Old-fashioned hot chocolate
Recipe of the Week
Old-fashioned hot chocolate
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 cups whole milk
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped into pieces
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/8 tsp. kosher...
Easy homemade dairy products
By Maggie Howe
Photos by John Gibney
Issue #137 • September/October, 2012
Queso blanco, sliced and ready for cooking
I have a strong interest in cooking and in local foods and I very much enjoy making my own...
Layered Casserole & Pea Salad
Recipe of the Week
Layered Casserole & Pea Salad
Courtesy of
Nathele Graham
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked rice
1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
Enough water to combine with tomato sauce to equal 2 cups
1 can corn, drained
1 can green beans,...
Creamed Carrot Soup
Recipe of the Week
Creamed Carrot Soup
Courtesy of
Geoff C.
Ingredients
5 tb butter
2 cups onions, coarsely chopped
4 cups carrots, coarsley chopped
4 tablespoons flour
5 cups beef broth
3 cups half-and-half
1 pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Method
Melt butter in sauce pan. Saute...
Wonderful wilderness wines
By Linda Gabris
Issue #88 • July/August, 2004
From spring's first delicate blossoms to the last clinging berries of autumn, hobby winemakers can cash in on nature's bounty to rack up an exciting array of distinctive...
Old World apple chutney
Recipe of the Week
Old World apple chutney
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
40 oz. cider vinegar
1-1/2 lbs. brown sugar
1-1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 Tbsp. ground ginger
2 tsp....
Never too busy to make bread
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #114 • November/December, 2008
Summer vacation came to an abrupt end. Sons are back in school. My "soccer mom" folding chair is in the trunk of the car. The daytimer is getting...
Peloponnesian Pot Roast
Recipe of the Week
Peloponnesian Pot Roast
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
This is a fantastic and different pot roast. I usually double the sauce for this roast. We like lots of sauce to put on the...
Making apple pectin
By Kristina Seleshanko
Issue #167 • September/October, 2017
One day, as I walked past an apple tree that was naturally thinning its fruit by dropping tiny, baby apples, I thought, “I wish there was something useful...
Hearty stews for the soul
By George Erdosh
Issue #103 • January/February, 2007
A great pleasure of a winter night is to crawl into a warm bed under a thick goose-down comforter, as soft and fluffy as the first snow of...
Homemade pizza
Recipe of the Week
Homemade pizza
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. mixed spices (oregano, basil, onion flakes)
1-1/2 cups warm water
1...
Emergency casserole
Recipe of the Week
Emergency casserole
Courtesy of
Jan Cook
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 lb. yellow squash, sliced
2 medium onions, chopped
2 carrots, slivered
1/2 pint sour cream
2 cans cream of...
Pasteurizing milk
By Patrice Lewis
Issue #123 • May/June, 2010
In the last hundred years of urban migration, the home or small farm dairy became a lost breed. Who needed to keep a cow when it was so...
Earth’s greatest cookies
Recipe of the Week
Earth’s greatest cookies
Courtesy of
Darlene Campbell
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 sticks margarine (1 cup)
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup...
Green tomato kosher dill pickles
Recipe of the Week
Green tomato kosher dill pickles
Courtesy of
Marjorie Burris
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
small, firm green tomatoes
celery stalks
sweet green peppers, cut into fourths
garlic...
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...
