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The Meat With No Name, Part 1
The Italians and Spaniards don’t have a name for air-dried venison backstrap. That’s a problem. On a cow, this cut would be called the loin, but it’s a deer so we just call it a backstrap because….I don’t know…it sounds … Continue reading
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Tagged Bresaola, Butcher, charcuteri, Curing (chemistry), Cutting board, Jarabe Tapatío, Lomo, lonza, Meat, Missouri, Salumi, Ssourah, venison
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A Book To Change A Life
I read a lot of books. Almost all of them are some form of science fiction or another, but I wanted to give a shout out to a very special non-fiction book that has changed my life. That is to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldo Leopold, Arts, Land ethic, Leopold, Missouri, Nature, Sand County Almanac, Sean Jenkins, Shopping, Thinking Like A Mountain, WIU
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My Take On Hunting
I recently made a comment about not enjoying the whole “killing” part of hunting. I didn’t think much about it because I’ve said it for years, but several people asked me why I hunt if I don’t enjoy killing. I … Continue reading
Posted in Meat Stuff
Tagged Deer, hunt, Land ethic, Meat, Missouri, Outdoors, Recreation, Squirrel, United States
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A Rant About Bacteria
I talk about curing meat frequently on this blog, mostly because it’s delicious. I recently had a discussion with someone about food safety and bacteria. We disagreed with each other, strongly. This can be a good thing for a lively … Continue reading
Best. Explanation. Ever.
First and foremost, I did not come up with this explanation. Did you think I would? If so, you haven’t been paying attention. My explanations tend to ramble on and on until I get caught in a web of Futurama … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Hunter, Hugh Howey, KellerWilliams, Mississippi Nights, Missouri, Norah Jones, Rush, Ryan Foster, self-publishing, Simpson, St Louis
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New Covers!!!
When I was shopping around for a cover artist for the Finding Their Path, I was quickly turned off by the process. Not only were they very expensive, but they seemed to not be responsive to email. The first artist told … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Book, Cover art, Covers, Literature, Romance, Romance novel, Shopping
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More than a door
Do you remember the way screen doors used to be? Just a rectangular wooden box with a big spring that went “bwong bwong bwong” as you opened the door farther? I like those doors. I like them a lot. They … Continue reading
A Good Deal
In honor of the new book, Finding Their Path, having such an awesome opening week, I have decided to have a big sale.
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Tagged Arts, Book, book sale, cheap books, deadpixel, DVD, Identity document, Literature, Miami Vice, Michael Mann, Missouri, Shopping
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An Extension
Finding Their Path has now been released! Click the Books tab for more info on it. This is the third book I have written and I think it is the first time that I had a decent number of readers … Continue reading
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Tagged Bender, Beta reader, Goodreads, Jeep, Missouri, Montana, Reading, Ryan Foster
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