How to make kombucha
By Kristina Seleshanko
Issue #172 • July/August, 2018
Kombucha is an ancient drink that’s recently enjoyed a revival because it’s a fizzy and healthy alternative to soda pop. Despite urban myths, it contains only trace amounts...
Middle Eastern breads
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #135 • May/June, 2012
Arabs, the majority people in the Middle East, eat bread with every meal. In tradition and in daily life, bread is held to be a divine gift from...
Sweet pepper salad
Recipe of the Week
Sweet pepper salad
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
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Ingredients
4 medium sweet peppers, blocky, cubanelle, or blunt type
4 medium tomatoes, sliced
2 cups cooked...
Successful cold storage
By Sylvia Gist
Issue #82 • July/August, 2003
Crisp carrot sticks, fresh cabbage, and fried potatoes from my Montana garden in June? Yes, but only if I've kept them in cold storage from last summer's garden.
A...
Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch
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Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch
Courtesy of
Pat Ward
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.
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Ingredients
3/4 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp. horseradish
2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Tabasco to...
Baby bok choy with tofu
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Baby bok choy with tofu
Courtesy of
Leland Edward Stone
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Ingredients
3 cups baby bok choy, cut in half lengthwise or veggies of...
Hamburger soup
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Hamburger soup
Courtesy of
Darlene Campbell
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Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
4 carrots, cut in 2-inch chunks
3 potatoes, quartered
1 onion, chopped
1/2 bell pepper, sliced
1...
Lentil and meat stew
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Lentil and meat stew
Courtesy of
Habeeb Salloum
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Ingredients
4 Tbsp. butter
1/2 lb. beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic,...
Chicken with galanga in coconut milk soup
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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...
Tasty uses for garden and wild edibles
By Alice B. Yeager
Issue #89 • September/October, 2004
The old saying "Waste not, want not" could be applied to almost anyone's producing garden. From fruit to vegetables, there is always the possibility of waste when...
Baby bok choy with tofu
Recipe of the Week
Baby bok choy with tofu
Courtesy of
Leland Edward Stone
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 cups baby bok choy, cut in half lengthwise or veggies of...
Crawfish fettucine
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Crawfish fettucine
Courtesy of
James Robertson
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Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 lb. crawfish tails
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
salt and...
Lazy housewife pickles
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Lazy housewife pickles
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
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Ingredients
4 qts. small cucumbers
1 cup dry mustard
1 cup sugar
1 cup salt
1 gallon vinegar
Method
Wash the cucumbers,...
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...
Cultured milk — Food of centenarians
By Edna Manning
Issue #84 • November/December, 2003
Cultured milk products have been enjoyed in the Middle East, Europe, and parts of Asia for centuries. The Greeks felt that yogurt had therapeutic qualities for diseases caused...
