double...

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Oreo Heaven Dessert

Southerners are famous (or maybe it’s notorious) for taking perfectly good desserts and amping them up to out-of-this-world delicious.  Are...

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Country Fried Venison Meal

If you are a fan of country fried steak then this version using venison is going to totally impress you....

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Tyler’s Goose Jerky

We love jerky.  Just this past week, Tyler brought over a bag of his goose jerky for me to sample....

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Fried Rabbit Meal – Three Recipes

Tis the season for rabbit!  Here is a simple and delightful way to prepare this tasty white meat, with two...

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New Year’s Spicy Black-Eyed Peas Hoppin’ John

In the Southern states we are serious about traditions and eating black-eyed peas, cabbage (or greens) and cornbread on News...

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Hunter’s Style Duck

This week we fed a hungry group of hunters!  Hunter’s Style Duck was on the menu and not a bite...

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New Orleans Style Shrimp

Oh my goodness!  This is a good one!  These shrimp are such a treat, just perfect for your holiday get...

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Southern Cornbread

Nothing goes better with our venison stew than cornbread.  We needed to learn how to make the perfect Southern cornbread...

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Venison Country Stew

We have heard many families say that while the hunter is excited to bring home a freezer full of meat,...

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Cranberry Clementine Smoothie

Did turkey day leave you feeling a little over stuffed?  Try this tangy drink for a light breakfast or lunch...

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Corn And Potato Soup

This recipe makes me long for many chilly days!  Fill a large bowl with this delicious creamy corn and potato...

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Biscuits and Gravy

This is a Southern classic – the way my great-grandmother, grandmother, aunt and mother have always made it.  Anytime we...

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Pumpkin Rice Pudding

Whether or not you have been a fan of rice pudding in the past – this is a recipe you...

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Autumn Apples

Every single fall my grandmother drove from North Carolina to her childhood home in the Southwest Virginia mountains for apples...

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Black Bean Stuffed Butternut Squash

Here is our current favorite way to eat this versatile squash.  This is a dish that you can eat alone as...

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Early Duck Season and a Bowl of Gumbo!

Growing up in Louisiana, duck hunting and gumbo were both important parts of my childhood.  This game and this dish...

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Dove on the Grill

Now doesn’t that make your mouth water? Dove can be a bit tricky to prepare.  Too often we hear that dove are...

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