Game Bird Pot Pie

Let’s suppose that you take a look in the freezer and find that you have a few quail, some pheasant breasts, a dove or two, maybe a rabbit…not enough for individual meals, but if you throw it all into a pile, it’s dinner. You can make your own pastry dough. It’s actually pretty easy. I…

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Pheasant Breasts with Dungeness Crab

Many don’t think of pairing a fish with pheasant – but adding Dungeness crab to your pheasant breasts just took your typical wild bird dish from “rustic” to “restaurant-worthy.” Use the other parts of the pheasant to create a pheasant stock – which makes a great base for soups.  

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Pheasant Breasts and Asparagus

It seems that you can get fresh asparagus of fairly good quality just about any time of the year. You just have to be willing to pay for it. In September, those of us in California can find some great “grass” from South America if we feel like ponying up three to four dollars a…

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Roasted Quail with Pheasant Sausage Stuffing

This is a great way to stretch a few upland birds into dinner and makes good use of an older and “toothier” rooster for the stuffing. If you are adept at boning out a quail while keeping the body intact, it will allow for additional stuffing. 

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