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Lentil and meat stew

Recipe of the Week Lentil and meat stew Courtesy of Habeeb Salloum You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 Tbsp. butter 1/2 lb. beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 medium onions, chopped 4 cloves garlic,...

Boston brown bread

Recipe of the Week Boston brown bread Courtesy of Darlene Campbell You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1-1/3 cups milk 1-1/3 cups...

Hamentaschen

Recipe of the Week Hamentaschen Courtesy of Richard Blunt You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients Cookie dough: 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 lb. margarine 2 Tbsp. honey 2 eggs grated...

Italian Christmas bread

Recipe of the Week Italian Christmas bread Courtesy of Richard Blunt You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/4 cup warm milk (110 to 115°) 1 pkg. active dry yeast 1/2 tsp. brown sugar 1/4 cup...

Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish

Recipe of the Week Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish Courtesy of Richard Blunt You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 3 cups seeded and coarsely chopped bell peppers (use a mixture of yellow,...

Baked Cod with Summer Squash

Recipe of the Week Baked Cod with Summer Squash Courtesy of Miriam Spencer Ingredients 1/4 cup plain dried bread crumbs 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, crumbled 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3...

Picnicking with class!

By Jean Louis L’Heureux Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 Picnic weather has arrived and there's nothing like enjoying good food with family or friends in the scenic outdoors. I have several recipes that have made my...

Honey whole wheat bread

Recipe of the Week Honey whole wheat bread Courtesy of Jackie Clay You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/2 cup warm water 2 Tbsp. dry yeast 1/2 tsp. honey 2 cups warm water 1 Tbsp. salt 2...

Baked Spaghetti

Recipe of the Week Baked Spaghetti Courtesy of Beverly Rossman Ingredients 8 ounces thin spaghetti 28 ounces Stewed tomatoes, undrained 1 pound bacon 3 links Italian sausage, meat removed from casings 1 Onion, chopped 4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated Grated Parmesan cheese for...

Bread pudding

Recipe of the Week Bread pudding Courtesy of Marjorie Burris You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 cups cubed dry bread 4 cups milk, scalded 1 Tbsp. butter 1/4 tsp. salt 3/4...

The wonderful world of lavender

By Sharon Palmer, RD Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 I briefly brush past my favorite lavender bush and my skirt is fragranced for the entire day. Every time the fabric rustles, the aroma wafts up to...

Turning to turmeric

By Habeeb Salloum On our farm in southwest Saskatchewan, of all the spices Mother used, there were a few with long histories that she never had in her kitchen. One of these was turmeric, a...

Tomato and coriander salad

Recipe of the Week Tomato and coriander salad Courtesy of Habeeb Salloum You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 5 medium-sized tomatoes, quartered, then thinly sliced 3/4 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves 1 tsp. salt...