Stuffed sweet peppers

Recipe of the Week  Stuffed sweet peppers  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 large sweet peppers 2 cups cooked rice 1 cup cooked ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1...

Salsa

Jackie Clay  Ingredients 40 medium tomatoes 5 cups finely chopped onions 4 cups finely chopped celery 2 cups finely chopped jalapeños (may use other peppers, to taste) 1/2 cup lemon or lime juice 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro 5 Tbsp. salt Method To peel...

Cheesy fish chowder

By Ilene Duffy Issue #127 • January/February, 2011 If you've been reading this magazine for a while, you probably already know that my husband, Dave, and I met while he was fishing on the Ventura, California...

Black & Blue Mango Pie

Recipe of the Week  Black & Blue Mango Pie  Courtesy of Carole Walter  Ingredients 1 small recipe flaky pie pastry 2 large or 3 medium mangoes 2 cups (1 pint) fresh blueberries 1-1/2 cups (6-ounce basket) fresh blackberries 2/3 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 2...

Potato Bread

Recipe of the Week  Potato Bread  Courtesy of Dolly Wilcox  Ingredients 15 cups whole wheat Flour 1 medium Potato, peeled 2 cups Water 1 teaspoon Salt 1/3 cup white Sugar 1/3 cup Oil OR Shortening 1 tablespoon...

Food security 101: Part 1

By Rowena Aldridge Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 These days a lot of people are concerned, and rightly so, about their family's economic stability and security. Recently I've become aware of the ways in which I,...

Maple Spiced Broiled Salmon

Recipe of the Week  Maple Spiced Broiled Salmon  Courtesy of Barbara Sabek  Ingredients 4 salmon fillets (6 to 8 ounces each) 1/3 cup real maple syrup (NOT pancake syrup!) 1/2 cup water 4 teaspoons peeled, grated ginger root 2 cloves garlic minced fine 1/4...

Make grape juice the easy way

By Tanya Kelley Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Squeezing and straining grapes for grape juice was not exactly my idea of fun. So when my neighbor showed me a faster, easier method, I was delighted. For...

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...

Broccoli-Turkey Casserole

Recipe of the Week  Broccoli-Turkey Casserolewith Mushroom Sauce  Courtesy of Lisa Cardillo  Ingredients 3 cups Broccoli florets 2 cups leftover Turkey, chopped 1 medium Onion, chopped 1 medium green Bell Pepper, chopped 1 cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded 1/2 cup Pepperjack or Jalapeno...

Fried tuna patties

Recipe of the Week  Fried tuna patties  Courtesy of Jackie Clay   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 cans light tuna, drained 1 cup crushed dried bread crumbs 1/4...

Fish — This gourmet food is fun to catch, relatively easy to cook, and...

By Richard Blunt Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 About 70% of the earth's surface is covered with salt water, and 4% of land surface (another 1% of the earth' total surface) is covered with fresh water....

Vidalia Onion Pie

Recipe of the Week  Vidalia Onion Pie  Courtesy of Mattie Silverman  Ingredients 3 medium Vidalia Sweet Onions 1/2 cup butter 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup low-fat sour cream 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne red...

Hawaiian poha jam

Recipe of the Week  Hawaiian poha jam  Courtesy of Sally Denney   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 3 lb. poha (ground cherries) 1/4 cup water 1 cup sugar per cup cooked poha 1 Tbsp. 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...

Stovetop Teriyaki

Recipe of the Week  Stovetop Teriyaki  Courtesy of Alice Robertson  Although this recipe calls for chicken, any meat or firm fish may be used. Ingredients 2 pounds Chicken tenders or boneless breast cut into 1inch thick strips 2 Tbsp. Peanut or...