Ingredients:

12 Eggs 

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese 

1/4 cup onion

1/2 lb of wild game sausage or burger

Amount of Garlic, parsley, sea salt, pepper - to your taste level

Cook garlic and onion in a medium skillet for about one minute. 

Add meat to skillet (we used hog meat but could substitute any wild game meat or beef) and cook till browned. 
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl whisk 12 eggs, 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream. 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, parsley, sea salt and black pepper. 
Grease the bottom of a 8x8 or 9x9 pan. 
Add meat into bottom of pan. If you want to add broccoli or veggies add those next. 
Pour egg mixture next into the pan. 

Top with 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and bake for 30 minutes!

Venison Meatloaf (on the grill or in the oven)

Rockstarlette Outdoors Field Staffer Courtney shares her Venison Meatloaf recipe:

Blackberry Crisp Dessert made from foraged berries, 

shared by California Rockstarlette Outdoors Staffer Nancy!

Blackberry Crisp
Ingredients:
For filling-
3 1/2-4 cups blackberries
1 Tbsp flour
2-4 Tbsp sugar (depending on your sweetness like and the ripeness of your berries)
For topping-
1 1/4 cups of Oats
1/4 cup melted coconut oil + 1 Tbsp butter
1/4 cup of maple syrup or agave nectar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
1/2 cup shredded coconut (optional)
1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
 
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In one bowl for filling~ mix together berries, sugar and flour 
3. In separate bowl for topping~ mix oats, flour, oil/butter, and syrup or agave nectar
4. Lightly grease a glass 9 inch pie dish
5. Place berries in dish and top with mixture of oats
6. Bake for 40-45 minutes until crust is lightly golden brown
7. Make sure it cools a bit before you sneak your first bite or you will burn your tongue!!! LOL
8. Eat with vanilla ice cream or yogurt for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! 
Note: You can use almond flour and gluten free oats to make this recipe gluten free. I also use coconut sugar to make it a bit more healthier and I use a lower amounts of sugar because I don’t like too much sweetness.

Rockstarlette Outdoors Staffer Emmy Garnish shares her recipe for Venison Sirloin with Red Wine and Mushroom Sauce

 Marinade 

Cut 4 2” thick medallions. You can use steaks also, depends on the size of your loin or backstrap or preference of individual portion size

2 cloves garlic smashed and chopped

1 sprig fresh rosemary bruised

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1-750 ml bottle full bodied red wine ( 1 1/2 cups for marinade 2 1/2 cups for drinking!)

Add more or less as you please depending on your preferred meat portion size

• Add all ingredients into a bowl and mix 
  
• Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours 
• Flip steaks over and give a good mix half way through
• Pull bowl out of fridge and bring steak to room temperature before cooking 

Mushroom Sauce Ingredients:

1 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon of butter

1/2 cup white onion finely chopped

1 heaping cup of sliced mushrooms of choice, I used baby bellas 

1-2 tablespoons of flour

• Heat olive oil and butter in fry pan on med/low heat
  
• Add onion and cook until brown
  
• Add used marinade and mushrooms until soft
  
• Sprinkle flour and stir until smooth
  
• Turn heat to low and let reduce by about half until thickened and the alcohol burned off, stir as needed
  
• Set to the side until meat is cooked

Cooking the Venison Sirloin 

Cook meat in large skillet. Put 2 tablespoons olive oil on med heat. Lightly salt and pepper both sides. Once oil is hot, place venison in pan. Sear over high heat until a brown crust forms, about 1-2 minutes per side. Then reduce heat to medium and cook to desired doneness, about 2 minutes per side for rare. Rest for 5-10 minutes on rack or cutting board. *The carryover cooking that happens during resting will increase the internal temperature of a steak by about 5°F, so keep that in mind when calculating internal temperature if using meat thermometer. For rare sirloin steak, aim for a final internal temperature of 120–130°F. Medium rare is 130–135°F. 

Cut meat into thin slices and spoon sauce and add mushroom sauce on top. Enjoy!!

