Chicken San Francisco

Recipe of the Week  Chicken San Francisco  Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  Ingredients 1    2 to 2-1/2 lb chicken, cut up to frying size pieces Grated rind and the juice of 2 medium oranges 1 Tablespoon grated onion 1/2 teaspoon...

Pecan twerps

Recipe of the Week  Pecan twerps  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/2 lb. butter or shortening 4 heaping Tbsp. powdered sugar 2 cups flour pinch of salt 2...

Terrific tamale pie

Recipe of the Week  Terrific tamale pie  Courtesy of Janine Hawley   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped green pepper 1lb. ground beef 2 8 oz. cans seasoned tomato...

Italian Christmas bread

Recipe of the Week  Italian Christmas bread  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/4 cup warm milk (110 to 115°) 1 pkg. active dry yeast 1/2 tsp. brown sugar 1/4 cup...

Raspberry chocolate torte

Recipe of the Week  Raspberry chocolate torte  Courtesy of Tanya Kelley   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients Cake: 1 devil’s food cake mix butter for cake Filling: 2 cups raspberries or pitted cherries (fresh or...

Caribbean Barbecued Pork Steaks

Recipe of the Week  Caribbean Barbecued Pork Steaks  Courtesy of Willy Borsheim  Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds boneless pork chops/steaks, about 1/2-inch thick 1 large red onion, sliced 3/4 cup fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper Method Lay pork in a glass...

Heart healthy recipes

By Ilene Duffy Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 I'm not a nutritionist or a medical professional, but I've gained a lot of knowledge concerning foods that are considered to be heart healthy since my husband, Dave,...

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...

Turning to turmeric

By Habeeb Salloum On our farm in southwest Saskatchewan, of all the spices Mother used, there were a few with long histories that she never had in her kitchen. One of these was turmeric, a...

Crispy onion rings

Recipe of the Week  Crispy onion rings  Courtesy of Jo Mason   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 or 5 medium-sized yellow onions 1-1/2 cups flat beer 1-1/4 cups flour 1/4 cup corn meal shortening for...

Veal Goulash

Recipe of the Week  Veal Goulash  Courtesy of Steven Burns  Ingredients 2 lb. Veal leg 1 lb. fine egg noodles 3 Roma Tomatoes 3 large Onions 1 green Bell Pepper 1 oz. Capers (with liquid) 4 Tbsp. Butter 1 Tbsp. Paprika 1 cup Sour Cream Salt & Pepper...

Chilies rellenos

Recipe of the Week  Chilies rellenos  Courtesy of Jackie Clay   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 8 large Big Jim, Poblano, or Relleno chilies, green and roasted 1 16-oz. can tomatoes 1 small onion,...

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...

Lemons: the versatile fruit

By Sharon Palmer, RD Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 The clean, pure lemon has gotten a bad rap. It has become a metaphor for getting a dud. But the lowly lemon is probably one of the...

Linguini with Clam Sauce

Recipe of the Week  Linguini with Clam Sauce  Courtesy of Louise Bond  Ingredients 36 live small hard shell clams or 2 cans baby clams, drained (about 10 ounces total) 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped...

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...