June is the time of year to get fresh, locally grown strawberries in New York State.  They are so delicious and sweet, especially after a long, cold winter.  Spring greens…

We are almost half way through the spring turkey season in NYS.  It’s also the time of year that fresh cilantro is springing up in gardens and hoop-house tomatoes are…

Early spring is the best time to catch bullheads, when the peepers start peeping and the ice is just out. The cold water makes for tastier, firmer fleshed fish dinners.  Bullheads are fun…

Bone broth is quite trendy now as the highly nutritious food that it always has been (think chicken soup for a cold).  Making broth from bones provides collagen, protein, and…

I had the amazing opportunity to meet Leah Chase, The Queen of Creole Cuisine and Disney’s inspiration for the Princess and the Frog movie.  We were talking about food, of course,…

These tasty morsels are a perfect appetizer and a quick way to cook up duck or goose breasts. Ingredients: 1 lb duck or goose breast meat (boneless and skinless) 1/2…

Got some pheasant in your freezer?  Then you can make a wilder version of the Buffalo Chicken Dip that is infamous at many a Super Bowl Party!  This recipe was…

We’re not just about recipes!  Last spring, as part of a research project, we surveyed nearly 500 people in the Finger Lakes region who were identified as “locavores”, people who…

  This elegant dish is actually pretty straight forward to make. Ingredients: breast meat from 1 goose, boneless and skinless 1 Tbsp kosher salt 1 Tbsp sugar, plus 2-3 Tbsp…

Next time you have the opportunity to field dress a deer, consider saving the liver to make liverwurst!  It tastes great on a whole grain cracker with a bit of…