I did not read The Provider Cookbook by Chad Belding through an educator lens.

The Provider Cookbook is one we had to order. We loved the amazing pictures for recipes and enjoyed cooking some of the recipes while reviewing the cookbook. The cookbook is more than just the recipes, but also about connecting to the land, providing for your family through ethical ways and respecting nature.

The Provider Cookbook by Chad Belding and Chad Mendes, is a fantastic cookbook featuring recipes for eating wild game and living off the land. Besides a wide selection of fish and game recipes that are uncomplicated to make, there are also recipes for domestic meats, sides and sauces, and even a few cocktails to enjoy after the hunt that will enhance the whole experience of eating this kind of cuisine. Examining every recipe in this book, by far, most sound positively delicious, full of flavor., and very easy to prepare. A huge asset to my enjoyment of this cookbook, is the incredible food photography! The book is loaded with beautiful photography, not only of the food recipes, but includes exquisite photographs of wildlife and environment.

Contents for recipes include chapters on :
Big Game
Upland Game Birds
Waterfowl
Fish and Shellfish
Domestic Meats
Sides and Sauces
Cocktails

Some of the recipes I personally would like to try are: Spiced Bison Meatballs, Antelope Backstrap Roulade, Ground Elk Stuffed Peppers, Mama Cobb's Deer-Stuffed Cabbage, Wild Turkey Pot Pie, Grammy's Messy Crab, Crab Cakes, Seared Tuna Medallions, Candied Pork Chops, Chunky Artichoke Salsa....just to name a few!

Overall, this is a beautiful cookbook for those who eat what they hunt, and live off the land out of necessity or preference. That being said, I'm sure many meats, fowl, and fish could be swapped out if unavailable.

5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - I proudly recommend this fine publication.

My thanks to #NetGalley and the Publisher, #BenBellaBooks for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own.
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This was a great cookbook and I really enjoyed reading through the recipes. I definitely found some that I will be making.

Flipped through it and ordered it within 10 minutes of receiving the ARC through NetGalley. Excellent and accessible recipes for hunters. Very much looking forward to sharing this in my rural community library.

More than simply recipes, this book is about providing food for your family, ethical hunting, respect for nature and wildlife and the connection to land. Amongst the many topics are equipment, sausage grinding and gardening. Additionally, the authors write anecdotal hunting stories and about enjoying time in the outdoors.

My dad was an avid outdoorsman and hunter and provided our family with moose, elk, deer, grouse, geese and ducks, important where food was (and is) incredibly expensive and game plentiful. Not only that but man, was it ever delicious! He also supplied us with fish. Winters on our farm were at least six months long with deep snow and -40C temperatures. So, this book really resonates with me.

When reading and reviewing cookbooks I always make a few recipes. Not as easy this time without easy access to wild game but did manage to make Wild Game Stroganoff with elk which was very tasty. The Spicy Bison Meatballs look excellent and will make with whatever ground meat I can get my hands on. I really enjoy wild boar and the Wild Board Sausage and Goat Cheese Pasta looks wonderful. So does Thai Basil Ground Elk (Thai + Elk = Delectable!). I have never had wild turkey and would make the Wild Turkey Pot Pie in a heartbeat. I bet the Pulled goose BBQ Sandwiches are amazing! Same with the Pan-Fried Duck. I will definitely make Brian's Coconut Curry Halibut and Cioppino. The thing is, even if you don't have wild game on hand, just substitute.

The chapter on domestic meats is appealing as well. We made the Candied Pork Chops except we have no smoker.but it was still very good. You can tell just by reading the ingredients. There is even a chapter on sides and sauces.

You needn't hunt to enjoy this book, especially the recipes.

My sincere thank you to BenBella Books and NetGalley for the privilege of reading and salivating over this excellent book!

What a fantastic cookbook! The two Chad’s serve up some yummy looking game recipes!

What did I like? The book follows two hunters and their recipes for game. Delicious looking venison recipes and amazing pictures! This is a great book for the hunter in your family. I loved the serving dishes… very unique looking. The book has cooking tips and butchering help too. It also gives some hunting tips along with hunting pictures.

Would I recommend or buy? This would have been a great book for my dad. He was a huge hunter and always butchered his own meat. I wish that they’d have added some canned recipes. Good hunters always prepare meat to save. Maybe a book for the future guys. Otherwise loved it!

I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review. Copy I received was read on a tiny screen so I may have not been able to read cover to cover. Still enjoyed it!

Great book! I'm going to get one for dad, he loves hunting and preparing his food. This book has lots of good information about hunting and how to prepare wild meat. I personally don't eat wild meat but I grew up with my dad preparing it for his friends so I know he would love to try these recipes. The photos are great and the food look very appetizing. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

What a great little book. I may not use many of the recipes in this book but it is a great guide for farm, hunting, etc to fork eating and how to do so responsibly. And knowing where your food comes from and how it is treated is also something we all need to take on board.

I love that there is so much information in this book so you can do things like grinding your own meat at home and even how to call a duck!

The recipes are interesting and the photography is great. I think even if you are unable to get some of the cuts of meat spoken of in this book you could adapt the recipe to what is available in your area.

All in all a very interesting book