Twice Cooked Pork

Recipe of the Week  Twice Cooked Pork  Courtesy of Connor Brown  Ingredients 1 pound boneless pork butt 8 ounces chicken broth 2 tablespoons cooking oil 8 small dried red chillies 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 3 scallions, cut into 1-in...

Blueberry wine jam

Recipe of the Week  Blueberry wine jam  Courtesy of Jan Cook   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen blueberries, unsweetened 4 cups sugar 2 cups berry wine 2 Tbsp. frozen orange...

Dandelion recipes

By Tom and Joanne O’Toole Issue #82 • July/August, 2003 For dandelion gourmets there are many ways to prepare this amazing weed, and to include it in soups, salads, main courses, desserts, and wine. Here are a...

Tastes Just Like Chicken

By Allen Easterly Website Exclusive • July, 2007 So you want to raise some critters that taste just like chicken? There's no better critter than the chicken itself. Chicken has become the most sought after meat...

Filipino Chicken Stew

Recipe of the Week  Filipino Chicken Stew  Courtesy of Raymond Bogan  Ingredients 3 pounds chicken, cubed 5 cups water 1 tablespoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt 2 large onions, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 4 medium potato,...

Feeding large families without breaking the bank

By Jackie Clay Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 Many of us have been there; for unforeseen reasons, suddenly we have a lot more people to cook for. With the economy melting down, jobs ending, and the...

Hungarian venison stew

Recipe of the Week  Hungarian venison stew  Courtesy of Tom R. Kovach   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 lb. (or a little more) of chopped venison (ground venison works, too) 3...

Sweet Ginger Eggs

Recipe of the Week  Sweet Ginger Eggs  Courtesy of Kristina D'Orsi  Ingredients 2 dozen hard-boiled eggs, peeled 3 small onions, sliced into rings 1 teaspoon dillweed 1 quart white vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons ground ginger 2 tablespoons pickling spices 20 whole black peppercorns 6 cloves...

Coconut Rice Pudding

Recipe of the Week  Coconut Rice Pudding  Courtesy of Letty Morris  Ingredients 2 cups Coconut Milk 1 cup short grain Rice 1 cup Milk 1/4 cup Sugar 4 Tbsp. Butter 1 piece rind from 1/4 Lime Method In a bowl, mix the rice with the coconut...

Elegant desserts for entertaining

By Jennifer Stein Barker Issue #48 • November/December, 1997 Early winter is my favorite time of the year to bake up a storm. Days are short, the weather is either rainy or cold, and it feels...

Winter baking warms the house

By Lisa Nourse Photos by Jamie Nourse Living on the Pacific Coast, there are days during fall and winter when it really doesn’t get very cold. It is rare to have snow or freezing temperatures here...

Dragon’s breath chili

Recipe of the Week  Dragon’s breath chili  Courtesy of Rodney Merrill   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/3 lb. kidney beans 1/3 lb. pinto beans 1/3 lb. navy beans 6 cups water 2 medium onions, chopped 1...

Challah

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...

Green Shrimp Soup

Recipe of the Week  Green Shrimp Soup  Courtesy of Larry Elderson  Ingredients 1 medium Onion, chopped fine 1 large Carrot, chopped fine 1-1/2 teaspoons Butter 3 cups beef broth, hot 1 Tablespoon fresh Savory, chopped fine 1 teaspoon Tarragon, chopped fine 1 pound Peas, cooked 5...

Lamb Curry with Yogurt

Recipe of the Week  Lamb Curry with Yogurt  Courtesy of Gail Stromb  Ingredients 4 green chile peppers, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 large onion, minced 2 tablespoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons ground tumeric 1 teaspoon...

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...