Jalapeno Dove Poppers from Deer Camp

So, I'm back!! It has been a crazy last month and a half with traveling, work and hunting season starting back up! We had the opportunity to get some vacation time with some great friends of ours at Grand Lake here in Oklahoma! The guys did a lot of hunting, although I did get to go sit in the blind with DJ for the first time this year!

Of course "deer camp" would not have been the same without all the wonderful food we cooked up and shared with the Copes! So the next couple of posts will be me sharing with you everything we got to eat! Let's all be real here...I LOVE to eat and I LOVE to be outdoors! This girl was HAPPY!! Also, in honor of the holiday we just had I want to say thank you to all the men and women who have sacrificed their lives and their time to serve this wonderful country. Sitting out in the woods surrounded by nature, peace and quiet, and the man who has my heart makes you suddenly very aware that we are lucky to get to have these experiences and live in a country like the good ole' US of A!

 Beautiful sunrise coming up over the field

So, let's get started on these dove poppers!!

He started with 15 dove breasts (bones removed) and marinated them in a Ziplock bag in the fridge for 2-4 hours in Allegro game tame! (We love Allegro...although it is a bit salty so if you're cooking with it you may want to hold back on the salt until you do a taste test)!

Luckily Dee Jay's best friend, Eric was there with us to share a couple of his recipes with us! Truly, all I had to do was stand by with the camera and learn as he cooked! Ladies...can we say SPOILED???!!! He started by soaking some toothpicks in a glass of water like so..

Next, he took 8 jalapenos and cut them in half (length wise) and dug out the inside (core and seeds)!
NOTE: If you like your poppers a little more spicy, leave a couple seeds in there!

Now he took 8 pieces of regular bacon and cut them in half (to make a shorter piece of bacon not two long pieces)! He put one piece of dove breast into a halved jalapeno and wrapped that goodness in bacon. Skewer with the toothpick and place on a grill over medium heat until bacon is done and golden brown!

Eric preparing the poppers

Here they are all ready for the grill! The extra meat was just leftover

 dove breasts we had that they grilled up after it had been marinated!

Hot off the grill (insert drooling face here)

That's about it! So easy and incredibly delicious! Get ready for some more great recipes!! Hope everyone has a safe weekend and as always...

~Happy Eating~

I almost forgot: I have to brag a little here about Dee Jay :) He harvested an 8-point buck with his bow over the weekend and got a doe! This is the nicest buck he's dropped since he started hunting! Eric's wife Tara owns her own photography business and you can find here at Full Feather Photography! She does really awesome work and is just getting started (that's how amazing she is)! Luckily we not only had a great guy cooking for us this weekend (who I might add harvested a really nice doe) but we also had an incredible photographer! Here is a shot she got of Dee Jay's buck! GREAT JOB GUYS!!! Can't wait to start cooking all this meat we now have in the freezer!!