Jo’s Kentucky-fried cole slaw

Recipe of the Week  Jo’s Kentucky-fried cole slaw  Courtesy of Jo Mason   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/2 medium-sized head cabbage 1 small carrot 1/2 bell pepper 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1/2...

Easy-to-make farmer’s cheese

By Leah Leach Issue #152 • March/April, 2015 Ingredients Making cheese is one of the easiest and most satisfying tasks that you can accomplish in the homestead kitchen. While there are many wonderful cheeses out there to...

Chocolate — Food for the Gods

By Richard Blunt Issue #56 • March/April, 1999 My mother loved chocolate. She knew and understood it just as a wine master knows and understands wine. When she made some of her old world style bittersweet...

Española eggs

Recipe of the Week  Española eggs  Courtesy of Jackie Clay   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients Shortening to fry 1 medium onion, sliced 8 Anaheim, Big Jim, or Relleno peppers, green roasted If you want...

Country-style Pork Stew

Recipe of the Week  Country-style Pork Stew   Courtesy of Frances Straight  Ingredients 3/4 pound boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of separable fat Nonstick cooking spray 1-1/4 cups water 1-1/4 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon granules 1 ...

Pickled chili peppers

Recipe of the Week  Pickled chili peppers  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients       Brine: 2 lbs. (1 gallon) fresh, ripe, chili peppers 1 gallon water 2 cups of sea or...

Turkey Tetrazzini

Recipe of the Week  Turkey Tetrazzini  Courtesy of Katie O'Leary  Ingredients 2-1/2 cups cooked pasta 1-1/2 cups leftover turkey, chopped 1 cup Milk 1 cup Chicken Broth 1/2 cup shredded Swiss Cheese 1/3 cup chopped Onion 1/3 cup fresh sliced Mushrooms 1/4 cup each flour 1/4...

Artichoke-Spinach Casserole

Recipe of the Week  Artichoke-Spinach Casserole  Courtesy of Fran Chiodo  Ingredients: 2 eggs (beaten) 3/4 cup mayo, divided Two 10 ounce packages frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained) 14 oz canned artichoke hearts (drained and quartered) 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup grated cheese 6...

Lamb and Apricot Pilaff

Recipe of the Week  Lamb and Apricot Pilaff  Courtesy of Ivan Brown  Ingredients 1 pound lean boneless lamb, well trimmed and cut into bite sized cubes 1 cup bulgar (burghul) wheat (cracked cooked wheat) 1 cup brown rice 1/2 cup ready-to-eat dried...

Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish

Recipe of the Week  Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 3 cups seeded and coarsely chopped bell peppers (use a mixture of yellow,...

Pear honey

Recipe of the Week  Pear honey  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 qt. of ground Kieffer pears (peel and core before grinding) 3 cups sugar juice of...

Cornmeal sour cream biscuits

Recipe of the Week  Cornmeal sour cream biscuits  Courtesy of Arthur Vernon II   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup cornmeal 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1...

Some unusual jellies for your sweet tooth

By Charles Sanders Issue #70 • July/August, 2001 In my mind, one of the simple pleasures in life is hot biscuits, a dab of butter, and a dollop of homemade jelly. Around here any biscuits left...

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...

Galumbki

Recipe of the Week  Galumbki  Courtesy of Ted Augustyn  Ingredients 1 large cabbage 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground pork 1 cup cooked rice 1 medium onion, chopped fine 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons pepper 2 tablespoons butter Sauce 1 cup tomato sauce 2 tablespoons...

Moroccan mint tea

Recipe of the Week  Moroccan mint tea  Courtesy of Habeeb Salloum   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4-1/2 cups boiling water 3 tsp. green tea (if not available, Indian tea may be...