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Oh Deer! the Venison Cookbook for Beginners

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Great recipes using ingredients most of us have in our cupboard. Most recipes simple enough to fix after a busy day at work. Recipes are every day food that children will eat. Good book, fair price; appreciate author's sense of humor. Not just for 'beginners'. I've been eating and cooking venison for 40 years and still find it a useful cookbook.

I love when cookbook authors give us a glimpse into their own worlds instead of just recipes. I found this book entertaining and enjoyable. Her personal stories and suggestions on how to deal with children't taste buds were appreciated. I look forward to the next installment.

Anyone who has ever cooked venison will love this book. The recipes are easy to follow and taste great. Learning how the author got her kids to eat venison was great.

My husband and I have been together 4 years, and it was not until this year's hunting trip that he had success (and I had panic!) He shot two deer and I had no clue what to do with the meat. I had previously tried masking the flavor with excessive salt, but beyond that I was clueless. I ordered several books, and this one has made me the venison goddess! My husband and family have thoroughly loved all of my creations (I've tried 8 recipes now). The author is so down to earth and lets you know which recipes are "potluck worthy" and which are most kid friendly as well. The ingredients are normal stuff. She also taught me some things about nutrition, field dressing, and psychology! Of all the books I ordered, this is really the only one I keep going back to. It gets my two thumbs up, and I am a pretty picky reviewer. Happy cooking!

It is good to see a book which has been so well thought out prior to its conception and better yet to see that a lady like Cheri Helregel has devoted her time and energy to share this with us. We have many other good cookbooks on our shelves but non have been so compelling to read and enjoy. This must be attributed, I think, to the writters personal style and commitment to tHis work. We are looking forward to enjoying any futher efforts which the author may chose to share at some future time.

Again, Thank You

I really enjoyed the first 8 chapters of the book. You see, I met Cheri at my 20 yr class reunion in the summer of 2000. The avid hunter she married was my classmate. That is when I found out about the book. My husband and now 13 yr old son are also hunters and I very much needed some variety for my venison menus. We have three deer in the freezer this very minute and one hanging in the shed to be de-boned tomorrow. I know many of the places and people she mentions in the book and that makes it even more interesting for me. But the best part, and the reason I bought the book is the wonderful recipes... all made with ingredients that I either have on hand already or can easily find in my local grocery store in a town of 700 people. I learned a few things in the first few chapters, also. I just now ordered another one to give to my dad for Christmas. He loves "cooking up" new ways to use his venison. I'm sure my brother will be borrowing it also. Thank you, Cheri, for a great help in the hunters' wive's kitchen.

I have bought several books on cooking with venison. I thought the pictures were beautiful. However, once I started cooking and pulled one of the books out, I quickly realized I only had a few of the ingredients needed. Those books went back on the shelf without another glance. Quick and Easy soon became my middle name once I had a family, but I didn't want to rule out taste either. Oh Deer is perfect! The recipes are easy, quick to prepare, and oh so tasty. Most of the recipes have the same key ingredients that compliment your venison, so once you stock up on those few things, your good to go. This book never goes on a shelf. It is left out on my counter all the time. Since my husband's family are all hunters, I gave each wife a copy for Christmas.

There's plenty of ideas here. I love venison and my wife is the best venison cook and this book just adds more to what she can whip up. If your look'n for a wife look for one that loves to cook venison and you'll be a very happy man,,, that is if you can bring home the meat!!!

I will apologize to Cheri in advance for a bad review. I don't want to be mean spirited but I have owned this book for several years now & each time I take it out to look for a good venison recipe I end up putting it back unused. The few I tried when I first got it I had marked in the book "don't make again". I feel that from the beginning the book is written assuming that you don't/won't like venison & there is a lot of ketchup used. Most recipes are for ground venison too. The recipes seem to imply mask, mask, mask. Cover up & disguise the venison. Why? My family has always hunted and 99% of our Whitetail deer in NYS don't need masking. They are not "gamey" at all if properly butchered. I just put on a pot of venison stew & once again pulled out this useless book before starting it. Decided to write this review & now I will toss it in the garbage pail. No sense taking up space with it any longer. I do not know if there is a better venison cookbook. Frankly I have been afraid to try another one after this. Most beef recipes can be substituted for venison so that is what I do.