Glazed carrots with peas and onions
Recipe of the Week
Glazed carrots with peas and onions
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1-1/2 lbs. sliced fresh carrots
1-1/2 cups chicken or beef broth
6 Tbsp. butter
1/2...
My garden — A springboard of food, pleasure, and history
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #80 • March/April, 2003
"You mean that from this postage-size garden you grow enough vegetables and herbs to last you all year?" my friend asked in disbelief as he watched me plant...
The perfect holiday meal
By Jackie Clay
Issue #108 • November/December, 2007
There are no cultures in the world, nor have there been, that did not have feast days. From prehistoric times to yesterday, food has always played an important...
Do you suffer from gout? Here are some recipes that might help
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #103 • January/February, 2007
For two days we had been exploring the fantastic ruins of Petra, Jordan's number-one tourist attraction. The last day, after walking around intrigued by this ancient Arab Nabataean...
Hamburger soup
Recipe of the Week
Hamburger soup
Courtesy of
Darlene Campbell
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
4 carrots, cut in 2-inch chunks
3 potatoes, quartered
1 onion, chopped
1/2 bell pepper, sliced
1...
Here are some cucumber pickles to make at home
By Olivia Miller
Issue #41 • September/October, 1996
Preserving produce by "pickling" is one of the oldest and most delightful ways to save your summer harvst for your winter table. The word "pickle" applies to any...
Betty’s Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Recipe of the Week
Betty's Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Courtesy of
Elizabeth Ann Forman
Ingredients
Bread Pudding:
3-1/2 cups milk
20 slices stale or dried bread, broken into cubes
1 cup raisins, soaked in rum
1 can apple pie filling
1/2 cup butter
1-1/4...
Black Bean and Avocado Dip
Recipe of the Week
Black Bean and Avocado Dip
Courtesy of
Lilly Brunner
Ingredients
2 cups cooked Black Beans (or use canned)
1 medium ripe Avocado
1 small Chile Pepper, minced fine
1 small clove Garlic, minced fine
2 Tbsp. Tomato juice
2 Tbsp....
Switch your family to goat’s milk
By Tanya Kelley
Issue #128 • March/April, 2011
If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat milk does taste different than cow milk. So? Different doesn't...
Creamy white bean soup with kale
Recipe of the Week
Creamy white bean soup with kale
Courtesy of
Lisa Nourse
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
8 oz. Kielbasa, thinly sliced (or if you like things spicier you...
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...
Pears in Caramel Syrup
Recipe of the Week
Pears in Caramel Syrup
Courtesy of
Louise Boudreau
Ingredients
8 firm, unblemished, ripe Pears, preferably Anjou or Comice
3 cups Water
2 cups Sugar
1/3 cup Coffee Liqueur
juice of 1 Lemon
Water
Whipped cream (optional)
Method
Three-quarters fill a pot or bowl...
Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation
By Jereme Zimmerman
Issue #154 • July/August, 2015
Little hands are ideal for helping to stuff jars with vegetables. Just be sure to "pay" your help — but don't let them eat it all!
For a homesteader,...
Earth’s greatest cookies
Recipe of the Week
Earth’s greatest cookies
Courtesy of
Darlene Campbell
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 sticks margarine (1 cup)
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup...
Homemade pizza
Recipe of the Week
Homemade pizza
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. mixed spices (oregano, basil, onion flakes)
1-1/2 cups warm water
1...
Waldorf salad
Anne Westbrook Dominick
Ingredients
2 cups apples, cored and diced (not peeled)
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. sugar
salt to taste
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup diced walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Method
In a bowl, mix the apples and the...
