Food and recipes

Recipe of the Week  Orange honey pudding  Courtesy of Sharon Freeman   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 3 Tbsp. cornstarch 1/2 cup honey 1 1/2 cups water 1 tsp. butter 1/8-1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup yogurt 3 Tbsp....

Recipe of the Week  Blueberry Vareniki (Bluberry Filled Dumplings)  Courtesy of Madd Russian  Ingredients Dough 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3 egg yolks 1/2 cup cold water Filling 3-1/2 cups blueberries 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon (to taste) 3/4 tablespoons all-purpose flour Also 2 egg...

Recipe of the Week  Stewed tomatoes  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 gallon ripe tomatoes 2 cups onions, coarsely chopped 1 cup celery, coarsely chopped 1 cup sweet peppers,...

Recipe of the Week  Ham and sausage jambalaya  Courtesy of Tom Barth   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1/2 tsp. white pepper 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp. paprika 1/2...

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...

Recipe of the Week  Challah  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 1 cup warm water (110° to 115°) 2 Tbsp. sugar 1/3 cup light vegetable oil 2...

Recipe of the Week  Creamed Carrot Soup  Courtesy of Geoff C.   Ingredients 5 tb butter 2 cups onions, coarsely chopped 4 cups carrots, coarsley chopped 4 tablespoons flour 5 cups beef broth 3 cups half-and-half 1 pinch salt 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Method Melt butter in sauce pan. Saute...

Recipe of the Week  Corn and nopalito salsa  Courtesy of Jackie Clay   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 1/2 cups cooked sweet corn 1/2 cup chopped nopalitos 2 Tbsp. chopped sweet red pepper 1/4...

Recipe of the Week  Spider rice casserole  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Special Equipment: 1 5-qt. or larger cast iron Dutch oven Ingredients 6 skinless chicken thighs 1/2 tsp....

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...

<!-- Cooking with seeds --> By Linda Gabris Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 Even though it sounds a little seedy, planting an array of tasty seeds in your daily cooking is an economical way to sneak an extra dose...

Recipe of the Week  Chocolate Babka  Courtesy of Amanda Geller  Ingredients 1 cup milk 5 tablespoons butter, plus extra for greasing 1/4 cup lukewarm water 1 package dry yeast 6 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 5-6 cups unbleached...

Recipe of the Week  Ribeye Steak with Chianti Sauce  Courtesy of Ellen Lancer  Ingredients 4 boneless ribeye steaks 2 Tablespoons peanut oil Salt and pepper 1 Cup Chianti 1/2 Cup beef stock 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 Tablespoon shallots,...

By Linda Gabris Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 Whether you know it as ail in French, lashun in Hindi, da suan in Chinese, aglio in Italian, fokhagyma in Hungarian or plain old garlic in English, the...

Recipe of the Week  Vegetable Salad with Yogurt Dressing  Courtesy of Rebecca Mason  Ingredients 1/2 pound of Cauliflower florets 2 medium Carrots, peeled and diced 1 cup fresh green peas 2 medium Potatoes, peeled and diced 2 green Chillies, finely chopped 1 cup Yogurt ¼...

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...