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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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...