In The Kitchen

Mike McDonald’s Pickled Fish

Mike McDonald’s Pickled Fish

By Mike McDonald

Pickled fish has been a favorite among northerners for years. Once you try this sweet treat you will pickle crappie, bass, catfish, and anything else you can get in the jar. This stuff is great on top of Ritz crackers! Ingredients: • 2 lbs Tilapia • 1 1/2 cups canning salt • 1 gallon white vinegar • 7 cups sugar • 1/4 cup pickling spice • 1/4 ...

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Venison Steak in Ritz Crackers

Venison Steak in Ritz Crackers

By Steve Hall

Venison Steak in Ritz Crackers will melt in your mouth. All I ever tasted was venison steak cooked the same ol’ way in flour and onions and well done. The taste was a cross between liver and shoe leather. Then, Mike McDonald from Sheldon, Iowa, fixed me some Venison in Ritz Crackers. It was the most tender, delicious venison steak I ever ate! I said, "You corn-fed th...

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Country@Heart Dinner Diaries

Winter-Buster Beef Soup
Winter-Buster Beef Soup

By Tim H. Martin

Bayou and bay flavors amp up this beefy-vegetable classic. Ingredients: • 2 to 2 1/2 lbs. ground beef or venison • 3 cups beef broth • 2  28 oz. cans diced tomatoes • 10 oz. can Ro*Tel tomatoes and diced green chili... READ MORE


Venison Ragù alla Bolognese
Venison Ragù alla Bolognese

By Tim H. Martin

Where deer season meets Italian seasoning Ingredients: • 1 1/2 to 2 lbs. ground venison or ground beef • 1 lb. ground pork or ground turkey • 4 oz. pancetta or slab bacon, finely chopped • 8 oz. button mushrooms or baby... READ MORE


Cajun-fried Largemouth Bass
Cajun-fried Largemouth Bass

By Tim H. Martin

Catch and Release, Into Hot Grease! Ingredients and Directions: In a lidded container, combine 1/4 cup hot sauce with 1 cup buttermilk. Soak up to a dozen hand-sized bass fillets in the liquid for a minimum of two hours, preferably overnigh... READ MORE


Oconee Swamp Bud Puppies
Oconee Swamp Bud Puppies

By Tim H. Martin

Beer Batter Delights from a South Georgia Hog Hunt. Recipe Courtesy of the Curtis Purdee family, with special thanks to Nickie Purdee Oliver Yields about 20 Ingredients: 1 cup of self-rising yellow cornmeal mix1 cup self-rising flour1 tabl... READ MORE


Troy Landry’s Crawfish Étouffée Stuffed Peppers
Troy Landry’s Crawfish Étouffée Stuffed Peppers

By Tim H. Martin

Plus, mini-interview with the Cajun of all Cajuns Courtesy of Troy Landry from TV's "Swamp People" (8 servings) Ingredients: • 8 bell peppers to stuff, tops removed • 1 extra bell pepper for crawfish étouffée, smal... READ MORE


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