The Game Cook: Inspired Recipes for Pheasant, Partridge, Duck, Deer, Rabbit, and More

by Norman Tebbit

How to shop for, prepare, and cook game—including 70+ mouthwatering recipes   On visiting his local butcher, Norman Tebbit—food lover, family cook, onetime politician, and journalist—wondered why people would rather buy tasteless, rubbery chicken when they could eat good-quality game. In this exciting new cookbook, he showcases his favorite game recipes—including pheasant, partridge, duck, grouse, wood pigeon, woodcock, deer, rabbit, and many more.   Whether a relatively simple casserole or a more challenging creation, Tebbit’s more than seventy easy-to-follow recipes guarantee consistent results. And to help the reader along, he also includes instructions on preparation and equipment to use, as well as individual hints and tips on the various game included. Peppered with delightful anecdotes and lovely illustrations, this charming little cookbook is the ideal gift for anyone who loves good food, cares about where their food comes from, and is interested in tasty, wholesome game dishes.

141 pages, Hardcover

First published July 25, 2009

About the author

Norman Beresford Tebbit was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet from 1981 to 1987 as Secretary of State for Employment (1981–1983), Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983–1985), and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–1987). He was a member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, representing the constituencies of Epping (1970–1974) and Chingford (1974–1992).
In 1984, Tebbit was injured in the bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton, where he was staying during the Conservative Party Conference, by the Provisional IRA. His wife Margaret was left permanently disabled after the explosion. He left the Cabinet following the 1987 general election to care for his wife.
Tebbit considered standing for the Conservative leadership following Thatcher's resignation in 1990 but decided not to as he had earlier made a commitment to his wife to retire from front-line politics. He did not seek re-election as MP for Chingford in 1992 and was given a life peerage as Baron Tebbit, of Chingford. He retired from the House of Lords in 2022.

Reviews

[Russell Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reminds me that I need a new air rifle. Only tried one of the recipes so far but it is the most comprehensive game cook book that I have been able to find. Great looking recipes peppered with some good humour.