Vegetable Scramble
Recipe of the Week
Vegetable Scramble
Courtesy of
Mattie Silverman
Ingredients
8 ounces tiny new red potatoes
4 to 8 ounces asparagus spears, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 small onion, chopped
6 egg whites
3 whole eggs
1...
Baked Beans, Two
Recipe of the Week
Baked Beans
This week we have two variations of baked beans. They came in at roughly the same time, so we thought we'd let you enjoy both recipes.
Baked Beans, One
Courtesy of
Doreen...
Fig preserves
Recipe of the Week
Fig preserves
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. small figs (Brown Turkey, Celeste, etc.)
3/4 lb. sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon (optional)
1/2 lemon...
Pickled fish and rollmops
By Linda Gabris
Issue #91 • January/February, 2005
The zesty creations called rollmops (those mouthwatering appetizers that you buy in jars at the supermarket or by bulk in a deli) have deep European roots, but there's...
Avoiding common canning mistakes
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
Issue #142 • July/August, 2013
Canning has been an important part of my life since I was a young girl helping my mother and grandmother can in our Detroit basement. I loved the...
Canning chickens for the pantry
By Samantha Biggers
Issue #135 • May/June, 2012
For the past three years my husband and I have raised Cornish Cross broilers in chicken tractors on our farm in western North Carolina. This past year we...
Chocolate crinkles
Recipe of the Week
Chocolate crinkles
Courtesy of
Rhoda Denning
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 2/3 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 1-oz. squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted
2 cups flour
2...
Crispy onion rings
Recipe of the Week
Crispy onion rings
Courtesy of
Jo Mason
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 or 5 medium-sized yellow onions
1-1/2 cups flat beer
1-1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup corn meal
shortening for...
The real “Q” — Barbecue the way it’s supposed to be
By John DePresca
Photos by Carolyn DePresca
Issue #119 • September/October, 2009
The next time you go to the grocery store or supermarket check out the price of a pound of already prepared barbecue. If you're shocked...
Apple Coffee Cake
Recipe of the Week
Apple Coffee Cake
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
This is an old family recipe. I can remember my dad, Robert Werner, getting up in the middle of the night in his pajamas to put...
Masala jheenga
Recipe of the Week
Masala jheenga
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1-1/2 tsp. white poppy seeds
2 lbs. medium-sized raw shrimp (about 30-35 shrimp per lb.)
1/2...
Just for Kids: Some pioneer recipes
By Lucy Shober
Issue #30 • November/December, 1994
Click on pictures for printable, full-sized versions to color.
When I was a little girl, I used to visit my grandfather's home town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. He...
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...
Pistachios — Historic and healthy nuts
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #125 • September/October, 2010
Pistachios (Pistacia vera), whose name derives from the Persian word pisteh, is believed to have originated in Iran. For thousands of years they thrived in western Asia, in...
Polish Chicken
Recipe of the Week
Polish Chicken
Ingredients
1 roasting Chicken, cut up, at room temperature
3/4 cup Flour
2 Eggs
1 cup unflavored Breadcrumbs
3 Tbsp. Water
2 cups Sour Cream
5 Tbsp. Butter
Salt and Pepper
Method
Place flour in a bowl and breadbrumbs in...
Demystifying real rye bread
By Richard Blunt
Issue #141 • May/June, 2013
Rye has been a popular bread grain in many parts of Europe for hundreds of years, second only to wheat. Popular regional rye breads can be found in...
