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Lentil and meat stew

Recipe of the Week Lentil and meat stew Courtesy of Habeeb Salloum You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 Tbsp. butter 1/2 lb. beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 medium onions, chopped 4 cloves garlic,...

Baked Beans, Two

Recipe of the Week Baked Beans This week we have two variations of baked beans. They came in at roughly the same time, so we thought we'd let you enjoy both recipes. Baked Beans, One Courtesy of Doreen...

Deconstructing a bowl of red

By Richard Blunt Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 When we eat, we incorporate all of our senses (sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell) to help us make a general determination about the food in front of...

Do you suffer from gout? Here are some recipes that might help

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 For two days we had been exploring the fantastic ruins of Petra, Jordan's number-one tourist attraction. The last day, after walking around intrigued by this ancient Arab Nabataean...

Raspberry Pears with Chocolate Sauce

Recipe of the Week Raspberry Pears with Chocolate Sauce Courtesy of Lyle Staple Ingredients 2 cups cranberry/raspberry juice 1/2 cup port wine (optional) 1/2 cup raspberry syrup (use 1 cup if port wine is omitted) 3 2" x 1" strips...

Homemade baking extracts

By Linda Zimnick Issue #157 • January/February, 2016 Every cook or baker has a secret or two they keep tucked in their apron pocket. My secret? Homemade flavoring extracts. They are simple to make and the...

Cherries and Chocolate Cake

Recipe of the Week Cherries and Chocolate Cake Courtesy of Lauren Smeltzer Ingredients Cake 3 cups sifted cake flour 3 cups light brown sugar, packed 1-1/3 cups sour cream 1-1/2 cups boiling water 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup cocoa 4 eggs 1 tablespoon baking soda 2 tsp. vanilla...

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...

Indian Fry Bread

Recipe of the Week Indian Fry Bread Courtesy of Beverly Rossman Ingredients 2 Cups all-purpose flour 1/4 Cup Instand nonfat dry milk powder 2 teaspoon Baking powder 1 teaspoon Salt 1 Tablespoon Butter or Lard 3/4 Cup Warm water...

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...

Cookies in a jar

By Sharon Palmer, RD Issue #72 • November/December, 2001 Cookies in a jar are easy to make and make great gifts. Christian and Nicholas mix up a batch of cookies in a jar. A finished batch of country oatmeal cookies Gourmet country...

Vegetarian pies

Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Delicate, flavorful, and very satisfying are the descriptions with which a number of culinary experts label the countless pies...

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...

Braised venison pepper steak

William Shepherd Ingredients 1 1/2 lbs. venison steak shoulder or round steak 2 Tbsp. cooking oil 1 4 oz. can mushrooms 1 cup water 1 beef bouillon cube 2 Tbsp. soy sauce 1 Tbsp. sugar 1/4 tsp. garlic salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 green pepper,...

Jambalaya stew

Recipe of the Week Jambalaya stew Courtesy of Richard Blunt You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Special Equipment: 1 seasoned 5-qt. Dutch oven with lid Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. peanut oil 3 oz. smoked sausage, chopped medium...

Anne’s Sausage and Cabbage

Recipe of the Week Anne's Sausage and Cabbage Courtesy of Elizabeth Flora Ingredients 8 slices Bacon 4 Italian Sausages, casings removed 1 large Onion, chopped 1 large Cabbage, shredded 1-1/2 cups Chicken Broth Salt & Pepper to taste Cayenne Pepper...