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...

Making good jerky

By Randy Neumann Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 It is hard to find someone who doesn't like beef jerky. Or teriyaki jerky. Or turkey jerky. And I've had some Hawaiian pork jerky that was out of...

Vegetarian and semi-vegetarian: Healthy meals that satisfy the omnivore

By Richard Blunt Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 Humans are omnivores, which means we can eat just about anything nature has to offer. In fact, research has shown we need to eat a wide variety of...

Easy, no-knead bread by Melissa Souza

By Melissa Souza Issue #156 • November/December, 2015 There is nothing more delicious than homemade bread hot out of the oven. This no-knead bread costs me about a dollar per loaf to make, and it's so easy...

Canned bacon — Roll your own

By Enola Gay Issue #127 • January/February, 2011 I have to admit, I am somewhat of an extreme canner. I love to can unusual things—canned foods you just don't find on everyone's shelves. My latest canning...

Cannellini Bean And Mushroom Casserole

Recipe of the Week  Cannellini Bean And Mushroom Casserole  Courtesy of Wendy Nakken  Ingredients 2 cups cooked cannellini beans 1 cup mushrooms, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons butter, for frying 2 tablespoons butter, cold 1/2 cup sour...

Bean Salad With Fresh Herbs

Recipe of the Week  Bean Salad With Fresh Herbs  Courtesy of Alicia Abbott  Ingredients 1/2 pound string beans 2-1/2 cups cooked or canned navy beans 1 medium pickling cucumber, thinly sliced 1 small red bell pepper, finely diced 2 tablespoons...

Salmon candy and pickles — Two unique ways to enjoy your next catch

By Linda Gabris Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 Salmon is always a treat, but if you want to try something different, how about making pickles and candy out of the next fish that lands in your...

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...

Cool dishes for formal summer dining

By Linda Gabris Issue #94 • July/August, 2005 If you're an upland hunter who enjoys showing off your birds in gourmet fashion, here is a supreme main course creation that will earn the highest praise. There...

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...

Sunday night dinner

By Ilene Duffy Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 "Tradition! Tradition!" I can still hear the bellowing song from Fiddler on the Roof that we listened to over and over as kids. Some of us have religious...

Baked Spaghetti

Recipe of the Week  Baked Spaghetti  Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  Ingredients 8 ounces thin spaghetti 28 ounces Stewed tomatoes, undrained 1 pound bacon 3 links Italian sausage, meat removed from casings 1 Onion, chopped 4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated Grated Parmesan cheese for...

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...

Healthy holiday munchies — Guaranteed to take the sneak out of snacking

By Linda Gabris Issue #102 • November/December, 2006 For many folks, holidays are the hardest time of the year to stick with sensible eating habits since seasonal entertaining revolves around so many traditional offerings of sweet...

Garlic – the glorious bulb

By Linda Gabris Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 Whether you know it as ail in French, lashun in Hindi, da suan in Chinese, aglio in Italian, fokhagyma in Hungarian or plain old garlic in English, the...