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...
Switch your family to goat’s milk
By Tanya Kelley
Issue #128 • March/April, 2011
If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat milk does taste different than cow milk. So? Different doesn't...
Baked Cod with Summer Squash
Recipe of the Week
Baked Cod with Summer Squash
Courtesy of
Miriam Spencer
Ingredients
1/4 cup plain dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon rosemary, crumbled
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3...
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,...
Cool dishes for formal summer dining
By Linda Gabris
Issue #94 • July/August, 2005
If you're an upland hunter who enjoys showing off your birds in gourmet fashion, here is a supreme main course creation that will earn the highest praise. There...
Apple and Potato Soup
Recipe of the Week
Apple and Potato Soup
Courtesy of
Don Peterson
Ingredients
Soup:
4 Tablespoons butter
2 Leeks (white part only) , cleaned and sliced
5 cups tart Apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
6 cups Chicken Stock
2 cups...
A healthy heart starts in the kitchen
By Richard Blunt
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Issue #100 • July/August, 2006
The Surgeon General of the United States recently referred to obesity as "the terror within." But who is the enemy? When we finally started paying attention to what...
Thai fried rice
Recipe of the Week
Thai fried rice
Courtesy of
John Silveira
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
6-8 oz. thinly sliced chicken (shrimp can be used *)
2-1/2 oz. cooking oil
1 egg
4 cups...
Mango Delight
Recipe of the Week
Mango Delight
Courtesy of
Vikki McNee
Ingredients
1 cup orange juice
3 packets unflavored gelatin
5 medium, very ripe mangoes
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated skim milk
2 cups light whipped topping
Method
Pour orange juice into a small heat-proof bowl...
Huckleberries purple gold
By Laura Roady
Issue #136 • July/August, 2012
A carpet of purple berries blankets the vibrant green bushes on the hillside in front of me. I've stumbled on a jackpot of purple gold: huckleberries. All I...
Apricot stuffed Lamb Chops
Recipe of the Week
Apricot stuffed Lamb Chops
Courtesy of
Philip Small
Ingredients
4 boneless Lamb chops
1/2 pound dried Apricots
2 cloves of Garlic, chopped
2 red Chillies, seeded and finely chopped
2 Tbsp. Apricot Jam
1 tsp....
Southern mint julep
Recipe of the Week
Southern mint julep
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 sprigs fresh peppermint
1 tsp. sugar
cracked ice
1 1/2 jigger bourbon whiskey
Method
Crush mint leaves and...
Making baby food at home
By Michele Lightfoot
Issue #78 • November/December, 2002
Homemade baby food is not only delicious and economical, it is simple to prepare as well. Being able to control the ingredients, choosing organic produce and meats, and...
Filipino Chicken Stew
Recipe of the Week
Filipino Chicken Stew
Courtesy of
Raymond Bogan
Ingredients
3 pounds chicken, cubed
5 cups water
1 tablespoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
2 large onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 medium potato,...
Chicken Enchiladas
Recipe of the Week
Chicken Enchiladas
Courtesy of
Mari Susan Bell
Two large pans (double recipe) can feed quite a crowd when accompanied by refried beans or Spanish Rice and a green/citrus/sweet onion salad. Delicioso! Enjoy!
Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
3...
