Corned Beef Cakes

Recipe of the Week  Corned Beef Cakes  Courtesy of Eugene Mora  Ingredients 1 (7 ounce) can corned beef 1 pound sweet potatoes or yams 1 small onion, chopped 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup milk 2 cups bread crumbs for coating 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley 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...

These chocolate treats make great gifts and delicious holiday desserts

By Tanya Kelley Issue #42 • November/December, 1996 Just in case the world comes to an end, I plan on keeping plenty of chocolate on hand in my food storage. That is, if I can keep...

Eggnog

Recipe of the Week  Eggnog  Courtesy of Larry Cywin   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 egg yolks 4 Tbsp. sugar 1 cup heavy or whipping cream 1 cup brandy (or whiskey or rum) 1/4 cup...

Kentucky Country Ribs

Recipe of the Week  Kentucky Country Ribs  Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  Ingredients 3 to 3 1/2 pounds pork country ribs, cut into single-rib sections 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup bourbon whisky (or apple juice) 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1/4...

Be a Viking: Brew wild-crafted mead

By Jereme Zimmerman Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 I am preparing honey, water, and flavoring ingredients for a batch of mead made with a commercial yeast. Mead (honey wine) is one of the simplest alcoholic beverages to...

Chicken chili

Recipe of the Week  Chicken chili  Courtesy of Arthur Vernon II   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 5 Tbsp. vegetable oil 3 large onions, chopped (about 6 cups) 3 fresh or canned jalapeño peppers,...

Boiled crawfish

Recipe of the Week  Boiled crawfish  Courtesy of James Robertson   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 sack of live crawfish (35-40 lbs.) 2 26-oz. boxes of salt 5 medium onions, halved 1/2 4-oz. bottle...

Layered casserole

Recipe of the Week  Layered casserole  Courtesy of Nathele Graham   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 cup uncooked rice 1 can whole-kernel corn, drained 2 cups tomato sauce 3/4 cup water 1/2 cup finely chopped...

Shiitake mushrooms

By Linda Gabris Issue #96 • November/December, 2005 There's a familiar old saying about mushrooms making meals marvelous but when it comes to the delectable shiitake, here's a pick that goes way beyond the call of...

Pot Roast With Spaghetti

Recipe of the Week  Pot Roast With Spaghetti  Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  Ingredients 3 pounds beef arm or blade pot roast 1 8 ounce can (1 cup) seasoned tomato sauce 1 6 ounce can (2/3 cup) tomato paste 1/2...

Gritted bread

Recipe of the Week  Gritted bread  Courtesy of Thomas C. Tabor   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 cups gritted corn (see below*) 1/2 cup sweet milk 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp....

Ham & Kidney Bean Soup

Recipe of the Week  Ham & Kidney Bean Soup   Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  Ingredients 1 pound spicy or sweet Italian sausage 2 Smoked pork hocks, sawed in half by butcher. 3 medium Potatoes, peeled and cubed 3 Celery...

Vegetarian pies

<!--Vegetarian pies They kept us healthy on the farm By Habeeb Salloum--> Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Delicate, flavorful, and very satisfying are the descriptions with which a number of culinary experts label the countless pies...

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...

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....