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Lukas Leaf

Lukas Leaf

Lukas Leaf is an avid, passionate outdoorsman and chef born and raised in Minnesota and has spent the majority of his cooking career specializing in wild game and foraged ingredients. From weekends on the ice in his family's fish shack on Mille Lacs Lake to spring fishing trips in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, connecting with nature and our cherished wild places has long been cemented as a way of life.

Lukas is a dedicated husband and father to twin girls and spends his free time fishing, foraging, hunting, camping, and cooking his way through the great outdoors. Lukas is the lead chef for Modern Carnivore, executive director at Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters, and a wild foods contributor for MeatEater.

Recent Posts

Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes

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Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes

These ultra-loaded twice-baked taters go over the top with a heaping pile of braised wild boar tossed in the reduced cooking liquid and drizzled with a copious amount of cheese sauce (because, well, cheese sauce). What's inside the potato is equally important, with sour cream, parmesan cheese, tangy...
Lukas Leaf Mar 16, 2023
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Lasagna Soup

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Lasagna Soup

I'm a sucker for lasagna. It's one of my favorite dishes in my mom's meal rotation that I grew up eating almost every week. Turning it into a soup seemed like a natural transition and something fun to do and eat. This recipe does make a lot of food; I probably ate seven or eight bowls before it was...
Lukas Leaf Feb 7, 2023
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Enchilasagna

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Enchilasagna

This dish is a beautiful mashup of global cuisine where Mexico meets Italy to create a combo you never knew you needed. You can practically put anything between pasta sheets, bake it, and call it lasagna—but it still has to taste good. Making your own enchilada sauce brings this to a whole new level...
Lukas Leaf Jan 30, 2023
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Butter Pheasant

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Butter Pheasant

Butter pheasant is the perfect introduction to Indian curry. The spice level can be low, and the silky smooth tomato-based sauce is simple and approachable. You can serve the curry slightly chunky or take the sauce and puree it super smooth before adding the broiled pheasant to simmer. This dish is...
Lukas Leaf Jan 24, 2023
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