Plov is Georgian Jollof, Change My Mind

Is rice pilaf universal? I think so. View this post on Instagram Tonight’s dinner inspiration comes from Central Asia (one of my favorite culinary sandboxes), but with a few twists: this is plov (pilaf) of jasmine rice cooked with smoked duck stock, red onion, homegrown 

Bison-Okara Meatballs

View this post on Instagram How did I turn one measly pound of Nicky Farms ground bison into fourteen large meatballs? By cutting the meat by half with okara from Ota Tofu! After they extract all the soy milk, the pressed-out soy beans form a 

Venison Mole Guisado

Find my recipe at the Nicky USA blog. View this post on Instagram Venison mole guisado makes a surprisingly straightforward weeknight meal. All you need is a pressure cooker, a pound of Nicky Farms venison stew meat, and a few pantry staples. Makes outstanding tacos 

Wild Boar Pörkölt with Hand-Cut Dumplings

View this post on Instagram Happy Spring Festival, friends! In honor of Year of the Pig I made a boar pörkölt (kind of like goulash) with hand-cut dumplings, fortified with Uyghur flavors. That means mixing Chinese Muslim and Eastern European ingredients — both are influenced 

Boar Shoulder Ragù

View this post on Instagram This year for Christmas dinner (which I’m doing tomorrow instead) I wanted to think beyond traditional turkey or ham, so I slow-braised this wild boar shoulder for four hours in wine, homemade pork stock and tomatoes (mirepoix and tons of 

Big Smokies

Kitschy party food is the best. View this post on Instagram I love kitschy party food *way* too much. But those giant vacu-packs of feedlot beef/pork wienies (aka meats of questionable provenance) are kinda gross. Here’s a solution! Brown and slice two packs of @nicky.usa 

Curry Goat Kofta

View this post on Instagram Leftover goat kofta gets a second life for dinner tonight with Indian spices (ajwan, black cumin, garam masala), homegrown tomatoes, and yogurt. Is there anything curry can’t do? 🐐 🍛 🐐 🍛#curry #goat #meatconcierge #kofta #homegrown #nickyfarms #nickyusa #totesmagoats #indianfood 

Goat Meatballs with Barbari Bread

View this post on Instagram Goat kofta with yogurt and homemade barbari bread, savory and warming. The ground goat comes in one-pound packs from @nicky.usa now, one of their in-house Nicky Farms products that I’m really excited about! Here it’s mixed with minced garlic and 

Pumpkin Soup with Lamb Meatballs

View this post on Instagram Since my wrist is still a little iffy, I decided to forgo making Uzbek-style lamb-pumpkin manti (dumplings), and made a soup instead. Here’s a bowl of tender hunks of roasted kabocha squash tossed in Uyghur spices (think five spice with 

How the Sausage is Made

I think it’s been a few years since I made my own sausage. It’s fun to do things the old-fashioned way sometimes, but I think I’ll leave it to the professionals next time! You can see my sizes are pretty irregular (sausage is a tricky