Modify your oven to bake great bread
By Emily Buehler
Issue #102 • November/December, 2006
Making bread at home is a long process—kneading the dough, waiting while it rises, shaping it into a loaf, and then waiting while it rises again. But in...
Lenie in the kitchen: Lemon scones, pound cake, and pie
Lenie in the kitchen
Lemon scones, pound cake, and pie
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #165 • May/June, 2017
How did 28 years go by so quickly? It was a beautiful fall evening in November 1989 when I took...
Pastoral bread
Recipe of the Week
Pastoral bread
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 pkg. active dry yeast
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/3 cup peanut oil
3 cups warm water (110°-115°)
5 cups...
Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty
By Gail Butler
Issue #124 • July/August, 2010
When friends stop by for a visit I like to offer them a hospitable and healthful libation of elderberry cordial. When served in a small aperitif glass or...
Chicken San Francisco
Recipe of the Week
Chicken San Francisco
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
1 2 to 2-1/2 lb chicken, cut up to frying size pieces
Grated rind and the juice of 2 medium oranges
1 Tablespoon grated onion
1/2 teaspoon...
Make your own nut butters
By Sylvia Gist
Issue #96 • November/December, 2005
When almond butter replaced peanut butter in my diet (on doctor's orders), I discovered I really liked the almond better. And it opened my eyes to the world...
Introduction to water bath canning
By Patrice Lewis
Issue #172 • July/August, 2018
Water bath canning is one of only two scientifically-proven methods of preserving food in jars — the other is pressure canning, which will not be covered in this...
Irish coffee
Recipe of the Week
Irish coffee
Courtesy of
Ivan Brown
Thanks to Ivan for this recipe, which we present here as it was submitted, with just a few formatting changes for the web site.
St Patrick's Day is just...
Scallop Crunch Appetizer
Recipe of the Week
Scallop Crunch Appetizer
Courtesy of
Larry Fielding
Ingredients
12 large scallops
6 slices bacon, cut in half
6 water chestnuts, sliced in half
12 one-inch pieces green onion
2 tablespoons sherry
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon...
Fudge macaroon pie
Recipe of the Week
Fudge macaroon pie
Courtesy of
Jean Winfrey
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 squares Bakers unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup...
Harvesting the wild: Acorns
By Jackie Clay
Issue #79 • January/February, 2003
When I was just a little girl, I used to collect acorns by the boxfull as they fell in the fall. I didn't know why. They just felt...
Minestrone-hamburger soup
Recipe of the Week
Minestrone-hamburger soup
Courtesy of
Nathele Graham
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. hamburger
1 cup diced onion
1 cup cubed potatoes
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup diced celery
1 cup...
Growing and Using Cilantro
By Habeeb Salloum
Cilantro (also called fresh coriander, Chinese parsley, Mexican parsley, Spanish parsley, and Thai parsley) is one of the oldest herbal condiments known to humankind. It is thought to be the first herb...
The enchanting Chanterelle — Gourmet goodies free from the forest
By Devon Winter
Issue #101 • September/October, 2006
They're prized by the world's top chefs. They're served in the most elegant restaurants. You'll pay a pretty penny for them at farmers' markets. Yet they're abundant and...
Old World apple chutney
Recipe of the Week
Old World apple chutney
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
40 oz. cider vinegar
1-1/2 lbs. brown sugar
1-1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 Tbsp. ground ginger
2 tsp....
Make grape juice the easy way
By Tanya Kelley
Issue #41 • September/October, 1996
Squeezing and straining grapes for grape juice was not exactly my idea of fun. So when my neighbor showed me a faster, easier method, I was delighted. For...
