Making Yogurt
By Patrice Lewis
Issue #132 • November/December, 2011
When you get to the point where you're milking your own cow, you'll need to figure out what to do with the excess milk. One of the easiest...
Turkey the old-fashioned way
By Linda Gabris
Issue #90 • November/December, 2004
When I was a kid, mom did all her cooking on a McClary wood stove that sat in the corner of her big country kitchen. The stove, fondly...
Butterpeas
Recipe of the Week
Butterpeas
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3-4 strips of cured, sliced bacon
1 qt. shelled and washed butterpeas
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped...
Dragon’s breath chili
Recipe of the Week
Dragon’s breath chili
Courtesy of
Rodney Merrill
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1/3 lb. kidney beans
1/3 lb. pinto beans
1/3 lb. navy beans
6 cups water
2 medium onions, chopped
1...
Turkey Tetrazzini
Recipe of the Week
Turkey Tetrazzini
Courtesy of
Katie O'Leary
Ingredients
2-1/2 cups cooked pasta
1-1/2 cups leftover turkey, chopped
1 cup Milk
1 cup Chicken Broth
1/2 cup shredded Swiss Cheese
1/3 cup chopped Onion
1/3 cup fresh sliced Mushrooms
1/4 cup each flour
1/4...
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...
Dollar Store to the Rescue
By Jeffrey R. Yago, P.E.
Summer 2019, Self-Reliance
I have talked with emergency responders who have traveled all over the country to volunteer their rescue efforts at disasters like the recent flooding in Texas. While much...
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...
These salads are hearty dishes
By Jennifer Stein Barker
Issue #43 • January/February, 1997
When most people think of a salad, they first think of lettuce or fruit, but a salad may also be made of vegetables or fruit, combined with...
Humble stew
Recipe of the Week
Humble stew
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 cup dried red beans
6 cups plus 8 cups cold water
3 cups fresh beef, chicken, or...
Betty’s Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Recipe of the Week
Betty's Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Courtesy of
Elizabeth Ann Forman
Ingredients
Bread Pudding:
3-1/2 cups milk
20 slices stale or dried bread, broken into cubes
1 cup raisins, soaked in rum
1 can apple pie filling
1/2 cup butter
1-1/4...
Glazed spiced mocha brownies
Recipe of the Week
Glazed spiced mocha brownies
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
soft shortening
5 oz. bittersweet chocolate
6-1/2 oz. unsalted butter
1/8 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. powdered, instant...
Country-style Pork Stew
Recipe of the Week
Country-style Pork Stew
Courtesy of
Frances Straight
Ingredients
3/4 pound boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of separable fat
Nonstick cooking spray
1-1/4 cups water
1-1/4 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon granules
1 ...
Southern cooking that doesn’t just whistle Dixie
By Richard Blunt
Issue #41 • September/October, 1996
The southern region of the United States is almost as big as Western Europe, and despite the stereotype that non-Southerners havethat there is only one Southwhen someone says,...
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...
