Jamaican Beef Patties
Recipe of the Week
Jamaican Beef Patties
Courtesy of
Robert McCurdy
Ingredients
Pastry
2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup solid shortening
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine
1/3 cup cold water
Meat Filling
2 tbs margarine
1 small white onion finely chopped
1/4 tsp chopped scotch bonnet...
Betty’s Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
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Betty's Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Courtesy of
Elizabeth Ann Forman
Ingredients
Bread Pudding:
3-1/2 cups milk
20 slices stale or dried bread, broken into cubes
1 cup raisins, soaked in rum
1 can apple pie filling
1/2 cup butter
1-1/4...
Irish coffee
Recipe of the Week
Irish coffee
Courtesy of
Ivan Brown
Thanks to Ivan for this recipe, which we present here as it was submitted, with just a few formatting changes for the web site.
St Patrick's Day is just...
Cannellini Bean And Mushroom Casserole
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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...
Raspberry ketchup
Richard Blunt
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
1 to 3 pickled chili peppers (let your taste be the judge) or substitute l/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/3 cup fresh or canned tomato puree
1/3 cup wine vinegar
1/4...
Never too busy to make bread
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #114 • November/December, 2008
Summer vacation came to an abrupt end. Sons are back in school. My "soccer mom" folding chair is in the trunk of the car. The daytimer is getting...
Hawaiian poha jam
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Hawaiian poha jam
Courtesy of
Sally Denney
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 lb. poha (ground cherries)
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar per cup cooked poha
1 Tbsp. lemon...
Baked Bean Soup
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Baked Bean Soup
Courtesy of
Oliver Del Signore
When I saw "Baked Bean" listed under "Soups" in the Fannie Farmer cookbook I could not imagine the two going together. I looked at the...
The wonderful world of lavender
By Sharon Palmer, RD
Issue #98 • March/April, 2006
I briefly brush past my favorite lavender bush and my skirt is fragranced for the entire day. Every time the fabric rustles, the aroma wafts up to...
Elissaburgettes
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Elissaburgettes
Courtesy of
Jan Cook
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 can buttermilk biscuits
1 lb. hamburger
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup ketchup
1/8-1/4 cup mustard
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Method
Grease...
Duane’s shrimp dip
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Duanes shrimp dip
Courtesy of
Lisa Nourse
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 block cream cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1-1/2 cups celery, chopped fine
1...
Just for Kids: Some pioneer recipes
By Lucy Shober
Issue #30 • November/December, 1994
Click on pictures for printable, full-sized versions to color.
When I was a little girl, I used to visit my grandfather's home town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. He...
Creamed Carrot Soup
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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...
Black beans and rice
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Black beans and rice
Courtesy of
Tom Barth
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. black beans, rinsed and sorted
2 Tbsp. margarine
2 onions, coarsely chopped
3-4 bay leaves
3...
How to tell a bad egg
By David Scott Matthews
Issue #53 • September/October, 1998
One of the things that my family loves most about living in the country is that we get to eat fresh eggs from our genuine free-range chickens....
Beans for Sarah
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Beans for Sarah
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups dried pinto beans
water to soak beans
3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
12 oz....
