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Seasonal recipes inspired by the harvest, the hunt, and the journey.

 
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Seasonal Favorites

The recipes everyone is making right now, inspired by what's in season.

  • Smoked barbacoa shredded beef on a black platter with lime wedges, corn tortillas, and chipotle braising juices
    Best Smoked Barbacoa Recipe
  • Fresh peach margaritas made with real peach puree and reposado tequila, served in coupe glasses with Tajín rims and fresh peach garnishes.
    Fresh Peach Margarita (Made with Real Peaches)
  • Jar of roasted peach salsa with fresh peaches, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, and jalapeño on a dark surface.
    Roasted Peach Salsa Recipe
  • Smoked corn on the cob brushed with chili lime butter, served with fresh lime slices and red pepper flakes on a wooden board.
    Best Smoked Corn on the Cob Recipe

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Preserve the Season

Learn to preserve every season with water bath canning, pressure canning, dehydrating, freezing, and fermentation.

  • Close-up of homemade vanilla bourbon peach butter in a glass jar with a spoon on top, perfect for canning or spreading on toast.
    Vanilla Bourbon Peach Butter (Easy Recipe for Canning or Freezing)
  • Homemade zucchini relish preserved in canning jars with fresh zucchini on the side.
    Sweet Zucchini Relish (So Good You’ll Eat It with a Spoon)
  • Crunchy homemade dill pickles in mason jars with garlic, dill, and pickling spices on a kitchen counter.
    Easy Homemade Dill Pickles (refrigerator or canned)
  • A spoonful of deep purple bourbon vanilla blackberry jam dripping into a glass mason jar, with fresh lemon slices and blackberries in the foreground
    No-Pectin Blackberry Jam with Bourbon and Vanilla (Small Batch Canning Recipe)

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Elle McCoy, author of The Rustic Elk, with long wavy hair reflected in an ornate vintage mirror, sitting at a candlelit vanity with makeup brushes, perfume, and dried flowers.

Hi, I'm Elle.

Welcome to my kitchen.

I believe recipes become traditions when they're tied to a season, a place, or the people gathered around the table.

Here you'll find home preserving, seasonal cooking, venison recipes, and the quiet rhythms of a life lived a little closer to the garden.

Pull up a chair, we're just getting started.

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From The Wild Table

Fresh from my kitchen... new seasonal recipes, cocktails, and stories from around the table.

  • Wooden pantry shelves filled with homemade canned tomatoes, green beans, jams, and preserves in mason jars.
    The Ultimate Guide to Home Canning & Preserving
  • Looking out over Banderas Bay at sunrise from Hotel Mousai in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
    Puerto Vallarta, Through My Eyes
  • Close-up of a strawberry lemon drop martini in a coupe glass with a sugared rim and fresh strawberry garnish, photographed against a dark moody background.
    Strawberry Lemon Drop Martini (Easy Summer Cocktail Recipe)
  • Copy of Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom resting on a dark wooden surface with witchy decor and moon-themed accents.
    Slewfoot Review: The Book That Pulled Me Out of a Reading Slump

Venison & Wild Game

Trusted venison recipes, smoking techniques, and hearty meals inspired by the hunt.

  • Grilled venison kabobs with zucchini, red onion, bell pepper, and summer vegetables on metal skewers.
    Grilled Venison Kabobs with Summer Veggies
  • Venison fajitas filling in a cast iron skillet
    Venison Fajitas | How to Make Deer Steak Fajitas
  • Three ground venison tacos in warm tortillas topped with tomatoes, cilantro, and cheese, surrounded by lime and avocado on a dark rustic background.
    Easy Venison Tacos Recipe Using Ground Meat
  • Fried bluegill on a plate
    Pan-Fried Bluegill Recipe

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Seasonal Drinks

Cocktails, mocktails, coffee, and drinks made to celebrate every season.

  • Glass mason jars filled with canned peach sweet tea surrounded by fresh peaches and a linen cloth
    Canning Peach Sweet Tea

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From The Garden

Growing guides, harvest tips, herbs, vegetables, and the simple joys of a productive garden.

  • Flat lay of natural herbal ingredients on a dark wooden surface, including plantain leaves, dried calendula petals, lavender buds, a tin of salve, amber roller bottle, glass jars of witch hazel and aloe vera gel, and wooden spoons.
    Easy Herbal Remedies for Summer Bug Bites
  • Fresh basil leaves on a table with a mortar and pestle
    How to Harvest and Dry Basil
  • How to Harvest Cucumbers for a Perfect Crop
  • Tomato hornworm on a tomato branch with a half-eaten tomato
    How to Identify and Get Rid of Tomato Hornworms, Naturally

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