A Native American feast
By Jackie Clay
Issue #66 • November/December, 2000
When the holidays roll around, a lot of folks get bored with the "same-old meal." You know, turkey, mashed potatoesthe whole traditional meal. But some adventurous families might...
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...
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...
Grilled Chicken with Pineapple-Peach Sauce
Recipe of the Week
Grilled Chicken with Pineapple-Peach Sauce
Courtesy of
Laura DeBenedictis
Ingredients
1 lb chicken thighs, skinned
1 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup peach preserves
Method
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Rinse thechicken and place in a...
Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce
Recipe of the Week
Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce
Courtesy of
Gail Chen
Ingredients
4 6-ounce beef tenderloin steaks, cut 1-1/4-inches thick
1 cup canned beef broth
1/2 cup thinly sliced shallots (or chopped onion)
1/2 cup sliced black...
Apple and berry pies
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #118 • July/August, 2009
Go to your room!" bellows our friend, John Silveira. He is kidding of course. I mean, how mad can somebody really be when they're eating your homemade pie...
Hamentaschen
Recipe of the Week
Hamentaschen
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
Cookie dough:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 lb. margarine
2 Tbsp. honey
2 eggs
grated...
Scallop Crunch Appetizer
Recipe of the Week
Scallop Crunch Appetizer
Courtesy of
Larry Fielding
Ingredients
12 large scallops
6 slices bacon, cut in half
6 water chestnuts, sliced in half
12 one-inch pieces green onion
2 tablespoons sherry
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon...
Honey Roasted Pheasant
Recipe of the Week
Honey Roasted Pheasant
Courtesy of
Mike Willard
Ingredients
1 Pheasant
3/4 cup Honey
1/2 cup creamy Peanut Butter
2 Tbsp. Cider Vinegar
2 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
Method
Combine the honey, peanut butter, vinegar, and soy sauce...
Peanut Soup
Recipe of the Week
Peanut Soup
Courtesy of
Marylin Dede
Ingredients
3 cups Chicken Broth or Stock
1 cup Peanut Butter, natural & unsweetened**
1 small Onion, minced
1 small sweet green Pepper, minced
1 clove Garlic, crushed and minced...
Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie
Recipe of the Week
Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
9-in. unbaked pie shell
1 cup pecan halves
First Layer
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon heavy...
Easy raspberry jam
Recipe of the Week
Easy raspberry jam
Courtesy of
Linda Gabris
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
6 cups fresh wild raspberries (the store-bought kind will do, but honestly, they don’t measure...
Crabapple jelly
Recipe of the Week
Crabapple jelly
Courtesy of
Charles A. Sanders
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 lbs. crabapples (about 10 cups, cut up)
4 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1...
Creamed Carrot Soup
Recipe of the Week
Creamed Carrot Soup
Courtesy of
Geoff C.
Ingredients
5 tb butter
2 cups onions, coarsely chopped
4 cups carrots, coarsley chopped
4 tablespoons flour
5 cups beef broth
3 cups half-and-half
1 pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Method
Melt butter in sauce pan. Saute...
Boost your immune system with fast and easy fish dishes
By Linda Gabris
When I was growing up in the rural woods, Grandpa and I did a lot of fishing from spring through fall so fresh catch was always on the menu. But come winter...
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...
