Layered casserole

Recipe of the Week  Layered casserole  Courtesy of Nathele Graham   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 cup uncooked rice 1 can whole-kernel corn, drained 2 cups tomato sauce 3/4 cup water 1/2 cup finely chopped...

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...

Coffee Kringle

Recipe of the Week  Coffee Kringle  Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  Ingredients 1/4 cup Milk 2 cups unsifted flour 1/4 cup Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) Butter 1/2 cup Warm water (105-115) 2 Pkgs Active dry yeast...

Fail-proof white bread

Recipe of the Week  Fail-proof white bread  Courtesy of Jackie Clay   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 Tbsp. dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water 1/2 tsp. honey 4 cups hot water 3 Tbsp. shortening 1 Tbsp....

Piccalilli — A late summer bonus

By Marcia E. Brown Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 Popularity of the movie Fried Green Tomatoes has sparked new interest the last few years in those ubiquitous green tomatoes that many gardeners have in plenty near...

The dandelion is a healthful, great tasting weed you can eat

By Carol Williams Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 Want to eat a weed? One that's easy to find and tastes great? Just start hunting for those first spring dandelions. The dandelion's true name is Taraxacum Officinale, which...

Asparagus Pasta Salad

Recipe of the Week  Asparagus Pasta Salad  Courtesy of Don Peddleson  Ingredients 12 ounces fresh asparagus, diagonally sliced into 1-inch pieces 12 cherry tomatoes, quartered 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives, sliced 3 tablespoons snipped parsley 1/4 cup wine vinegar 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove...

Family dinner at Backwoods Home Magazine

By Richard Blunt Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 Last fall I was invited to Gold Beach, Oregon, to spend some quality time with my lifelong friend, Dave Duffy, and his family. On these visits it is...

Zucchini casserole

Recipe of the Week  Zucchini casserole  Courtesy of Pat Ward   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 lbs. zucchini 1 large onion, chopped 1/3 cup raw long grain rice 1 can cream of mushroom soup 2...

Can she bake an apple pie, Billy Boy?

By Jackie Clay Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 Okay, I know in the song it's "cherry" pie, but what the heck, we all love apple pies, don't we? Unfortunately, few people bake good old fashioned apple...

Beef & Wild Mushroom Lasagna

Recipe of the Week  Beef & Wild Mushroom Lasagna  Courtesy of Gail Strong  Ingredients 1 pound lean ground beef 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound assorted wild mushrooms (such as shiitake, oyster and cremini), sliced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1...

Black beans and rice

Recipe of the Week  Black beans and rice  Courtesy of Tom Barth   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 lb. black beans, rinsed and sorted 2 Tbsp. margarine 2 onions, coarsely chopped 3-4 bay leaves 3...

Aunt Ona’s Mandarin orange cake

Recipe of the Week  Aunt Ona’s Mandarin orange cake  Courtesy of Edwina Gower   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Cake Ingredients 1 butter cake mix (or yellow) 1 can mandarin oranges 4 eggs 1/2 cup oil Filling...

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...

Kalbi Chim

Recipe of the Week  Kalbi Chim (Korean steamed beef ribs)  Courtesy of Lois Kwan  Ingredients 2 - 3 pounds beef ribs 1-1/2 cups water 6 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon rice-wine (sake) 6 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons sesame 1 tablespoon sesame oil...

Your honey will love your sweet buns

By Jennifer Stein Barker Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Sweet rolls (or sweet buns, Danish pastries, sticky buns, coffee cake, etc.) are an American tradition for breakfast. Sometimes they are served with eggs and cooked meats,...