From field to plate: here is Jessica's  recipe for Bacon Wrapped Ptarmigan poppers which she harvested herself in Alaska!! 

Bacon Wrapped Ptarmigan poppers

6 Ptarmigan (12 breasts) 
1 bell pepper I used the orange peppers (or Jalapeño is awesome also!)
Yoshida's marinade "cracked pepper and garlic" 
12 strips of bacon
Tooth picks to hold everything in place
Marinade the breasts for at least 2 hours, the longer the better. 

Cut peppers in long strips. Take marinated breast and place one pepper strip on each breast and wrap with bacon. 

Use the tooth picks to hold in place. Grill on the BBQ until everything is well cooked. 15-20 mins. Enjoy!! 

Homemade Wild Game Chili from Rockstarlette Outdoors owner, Joni Marie

Ingredients:
1 lb of ground wild game meat (I have used wild turkey, moose, bear and caribou)
2 cans of stewed tomatoes
1 can of tomato paste
2-3 stalks of celery chopped
1 tbsp of parsley
1/2 of an Anaheim Jalapeño pepper, chopped (vary this according to your tolerance for spicy food)
A pinch of Cayenne pepper (vary this according to your tolerance for spicy food)
Olive oil
2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 Tbsp oregano
1/2 purple onion, chopped
2 cans of beans -rinsed and drained (I like to use black beans but any bean could be used)

Shredded cheese as a topping, or sour cream

Cook wild game burger in pan with olive oil, garlic, onion and celery
Once game meat is cooked, add in parsley, oregano, cayenne pepper and jalapeño - stir and cook a few minutes
Add tomato paste, stewed tomatoes and beans (rinse and drain beans from can before adding)
Simmer everything together over low heat for 20 minutes, 
Option: Serve topped with cheese or sour cream
**I did not add any salt in this recipe as I am on a low salt diet - the stewed tomatoes have some salt in 
them and I found it to be plenty - but you could add salt to taste to this recipe if you wanted!! Enjoy!

Elk and Wild Chanterelle Mushroom Stroganoff from Rockstarlette Outdoors California Rep Nancy (she foraged the Chanterelle Mushrooms herself and harvested the Elk)!

Ingredients:

1 lb ground elk or venison

1 yellow onion chopped

2 cups chopped wild Chanterelle or other mushrooms of your choice

1 1/2 cups coconut milk or regular milk

2 cups beef broth

2 cubes or 2 tsp of dried beef bouillon

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup coconut milk or regular milk

2 tbsp flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Parsley for garnish

2 cups egg noodles or small pasta noodles of your choice

1. Prepare noodles and set aside

1. In large skillet over medium heat brown elk and remove from pan. Leave about 1 tbsp grease in pan. If your meat is super lean, you can add a bit of butter to pan

1. Add onions and mushrooms to pan and season with salt and pepper. Sauté about 5-7 minutes stirring frequently

1. Add beef broth, 1 1/2 cup milk, bouillon, and Worcestershire sauce to pan

1. In small bowl, whisk together remaining milk and flour until smooth. Whisk into pan until smooth.

1. Return meat to pan and simmer for 5-10 minutes

1. Toss prepared noodles into sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste and garnish with parsley

Note: You can use a variety of ground meat for this dish, but I prefer wild game...preferably elk or venison. I used foraged wild Chanterelle mushrooms, but you can use different types as well. Using coconut milk is the non-dairy version (which is how I make it) and I also use gluten free noodles, but you can use whatever you prefer.

Deer Heart Fajitas

Canadian staffer Mandy Starnes is sharing her deer heart fajitas recipe:

Rockstarlette Outdoors Field Staffer Nancy Rodriguez shares her Turkey Schnitzel recipe which she modified from a MeatEater recipe

Marisa's Wild Turkey Cordon Bleu recipe

1 wild turkey breast

8 thin slices of ham

6 slices of Swiss cheese 

1 egg

1/2c water 

1/2c panko bread crumbs

1/2c Parmesan cheese

2 tbsp all purpose flour 

2 tbsp Greek seasoning 

Directions:

•preheat oven to 350

•butterfly & pound turkey breast to even thickness

•cover surface of turkey with ham slices 

•cover ham with Swiss slices 

•roll tightly and secure with toothpicks 

•combine panko, Parmesan, flour & Greek seasoning in a bowl, set aside. 

