So...whats for dinner?

I have not had snake - don't really want to.  DD helped kill the pictured snake - she also killed a smaller one with her truck about a year later just across the street from our house.  I killed a canebrake rattler with my Volvo in our neighborhood in Virginia when the kids were little.

I have eaten venison - my FIL was the warden in SC where they lived and charged with deer population control, so they always had venison.  I don't like it all that much - my MIL would sneak it into meatballs - I referred to it as spaghetti and Bambi.  I did have hog when we were stationed in Guam, it was pretty delicious.  They roasted it on a spit driven by a little motor.  I also had jellyfish in Hong Kong - not a fan.

That is a huge snake. 

We learned it Red ON yellow kills a fellow, red ON black venom lack.  Because both snakes are black, red and yellow. And the thing is Wisconsin is not know for coral snakes. LOL Although we do have a few rattlers around. On the other hand Brown recluse spiders are nasty. 

Never ate snake. Never want too. LOL.  Venison on the other hand all the time. Family of hunters. Dad, aunts uncles brothers Husband , daughter, son in law. Every couple of years they fill up the tags and we don't buy beef for almost a year. They share all. So the younger tenders guys go for steaks, chops, & roasts,  the big ones get ground for sausage and ground meat. It works for us. LOL since they also fish, bass, sunfish, catfish and salmon grace our plates too. However the past two or three years my DH hast had the time to spend out on the lake he used to. He's been taking care of me and then his folks. Now that they are gone, and I am better maybe he'll get back to it. 

Much love

I've eaten venison, frog legs, raccoon (tastes like chicken!), bear, and alligator.  All are tasty.  The bear story is the best.  Neighbor in VT killed a young bear during the winter and hung it high in a tree.  The whole outdoors was a freezer.  When he got it down and butchered it, he gave us steaks.  We were happy to have them.  Too poor to buy beef steaks.

My brother and his hunting buddy shot and cleaned a raccoon and my mother cooked it like fried chicken.  The meat was very white.  It tasted fine but we were bothered by the awareness that we were eating raccoon.  Silly, but true.  Back in those days we thought coons were clean animals.  Didn't know they rinsed their food in water because of lack of saliva. 

Weird conversation!  A little segment on snakes on the local morning news this morning.

Pizza last night was delicious.  The yellow cherry tomato sauce was outstanding.

Tazzy's fish tacos sound very good.  I really like fish tacos but never make them.

Eric, I seem to remember that you told us how to cook your chicken and rice dish, but I don't remember the recipe!  Could you repeat?

Dinner tonight undecided.

I've led a sheltered life. The must exotic meat I've eaten is alligator.  I've had lots of game meats though.  Missouri now has a problematic feral hog population so maybe I'll get to try that one .

Don't know Lacey. Didn't watch Lost. 

They are for sure a menace around here. Owner across the creek has son's hog dogs penned there. Bark relentlessly. Takes them out on weekends. The hogs are tearing up anything including expensive lawns. We haven't had any here (knock on wood) but know they are out there. We have meat processor in town and know they do them. And yes Minus is right - no season, no tags, no nuttin', just go get 'um. I encountered a conversation in the groc. out more rural from us meat dept a couple years back about the taste, when I 1st realized people ate them. Minus - what's the one county without a hog problem? I thought maybe one of the arid desert ones, like the one next to El Paso? I sure wouldn't want to corner one but I've never seen one.

FIL and BIL used to hunt/fry/eat squirrel. Fortunately I came on the scene just about the time this ended. Can't remember what DH said about this. MIL from backwoods KY, I'm sure any meat was eaten though as a child her father moved family to Hawaii.

Does a bison burger count?  Tasted like a burger.

Luv - I do believe it's El Paso that has no invasion of feral hogs.  I'll have to ask my niece.  They live out in the country SW of San Antonio & her husband built her a special "hog rifle" for Christmas last year.

Sorry Redheaded I don't remember seeing the recipe. 

I just wanted to chime in and share I made pot stickers and they turned out pretty good for my first try.  It was on my bucket list believe it or not!  Next time I will add more veggies and spices.  The dipping sauce was just ok....off balance.

I love reading all your posts....although not the snake eating mouse!

Anyone watching Master Chef?

well driving home from my follow up with the surgeon - black clouds loomed and thunder and lightening and lots of rain so I thought "hmmmm. spag bol".... got home, then the clouds lifted, blue sky above with the sun shining - not spag bol weather.   Decided on Salad and bbq'd pork ribs.   Hmm.. wrong choice, black clouds are now overhead with lots of thunder and rain.    Ribs are on the bbq so too late to do anything further.

The Mexican chicken sounds quite yummy!

Lovewins: Yes, I watch Master Chef when I remember its on and what channel - still blaming chemo brain for that !?

Chicken was yummy, although somebody in this house of one must have ate the black beans and not replaced them---I substituted pinto beans, and it was still really good.

I think this might become my favorite topic, these recipes rock!

Minus, I too think of Michelle often....just mentioned her to DH tonight. He just got word that a woman he works closely with on the hospital board in Western MA got bad news about her markers today. It brought me back to Michelle's valiant fight, as well as her wonderful effort to live as fully as she possibly could before leaving. . I know this woman will do the same. 

I hope everyone is staying safe given the storms that are trekking across the land....who needs rattlesnakes to be in harm's way, given these awful weather patterns!

You are welcome - you have been missed!  I am looking forward to the game - we always go a few times each season - this will be the first one!

Joyce:  I'll add my welcome back note.  SO glad to see you.  What a year you have had.  Sorry about your Mom's fall and your aunt's death.  Hope things will settle down now.  Yes, please give our best to Rick.

Joyce, we've missed you!  Glad to hear that you and your dh have an ongoing relationship with Rick.  Your mother's accident sounds horrible.  You're a good daughter and your dh is a good SIL to welcome your parents into your home. 

I went to Sam's Club this afternoon (after shopping at Walmart earlier) and bought 12 vacuum-packed bags of Community dark roast coffee, probably more than enough to get us through the summer.  Also bought some other items, enough to run the bill up to $200.  That was after $100 at Walmart.  I'm always shocked when I hear the amt of the bill.  I can't imagine how families with kids can make it on a moderate income.

One of my purchases was a rotisserie chicken, which will be part of dinner tonight.  I also bought some yellow squash and will probably steam it and make a salad.  

We had a whole day today without rain.  Yay!  But temps in the 90's are in our forecast.