Hungry enough to eat a horse?
By Don Chance
Issue #88 • July/August, 2004
Okay, it's not everyday dining fare, I agree. But, tell someone you're having horse steaks for supper, grilled to perfection and garnished with plenty of fresh herbs and...
Hamentaschen
Recipe of the Week
Hamentaschen
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
Cookie dough:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 lb. margarine
2 Tbsp. honey
2 eggs
grated...
Peanut Soup
Recipe of the Week
Peanut Soup
Courtesy of
Marylin Dede
Ingredients
3 cups Chicken Broth or Stock
1 cup Peanut Butter, natural & unsweetened**
1 small Onion, minced
1 small sweet green Pepper, minced
1 clove Garlic, crushed and minced...
Pear honey
Recipe of the Week
Pear honey
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 qt. of ground Kieffer pears (peel and core before grinding)
3 cups sugar
juice of...
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...
The healthy and tantalizing pomegranate
By Habeeb Salloum
Wonderful to look at, appetizing in flavor, delicious in taste and with a juice which is refreshing on a hot summer day, is a fair description of the pomegranate.
Although according to the...
Baked barbeque beans
Jackie Clay
Ingredients
2 cups dried beans
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 lb. chopped ham or other smoked meat
1 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
dash black pepper
1 Tbsp. molasses
1 medium onion, chopped
Method
Soak beans overnight, adding a little baking soda...
Italian Christmas bread
Recipe of the Week
Italian Christmas bread
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1/4 cup warm milk (110 to 115°)
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 tsp. brown sugar
1/4 cup...
Grape Leaves Stuffed with Chevre & Figs
Recipe of the Week
Grape Leaves Stuffed with Chevre & Figs
Courtesy of
Lane Franklin
Ingredients
3 ounces fresh Figs
3 ounces Cream (or goat milk)
4 ounces Chevre (fresh goat cheese)
1 Egg, beaten
2 oz. Pine Nuts, toasted
2...
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...
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...
Cooking from long-term food storage
By Jackie Clay
Issue #55 • January/February, 1999
All self-reliant families know they should have at least a year's worth of food and essential supplies stored up in a large pantry. Unfortunately, actually eating from long-term...
Food security 101: part 2 — Convenience mixes make life easier
By Rowena Aldridge
Issue #139 • January/February, 2013
Last issue we talked about some things you can do to stretch your food budget and make great use of every bit of food you buy. This article...
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,...
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...
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...
