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...

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...

Start your food storage on $10 a week

By Alan T. Hagan Issue #59 • September/October, 1999 If Old Mother Hubbard had had a food storage program before she went to her cupboard her poor dog would have gotten his bone. Given the fact...

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,...

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...

Tortellini Soup

Recipe of the Week  Tortellini Soup  Courtesy of Martha Desimone  Ingredients 6 cups chicken broth 3/4 cup onion, chopped 1 cup carrot, diced fine 4 to 6 green chiles, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 tablespoon olive oil 10 to 12 ouces...

The chicken and the egg

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 One cannot think of our culinary world without chicken or eggs. Chicken is one of the world's most consumed meats and eggs are on the tables of the...

Sweet pepper salad

Recipe of the Week  Sweet pepper salad  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 medium sweet peppers, blocky, cubanelle, or blunt type 4 medium tomatoes, sliced 2 cups cooked...

Baked Bean Soup

Recipe of the Week  Baked Bean Soup  Courtesy of Oliver Del Signore  When I saw "Baked Bean" listed under "Soups" in the Fannie Farmer cookbook I could not imagine the two going together. I looked at the...

Stuffed Mushrooms – Greek Style

Recipe of the Week  Stuffed Mushrooms - Greek Style  Courtesy of Fran Chiodo   Ingredients 1 large pkg whole white mushrooms (around 25 count) 2 pkg (10oz.) chopped frozen spinach (thawed and drained) 1 can or jar (about 5oz) Greek black olives...

Salmon loaf

Recipe of the Week  Salmon loaf  Courtesy of Ilene Duffy   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 large can of salmon, drained 1 egg 1 generous Tbsp. of ketchup 1 tsp. soy sauce 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire...

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...

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...

Venison Stew

Recipe of the Week  Venison Stew  Courtesy of Jamie Flanders  Ingredients 2 pounds venison, cubed 6 medium potatoes, cubed 3 large carrots, chopped 24 ounces canned chopped tomatoes 12 ounces tomato paste 2 stalks celery, chopped 1/4 cup chicken stock 2 large hot peppers, sliced thin 1...

Homemade healthy soba noodles

By Linda Gabris Issue #105 • May/June, 2007 As any noodle lover knows, the world of noodles is a big one with almost every country having a traditional noodle deeply rooted in its history and culture. Italy...

Caribbean Barbecued Pork Steaks

Recipe of the Week  Caribbean Barbecued Pork Steaks  Courtesy of Willy Borsheim  Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds boneless pork chops/steaks, about 1/2-inch thick 1 large red onion, sliced 3/4 cup fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper Method Lay pork in a glass...