Root vegetable casserole

Recipe of the Week  Root vegetable casserole  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 cups medium parsnips (peeled and diced medium) 1-1/2 cups medium carrots (peeled and diced medium)...

Algerian honeyed lamb kebabs

Recipe of the Week  Algerian honeyed lamb kebabs  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients meat: 2 lbs. boned lamb leg cut into 1 inch cubes marinade: 3 cloves peeled fresh garlic 2...

Homemade Cottage cheese, rhubarb pie, lemon custard pudding cake, pasties, beef stew, biscuits, butter,...

By Jackie Clay Issue #82 • July/August, 2003 We've all been there; we are striving toward a self-reliant lifestyle, growing, raising, and foraging much of our family's food. After all, we realize that not only does...

Venison Stew

Recipe of the Week  Venison Stew  Courtesy of Jamie Flanders  Ingredients 2 pounds venison, cubed 6 medium potatoes, cubed 3 large carrots, chopped 24 ounces canned chopped tomatoes 12 ounces tomato paste 2 stalks celery, chopped 1/4 cup chicken stock 2 large hot peppers, sliced thin 1...

Heart healthy recipes

By Ilene Duffy Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 I'm not a nutritionist or a medical professional, but I've gained a lot of knowledge concerning foods that are considered to be heart healthy since my husband, Dave,...

Hearty stews for the soul

By George Erdosh Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 A great pleasure of a winter night is to crawl into a warm bed under a thick goose-down comforter, as soft and fluffy as the first snow of...

Stuffed Mushrooms – Greek Style

Recipe of the Week  Stuffed Mushrooms - Greek Style  Courtesy of Fran Chiodo   Ingredients 1 large pkg whole white mushrooms (around 25 count) 2 pkg (10oz.) chopped frozen spinach (thawed and drained) 1 can or jar (about 5oz) Greek black olives...

Bean-beef casserole

Recipe of the Week  Bean-beef casserole  Courtesy of Tricia Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 lb. ground beef 1 large can baked beans 1 medium onion 1/2 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup ketchup 2-3 slices...

Can she bake an apple pie, Billy Boy?

By Jackie Clay Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 Okay, I know in the song it's "cherry" pie, but what the heck, we all love apple pies, don't we? Unfortunately, few people bake good old fashioned apple...

CHILI MANIA — This all-American food came out of Texas to conquer the whole...

By Richard Blunt Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Whenever you discuss peppery issues like religion or politics your emotions and blood pressure are at risk of running high. This is because the conversation is likely doomed...

Cast iron loaf pans from breakfast to dessert

By Matt and Linda Morehouse Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 Cast iron loaf pans are not just for bread. Nearly as versatile as the cast iron 10-inch (#8) covered skillet, the venerable cast iron loaf pan...

Caribbean Catfish

Recipe of the Week  Caribbean Catfish  Courtesy of Steve Garbon  Ingredients 4 Catfish fillets 2 cups Water 1/2 cup fresh Bread Crumbs 1/4 cup toasted Almonds, chopped 1/4 cup Green Pepper, chopped 4 Tbsp. fresh Lime Juice 4...

Baking Bread

By Linda Gabris Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 Growing up in the rural woods miles away from the nearest country store, store-bought bread was seldom seen in Grandma’s house. So to keep up with demand, she...

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

By Karen M. House Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) has been a traditional influenza remedy for hundreds of years. I first learned about using elderberry syrup as a flu treatment a few years...

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...

Apple ham salad

Recipe of the Week  Apple ham salad  Courtesy of Anne Westbrook Dominick   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 McIntosh or Liberty apples, cored and diced (not peeled) 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 2 cups...