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...
Cooking with seeds — A surefire way to sow good health into your family’s...
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By Linda Gabris
Issue #100 • July/August, 2006
Even though it sounds a little seedy, planting an array of tasty seeds in your daily cooking is an economical way to sneak an extra dose...
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...
Fermented dill pickles
Recipe of the Week
Fermented dill pickles
Courtesy of
Olivia Miller
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
50-60 smooth small cucumbers
1 oz. whole mixed spices
dill
1 lb. pure salt
1 gallon water
1 pint cider...
7 Mistakes of food storage
By Vicki Tate
Issue #55 • January/February, 1999
If you are going to store food, make sure that the food you store is adequate for the need you and your family anticipate. This may not be...
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...
Chicken with galanga in coconut milk soup
Recipe of the Week
Chicken with galanga in coconut milk soup
Courtesy of
John Silveira
This excellent recipe requires a few unusual ingredients. You should be able to find them at any Asian market though, and it...
Boston brown bread
Recipe of the Week
Boston brown bread
Courtesy of
Darlene Campbell
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1-1/3 cups milk
1-1/3 cups...
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...
Minestrone-hamburger soup
Recipe of the Week
Minestrone-hamburger soup
Courtesy of
Nathele Graham
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. hamburger
1 cup diced onion
1 cup cubed potatoes
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup diced celery
1 cup...
Harvesting the wild: Acorns
By Jackie Clay
Issue #79 • January/February, 2003
When I was just a little girl, I used to collect acorns by the boxfull as they fell in the fall. I didn't know why. They just felt...
Wild edibles in delectable dishes
By Rebekah L. Cowell
Issue #123 • May/June, 2010
Many of us are surrounded by "free" foods we never think of utilizing. Perhaps you look out on your backyard or meadow, and think G-R-A-S-S! But you...
Liver Fricassee
Recipe of the Week
Liver Fricassee
Courtesy of
Robert Waite
Ingredients
1 pound beef liver
3 large or 6 small white onions, peeled and chopped
3 medium green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 (14 -16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, drained and...
Fig preserves
Recipe of the Week
Fig preserves
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. small figs (Brown Turkey, Celeste, etc.)
3/4 lb. sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon (optional)
1/2 lemon...
Nana V’s fire sauce
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Nana V’s fire sauce
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 pint homemade pickled chili peppers (See previous recipe.)
1 12 oz. bottle chili sauce...
Thai fried rice
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Thai fried rice
Courtesy of
John Silveira
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
6-8 oz. thinly sliced chicken (shrimp can be used *)
2-1/2 oz. cooking oil
1 egg
4 cups...