•mix egg & water in a bowl to creat egg wash

•coat turkey in egg wash 

•roll turkey in panko seasoning 

•set onto greased pan & bake 45minutes to 1 hour. (Or Until internal temp reaches 160) 

Rockstarlette Outdoors Nebraska Staffer Angie, grows her own veggies and herbs!

Here is her amazing personal recipe to make 15 pints of pasta sauce

Homemade Garden Fresh Pasta Sauce:
2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
21 Cups of chopped Tomatos
3 cups of Onions, chopped
42 oz of tomato paste
3 1/2 tips pepper
7 tsp sugar
7 tsp Parsley
3 1/2 tsp Basil
2 Whole Garlic Bulbs
12 tsp Sea Salt
5 1/4 Tsp Chicken Bouillon
Chop and smash garlic w/ sea salt
Heat olive oil and sauce onions and garlic
Stir in/combine all ingredients in pot, bring to simmer, then cool before placing in jars
Makes 15 pints of sauce

Marisa shares her Puffball Mushroom Pizza
recipe from puffball mushrooms she foraged! (cooked on the BBQ)

Preheat BBQ to 400 degrees 
•Slice puffball mushroom in one inch thick slices. (It will shrink when cooked) 
•remove skin 
•brush with oil and BBQ 8-10 minutes per side. 
•remove from BBQ and add sauce & desired toppings. (Caesar dressing & chicken, red pepper, tomato, broccoli & cheese is my personal favourite) 
•return to BBQ for aprox 5 minutes, or until cheese is good and melted. 
Enjoy!!

Crock Pot BBQ pulled duck 

4 duck breasts 

2 cups Ketchup 

2 tbsp Brown sugar 

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce 

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 

1 tsp chili flakes 

1/2 tsp garlic powder 

Mix all ingredients in crock pot. add duck breast. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. 

remove breast. Shred with fork. Return to sauce and toss. 

Top with coleslaw on a crustini. 

Venison Stew in the Pressure Cooker from Rockstarlette Outdoors Oklahoma Field Staffer Courtney

Venison Stew

Prep Time: 20 minutes 

Cook Time: 40 minutes + release and heating time 

Ingredients: 

1 Tbsp. Olive Oil 

2 lbs Venison, diced with all silver skin removed 

1 tsp. pink Himalayan salt 

¾ tsp. black pepper 

Seasoning salt to taste (I used Chupacabra Fine Meat Rub & Season All-my fave!) 

4 cups diced potatoes – I left the skin on 

2 cups diced carrots 

1 cup diced celery 

1 large onion, diced – I used a yellow onion 

2 garlic cloves, minced 

1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes 

4 cups unsalted beef broth 

A couple dashes of Worcestershire sauce (I used Lea & Perrins) 

1. Dice the vegetables and mince the garlic, set aside in a bowl. 

2. Cut the venison into bite-sized pieces. Make sure you remove all the silver skin, to ensure the meat is tender and not chewy. 

3. Add the olive oil to the base of your pressure cooker and add the venison. 

4. Add in your spices and seasoning, turn on the pressure cooker to “Saute” or “brown” setting and set the timer for 10 minutes. 

5. Allow the venison to cook for 5 minutes and add the bowl of vegetables and garlic. Saute until the cycle ends with the lid off. 

6. Add the tomatoes, broth and Worcestershire sauce, stir well and secure the lid. 

7. Select High pressure and cook for 30 minutes. 

8. Once the cycle ends, allow it to naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes before turning the pressure release knob. 

9. Allow the pressure cooker to vent fully before removing the lid and serve!