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Tired of maple syrup? Make fig syrup. You can use fresh or fried figs, wild or store-bought.

Fig Syrup is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

Pastel azteca is also called budin azteca, and it's basically Mexican lasagna. Corn tortillas instead of pasta, and lots of Mexican flavors.

Pastel Azteca is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

A simple recipe for fish pie with leeks, a British classic. You can use one kind of fish or a variety in the filling, which is topped with mashed potatoes and baked.

Fish Pie with Leeks is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

We explore both the romance and the realities of commercial fishing. Tyson Fick and I crewed together on a gillnet boat in Alaska, fishing for salmon. We talk about the tough realities of making a living on the water, as well as why we love it so much.

Hunt Gather Talk: Commercial Fishing is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

Mexican pacholas are a sort of flattened meatball, seared quickly and served with salsa, rice and beans. Any ground meat works here; I used venison.

Mexican Pacholas is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

If you are looking for a foolproof elk roast recipe, you've found it. The secret is to reverse sear the roast slowly, then finish over very high heat -- and this method works with any large roast, not just elk.

Reverse Seared Elk Roast is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

A cool recipe for shrimp empanadas that uses mashed plantains for the dough. The empanadas are then fried crispy. This recipe is from Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Shrimp Empanadas is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

In this episode of the Hunt Gather Talk podcast, I talk with Culum Brown, a leading authority on fish intelligence, about what we know about how smart sea creatures are. Spoiler: They're a lot smarter than we thought.

Hunt Gather Talk: Fish Intelligence is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

When life gives you arugula, you make arugula pesto. A peppery, bracing pesto that matches really well with homemade pasta, fish, shrimp, chicken, pheasant or quail.

Arugula Pesto with Pasta is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

A Cantonese duck noodle soup recipe that works with wild or farmed duck. Roast duck with noodles, a duck broth, mustard greens and ginger. Simple and refined.

Duck Noodle Soup is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.