Venison Four Ways at the Old Post Place
While enjoying a nice visit with Elise and Tom at Tom's old family home in West Virginia, we put together an impromptu venison tasting menu. With a decently equipped kitchen, but not much in the way of ingredients, here is what we came up with:
- Venison Puntas al la Mexicana, doctoring up some red sauce left over from breakfast pizza the day before.
- Venison kebabs, wrapped in bacon and cooked on the barbecue.
- Venison with a red wine reduction, using a bottle of wine that had been steaming in our trunk since we left San Diego.
- Orange-marinated venision, with an orange and red onion relish.
So, why the plethora of venison dishes? Given that this area was obviously deer country, I happened to mention in passing that it would be great if we had some. Word spread, neighbors-brother's-friend-style, and soon we had a bunch of venison on our hands:

When we thawed it, it turned out to be pre-cut in thin slices:

Here's a shot of venison prep in full force:

When not cooking and eating, the most popular activity while we were in West Virginia was Porch Sitting.

Porch Sitting is always a good way to spend time, but it is even better when your view looks like this:

Nothing like some good porch sitting.
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The venison looks impressive. I bet you guys enjoyed an opportunity to cook amidst all the eating out on the trip.
Cheers
Matt - yeah, doing an extended road trip has been great, but you do get a bit weary of the restaurant thing day after day. It was nice to relax for a few days and enjoy some home cooking.
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