This story was originally published in November 2020. Eating wild game meat is a great way to make your diet leaner, fresher and more sustainable. For sustainable meat aficionados who are not ready to ...
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How to Cook a Squirrel

As the kitchen manager at the Odd Soul, a pizzeria and bar in Springdale, Arkansas, Addie Hayes is used to spending Saturday mornings in front of a stove. But today, she’s a little out of her element.
If you were to flip open a 1975 edition of The Joy of Cooking, you might be startled by an illustration that demonstrates how to skin a squirrel. The page includes instructions on how to prepare a ...
Squirrels seem to be everywhere until you need a few for your Buttermilk Fried Squirrel recipe. On stage at Smithsonian Food History Weekend, Chef Jason Flores and I shared Oklahoma-style cooking and ...
Before farm-raised meat was abundant and cheap, when “ a chicken for every pot ” was aspirational, many people ate what they could find (also known as foraging). Often described as earthy, nutty, and ...