Girl Hunter: Revolutionizing the Way We Eat, One Hunt at a Time
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738216054 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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What happens when a classically-trained New York chef and fearless omnivore heads out of the city and into the wild to track down the ingredients for her meals? After abandoning Wall Street to embrace her lifelong love of cooking, Georgia Pellegrini comes face to face with her first kill. Each chapter offers recipes for finger-licking dishes like:wild turkey and oyster stewstuffed quailpheasant taginevenison sausagefundamental stocks, brines, sauces, and rubssuggestions for interchanging proteins within each recipeEach dish, like each story, is an adventure from beginning to end. An inspiring, illuminating, and often funny journey into unexplored territories of haute cuisine, Girl Hunter captures the joy of rolling up your sleeves and getting to the heart of where the food you eat comes from.. From honoring that first turkey to realizing that the only way we truly know where our meat comes from is if we hunt it ourselves, Pellegrini embarks on a wild ride into the real world of local, organic, and sustainable food. Teaming up with veteran hunters, she travels over field and stream in search of the main course—from quail to venison and wild boar, from elk to javelina and squirrel. Pellegrini’s road trip careens from the back of an ATV chasing wild hogs along the banks of the Mississippi to a dove hunt with beer and barbeque, to the birthplace of the Delta Blues. Along the way,
"Equally comfortable in hunting gear or a little black dress, Georgia has written a winning book that's a winning combination." according to Lisa at Fresh Eggs Daily. Great book for anyone who is looking to expand their dining options to include all kinds of venison and other meats, but even for those who plan on sticking with steak and pork, the marinades and rubs and sauces would be easily adaptable. The recipes sound great, and the accompanying text brings each chapter to life. Georgia is the best! She is exactly what I would be like if I weren't such a wuss. She's bada$$ and sweet at the same time. Equally comfortable in hunting gear or a l. Waiting for Woman Hunter I like hunting, I like cooking, so I thought this book would be a good read and addition to my library. The recipes are certainly useful, but there are plenty of wild game recipes out there if one looks.The rest of the book is a narrative of her fun with friends who take her hunting in lavish ways. As far as an introduction to hunting it is useless- she never misses, never has to scout, or even walk that much. If you have a friend that owns a few thousand acres, has hunted there f. "but it just wasn't as great as expected" according to dave. Not sure what to say here, but it just wasn't as great as expected. An interesting read, and I admire the author tremendously. It just wasn't that captivating, and wasn't very educational. It might be kind of empowering for a female hunter.
Best Books of the Month, December 2011: Through geographically and gastronomically diverse essays, professional chef Georgia Pellegrini gives a voice to something that's been missing in the discussion of where our food comes from: meat. Faced with a freshly killed turkey and her personal decision to either become vegan or head to the source, Pellegrini picks up a shotgun and learns to hunt her own food. She introduces readers to her teachers and locals around the country who share hunting and cooking tips and impresses upon readers her determination to develop tasty recipes for even the most challenging game, like javelina, with as little waste as possible. --JoVon Sotak. More than just a collection of essays or recipes, Girl Hunter is an important addition to the conversation about how we eat and how we live