Creating and maintaining your own sourdough starter

By Emily Buehler Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Most people know about sourdough starter—it can be used instead of yeast to make bread rise, resulting in bread with a sour flavor and a chewier texture. Bakers...

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...

Mac’s lamb curry bake

Recipe of the Week  Mac's lamb curry bake  Courtesy of O.E. MacDougal   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 lb. lamb, cut into 3/4-inch cubes 4+ Tbsp. butter 1 large onion, chopped 2 stalks of...

Czarist Chicken Salad

Recipe of the Week  Czarist Chicken Salad  Courtesy of Frannie Burdette  Ingredients 4 chicken breast halves (about 1-1/2 pounds) 4 small red potatoes, boiled, peeled, sliced 1/2 cup coarsely chopped deli-style dill pickle 1 onion quartered, divided 1 rib celery,...

Chocolate Babka

Recipe of the Week  Chocolate Babka  Courtesy of Amanda Geller  Ingredients 1 cup milk 5 tablespoons butter, plus extra for greasing 1/4 cup lukewarm water 1 package dry yeast 6 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 5-6 cups unbleached...

Artichoke-Spinach Casserole

Recipe of the Week  Artichoke-Spinach Casserole  Courtesy of Fran Chiodo  Ingredients: 2 eggs (beaten) 3/4 cup mayo, divided Two 10 ounce packages frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained) 14 oz canned artichoke hearts (drained and quartered) 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup grated cheese 6...

Making dandelions palatable

By John Kallas, Ph.D Issue #82 • July/August, 2003 We've heard stories about how good dandelions are. What one usually hears from enthusiastic wild food promoters is, "All you need to do is find very young...

Hummingbird Cake

Recipe of the Week  Hummingbird Cake  Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  Ingredients Cake: 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup unsalted butter 3 eggs 2 cups mashed ripe banannas (3-4...

Growing and Using Cilantro

By Habeeb Salloum Cilantro (also called fresh coriander, Chinese parsley, Mexican parsley, Spanish parsley, and Thai parsley) is one of the oldest herbal condiments known to humankind. It is thought to be the first herb...

Southern mint julep

Recipe of the Week  Southern mint julep  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 sprigs fresh peppermint 1 tsp. sugar cracked ice 1 1/2 jigger bourbon whiskey Method Crush mint leaves and...

Buckboard bacon

By Tanya Kelley Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 Last year, our family processed a hog for the first time. We made roasts, pork chops, bacon, Italian sausage, breakfast link sausages, and hams. All of the results...

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...

Triple chocolate cheesecake

Recipe of the Week  Triple chocolate cheesecake  Courtesy of Tanya Kelley   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients Crust: 1-1/2 cups crushed Oreo cookies (about 10 cookies) 1/4 cup butter 1/2 of a 1-1/2-oz. chocolate bar Filling: 2...

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...

Grouse Hunting — The Ultimate Joy of Autumn

By Linda Gabris Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 Nothing instills such excitement or makes my heart flutter louder than the sudden whir of a flushed out grouse. No matter how many times I've heard it, the...

Hearty breakfast fillets

Richard Blunt  Ingredients 1/2 cup flour kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 cup cornflake crumbs 1 lb. fish fillets (small thin fillets preferred) 1/2 cup peanut oil Method Equipment: 7-inch well-seasoned cast iron skillet or...