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Healthy Venison Recipes

Looking to eat healthier in the New Year? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite healthy venison recipes to help you start off on the right foot. You might not think of wild game as “health food” but venison and other game meat have a leg up on conventionally…

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6 New Year’s Recipes to Try

While a lot of people enjoy going out to ring in the New Year, there are some benefits: no crowds, no need to get dressed up, home-cooked food. What more could you ask for? Staying home doesn’t have to be boring, especially with these festive New Year’s recipes for venison, trout, salmon, and more. Enjoy…

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5 Leftover Turkey Recipes

Not sure what to do with all that leftover turkey? If your refrigerator is full of turkey and you’re tired of the same old turkey sandwiches after the holidays, try these 5 new recipes. They all work well with precooked turkey, and are a great way to add some variety to your leftovers game. You…

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12 Delicious Duck Recipes

Looking for a new way to prepare duck? From sandwiches to side dishes and everything in between, here is a collection of twelve of our favorite duck recipes to try. Looking for more? Find all of The Sporting Chef’s duck recipes here. Dutch-Oven Duck Whether you’re cooking over a bed of white-hot coals or on…

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Keng Yang anti-hunter turned hunter

Off the Record Podcast Eps 26: Keng Becomes a Hunter

On Episode 26 of “Off the Record with The Sporting Chef and Michelle” Chef Scott and Michelle chat with an anti-hunter-turned-hunter. What?! Yes! What are the odds that someone opposed to hunting becomes an adult-onset hunter? Slim, indeed… but meet our guest, Keng Yang, who found a love of hunting and traditions thanks to getting…

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Off the Record Podcast Eps 25 : Time to Clean Out the Wild Game Freezer!

On Episode 25 of Off the Record with The Sporting Chef & Michelle, Chef Scott & Michelle remind us that hunting season’s comin’ so it’s time to empty your freezer of last year’s game and fish. Grind things up to make burgers, fish cakes and more tasty meals. Here’s the recipe for Scott’s fish cakes…

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9 Smoker Recipes

The long weekend (such as Labor Day or Memorial Day weekend) is a great time to try out some new recipes, especially the kind of recipes that take a little longer to make. So we’ve put together this list of recipes to try out in your smoker. From Simple Smoked Salmon to Coffee Rubbed Venison…

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8 Grilled Seafood Recipes

If you’re stuck in a hamburger and steak grilling rut, these grilled seafood recipes will bring some welcome variety to your summer cookouts. Choose from albacore, halibut, salmon, striper, trout, and more. Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Trout I think we can all agree, most things taste better wrapped in bacon — that goes for grilled seafood recipes,…

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Cooking Secrets w/ Chef John McGannon on Off the Record Podcast, Eps 23

Fabulous & well-spoken game chef John McGannon joins Scott & Michelle for a brand new Off the Record with The Sporting Chef and Michelle, which is loaded with cooking tips and secrets. Plus, Scott lets it slip that he owns 2 e-bikes. Mayhem ensues. Don’t miss Part 1 of Chef John’s interview here. Plus, Chef…

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