Mushroom spinach frittata made with lambsquarters and morels. Here's what's trending on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook: - So glad to see my recipe for smoked
pork chops trending! I love this preparation, because you get the smoked pork right away, then smoked fat to render for flour tortillas, then a smoked bone to cook beans with. Triple Threat, baby!
- Meatless works, too. My recipe for meatless tomato sauce for pasta, which uses chopped fennel, is a light, bright sauce for a spring pasta dinner.
- Southwest style chile colorado works with venison, bear, pork, beef, lamb, you name it. I love it with goose legs, too.
- Oooh, mushroom spinach
frittata is a fantastic spring dish. Good to see it trending. You can use any spring green, and any fresh mushroom.
- Like mac and cheese? How about a German version? This is kaesespatzle, mac and cheese where
the mac are spatzle dumplings. Add a little chicken, rabbit, pheasant, grouse or quail meat and it's a whole meal.
- No newsletter is complete without a meatball recipe. This week's is Mexican fish meatballs, albondigas de pescado. It's a Baja
classic I love!
Moving up the list: An oldie but a goodie, pheasant piccata is climbing up the charts. You can of course make piccata from chicken, veal, pork, wild turkey breast -- anything you can pound thin.
Love these or any of my recipes? Please rate them while you're there so people searching for recipes know they're worth clicking on! Two lovely morels in California's High Sierra. Yes, I am well aware that morels have not yet begun here in Minnesota, and the flush really hasn't started in the West, either. But south and east of here, they're on in full force. A friend of mine in Oklahoma has been hammering them... So to whet your appetite,
here are some of my favorite morel recipes: Spring is here and that means fishing! I am eager to get on the water again, after a weirdly warm winter that kept me off the ice. To celebrate, I am offering you a 20% discount off the already discounted price of $26 + shipping for my fish and seafood cookbook Hook, Line, and Supper. Use the code HOOKED at checkout to get the 20% off. That makes it even cheaper than Amazon. Plus, you're helping me out by buying direct. (The book makes a great Father's Day gift, too.) With more than 500 five-star reviews on Amazon, this is the best guide to cooking fish and seafood out there, although I might be biased... It's not what you think. Instead of the stereotypical debauchery, I spent several days exploring Tijuana's amazing food renaissance, and in the process learned that this
much-maligned city isn't the gangland hellhole some would have you believe. Sure, it's a big city, but TJ has a lot to offer, and has become an amazing melting pot of pan-Mexican cuisine. You can read all about it in Tijuana Tales, my latest article for To the Bone. To the Bone is where I write about everything from my adventures in the wild world to Big Thoughts to travelogues and more. It would mean the world to me if you'd consider subscribing; you
can start with a free subscription, and upgrade to paid if you want to support my work. Thanks in advance! OK, OK, snow should be over now, and everything here in Minnesota is greening up nicely. Finally. (That's garlic mustard in the pic above, one of the first greens to show in these parts.) I am longing
for spring greens, and it's happening fast. Ramps will be here soon, as will fiddleheads, dandelions -- early spring is the key moment for dandy greens -- and morels soon afterwards. They're already catching walleyes in North Dakota, and the fish are running the rivers all over now. As for me, I've been making headway on the Mexican cookbook, little by little. This last trip to Tijuana and the
nearby Valle de Guadalupe was really useful. (see story above). I've got another trip to Mexico, to Alamos, Sonora, later this month. I am excited for this, as I've never been there. More on that later this month. All this green and sunshine has me itching to garden! Alas, I don't have a space to do so just yet, but I am getting some raised beds soon. Meanwhile, I am interested in planting some wild
edible plants in my yard. St. Paul is Zone 5A. Any tips for me? Always looking for veteran gardeners here in Minnesota so I don't mess things up too bad. California it ain't... Anyone out there grow gooseberries and currants? I understand they're ideal for Minnesota, but I've never grown them. Advice welcome. ~ Hank Comments?Let us know what you think about Wild Bites by using our anonymous comment form - we love to hear from you, and we read
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