Harvest your pesto now and imagine the pesto-bilities. This post explains benefits of harvest your basil in mid-summer and what we do with it.
Craig’s Pro Tips
Changing The Game Monthly Recipes and Pro Tips From Author Craig Tomsky
You can check these pages each month for free recipes and to see what I’ve been tinkering with for my latest culinary creations. Some may be from my book, Changing The Game. Others may go into future works. Recipes may be main courses, sides, or desserts. I may even throw in a new cocktail or let one of my kids post something if it’s good enough to make the cut. So stay tuned and keep coming back for more.
I’ll also be dropping some advice, “Craig’s Pro Tips” from time to time regarding topics that have helped me put meat in the freezer and delicious meals on the table. No topic is out of play and I’ll be sharing insights on anything that comes to mind including the shortcuts, suggestions and game-changing ideas that have guided me to success in the field, in the kitchen, and in every step of my field-to-fork process for “Changing The Game.”
Stay tuned for more recipes and Pro Tips from Craig Tomsky, author of Changing The Game.
My Simple Go-to Method for Tenderizing Wild Fowl and Achieving Exceptional Flavor
I have been using this method of tenderizing my wildfowl harvests for decades and have found nothing better at bringing out their natural flavors during this process.
The Nose Knows: Ensuring Scent Elimination Efforts are Effective
Find out the one thing you can do to ensure your deer hunting scent elimination efforts are effective.
How and Why to Remove Tendons from Tenderloins
Ensure your tenderloins stay tender by taking this quick, easy-to-perform extra processing step prior to cooking.
Wild Turkey Season Reboot
I had to learn some new tricks before I could get back into the wild turkey game. Here are some insights into how I am preparing for this first season to increase my chances for a successful harvest.
It’s That “Sausage Deer” Time of Year
Find out what cuts of venison would be best for sausage. And did you really ever come across anyone that used the entire deer to make sausage?
Obtaining Tender Cutlets from Your Large Game Harvests
We cook cutlets from my large game harvests many different ways in our home and if you read “Changing The Game,” you know I put a few of my favorite cutlet recipes in Chapter 8: Marsala, Piccata, Parmigiana… did I mention Milanese? Oh! The Milanese with fresh tomatoes and arugula from the garden, freshly squeezed […]
Which Knife Blade Angle for Game Processing Works Best?
Experience suggests this angle is the most effective and efficient knife blade angle for wild game processing? Learn why and how to achieve it.
Developing an Understanding of How and Where to Begin Butchering Your Own Harvests
Field to Fork Process While many of us know how to process our own harvests and optimize cuts of meat for flavor and tenderness as described in my book, “Changing The Game,” there is a significant portion of the hunting population who do not or have never tried doing their own game butchering for a […]
A Look at The Behind-The-Scenes Creation of “Changing The Game” and Why I Decided to Write It.
Thank you to Victoria and Rosalind Davis for inviting and having me on their weekly podcast, “Random Walk Hunterdon” to share the back story behind the writing of my book, “Changing The Game.” You can see the entire interview here and gain some insight as to why I feel my “7 keys to the game” […]