Venison Wiejeska (Fresh Kielbasa Sausage with Marjoram)
A garlicky game sausage that is often served at the holidays, but is delicious anytime. Traditionally, wiejesca was made with pork and veal, but this venison version is fantastic. Great on the grill, smoked, pan-seared, or gently poached.
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Puffball Parmigiana
This puffball parmigiana recipe is a delicious way to showcase your finest giant puffball mushroom find. Slices of puffball mushroom are sliced, breaded, and fried, then served on a bed of buttered spaghetti and layered with marinara sauce and melty cheese. These are best assembled just before serving, though you can also layer the slices, sauce, and cheese, bake, slice, and serve with the pasta to make this ahead of time or for a crowd... the mushroom breading won't be crispy but it will still be delicious!
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Smoked Trout & Herb Cream Cheese Spread
Of course, this creamy smoked trout spread is fantastic on bagels. But it's also great on crackers, crispbread, rye toast, and celery sticks. Or make one of the smoked trout dip variations and serve with crusty bread, cucumber slices, or other crudites. There are more recipe ideas and serving suggestions in the main post. It tastes fancy, but only takes a few minutes and a few ingredients to make!
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How to Can Fresh Fish
Pressure-canned fish is a great shelf stable ingredient to have in your pantry (and free up space in your freezer). It's a great way to use panfish that are too small to filet. After canning, you can flake the fish off the bones (small bones will become soft, and the larger ones are easily removed) and make fish cakes and croquettes, salads, soups, and more.
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Pan-Seared Trout with Tomato Pepper Relish & Yellow Rice
This pan-seared trout with a zippy Mediterranean tomato salsa is as fresh as it gets. A healthy homemade dinner in less than 30 minutes!
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Spaghetti Sauce with Meat and Mushrooms (pressure-canning large-batch recipe)
This homemade spaghetti sauce canning recipe is flavored with meat and mushrooms, for a traditional Italian ragu that is a perfect pantry staple. It’s a versatile foundation sauce that is great served on pasta or polenta, in lasagna, stuffed shells, ziti or other baked casseroles, and more. This meaty mushroom ragu is adapted from and and based on a tested USDA spaghetti sauce canning recipe. I’ve scaled this up to a double batch that fills my pressure canner [https://amzn.to/3XSHVIM] (18-19 pints, and sometimes a bit of leftover sauce to enjoy right away). You can of course make a smaller batch if you prefer… just halve all the quantities listed.
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Puffball Parmigiana
This puffball parmigiana recipe is a delicious way to showcase your finest giant puffball mushroom find. Slices of puffball mushroom are sliced, breaded, and fried, then served on a bed of buttered spaghetti and layered with marinara sauce and melty cheese. These are best assembled just before serving, though you can also layer the slices, sauce, and cheese, bake, slice, and serve with the pasta to make this ahead of time or for a crowd... the mushroom breading won't be crispy but it will still be delicious!
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Puffball Parmigiana
This puffball parmigiana recipe is a delicious way to showcase your finest giant puffball mushroom find. Slices of puffball mushroom are sliced, breaded, and fried, then served on a bed of buttered spaghetti and layered with marinara sauce and melty cheese. These are best assembled just before serving, though you can also layer the slices, sauce, and cheese, bake, slice, and serve with the pasta to make this ahead of time or for a crowd... the mushroom breading won't be crispy but it will still be delicious!
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Venison Wiejeska (Fresh Kielbasa Sausage with Marjoram)
A garlicky game sausage that is often served at the holidays, but is delicious anytime. Traditionally, wiejesca was made with pork and veal, but this venison version is fantastic. Great on the grill, smoked, pan-seared, or gently poached.
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How to Make Turkey Mole Tamales
These homemade turkey mole tamales are the perfect way to use up extra cooked turkey. Richly flavored & sweetly spiced... they're so good! Your yield will vary with the size of your corn wrappers and how large you make your tamales.
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