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...
Jambalaya stew
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Jambalaya stew
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
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Special Equipment:
1 seasoned 5-qt. Dutch oven with lid
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. peanut oil
3 oz. smoked sausage, chopped medium...
Salmon loaf
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Salmon loaf
Courtesy of
Ilene Duffy
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Ingredients
1 large can of salmon, drained
1 egg
1 generous Tbsp. of ketchup
1 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire...
You can safely and easily can your own meat
By Jackie Clay
Issue #105 • May/June, 2007
Of all the foods I can every year, the most useful is the wide variety of meats. While we aren't huge meat eaters, these rows and rows of...
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...
Italian Christmas bread
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Italian Christmas bread
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
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Ingredients
1/4 cup warm milk (110 to 115°)
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 tsp. brown sugar
1/4 cup...
The incredible cattail — The super Wal-Mart of the swamp
By Kevin F. Duffy
Issue #43 • January/February, 1997
I can think of no other North American plant that is more useful than the cattail. This wonderful plant is a virtual gold mine of survival utility....
Hunting, processing, and serving black bear
By Linda Gabris
Issue #162 • November/December, 2016
Bear was a popular meat in our house when I was growing up in the rural woods. Black bear was Grandpa's favorite big game animal to hunt and...
Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup
Recipe of the Week
Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup
Courtesy of
Jimmy Andalli
Ingredients
3 pounds tomatoes, peeled and seeded
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 avocado, mashed to a puree
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
Salt...
Vegetarian and semi-vegetarian: Healthy meals that satisfy the omnivore
By Richard Blunt
Issue #122 • March/April, 2010
Humans are omnivores, which means we can eat just about anything nature has to offer. In fact, research has shown we need to eat a wide variety of...
Ham and sausage jambalaya
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Ham and sausage jambalaya
Courtesy of
Tom Barth
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Ingredients
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2...
Danish Meat Balls
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Danish Meat Balls
Courtesy of
Freddie Lindstrom
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground veal
3 medium potatoes, cooked and mashed
1 medium onion, minced
1-1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup flour
1 egg, beaten
2...
Egg thingies
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Egg thingies
Courtesy of
John Silveira
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Ingredients
For each egg:
1 Tbsp. or so of olive oil
1 green onion, diced
1 Tbsp. diced red...
Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation
By Jereme Zimmerman
Issue #154 • July/August, 2015
Little hands are ideal for helping to stuff jars with vegetables. Just be sure to "pay" your help — but don't let them eat it all!
For a homesteader,...
Bread — The staff of life
By Jackie Clay
Issue #78 • November/December, 2002
In today's hurry-up, prosperous world, bread has come to mean that white, pasty stuff you buy in the store and slap together into boring, equally tasteless sandwiches. Or...






























