Baked barbeque beans

Jackie Clay Ingredients 2 cups dried beans 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 lb. chopped ham or other smoked meat 1 cup barbecue sauce 1/2 tsp. salt dash black pepper 1 Tbsp. molasses 1 medium onion, chopped Method Soak beans overnight, adding a little baking soda...

Triple chocolate cheesecake

Recipe of the Week  Triple chocolate cheesecake  Courtesy of Tanya Kelley   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients Crust: 1-1/2 cups crushed Oreo cookies (about 10 cookies) 1/4 cup butter 1/2 of a 1-1/2-oz. chocolate bar Filling: 2...

Dehydrating food

By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #173 • September/October, 2018 Dehydration is one of the oldest and easiest methods of food preservation. Anyone can easily dry and store almost any food; there are just a few basic rules...

Corned Beef Cakes

Recipe of the Week  Corned Beef Cakes  Courtesy of Eugene Mora  Ingredients 1 (7 ounce) can corned beef 1 pound sweet potatoes or yams 1 small onion, chopped 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup milk 2 cups bread crumbs for coating 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley 1...

A healthy heart starts in the kitchen

By Richard Blunt <!----> 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...

Danish Meat Balls

Recipe of the Week  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...

Betty’s Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

Recipe of the Week  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...

Fudge macaroon pie

Recipe of the Week  Fudge macaroon pie  Courtesy of Jean Winfrey   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 3 squares Bakers unsweetened chocolate 1/2 cup butter or margarine 3 eggs, slightly beaten 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup...

Grape Leaves Stuffed with Chevre & Figs

Recipe of the Week  Grape Leaves Stuffed with Chevre & Figs  Courtesy of Lane Franklin  Ingredients 3 ounces fresh Figs 3 ounces Cream (or goat milk) 4 ounces Chevre (fresh goat cheese) 1 Egg, beaten 2 oz. Pine Nuts, toasted 2...

Fish — This gourmet food is fun to catch, relatively easy to cook, and...

By Richard Blunt Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 About 70% of the earth's surface is covered with salt water, and 4% of land surface (another 1% of the earth' total surface) is covered with fresh water....

Zucchini custard pie

Sandra L. Toney Ingredients 1 cup shredded zucchini 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 1/2 Tbsp. flour 1 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine 1 cup evaporated milk 1 9-inch unbaked pastry or pie shell cinnamon nutmeg Method Preheat oven to 450°. Mix zucchini (and any...

Chicken chili

Recipe of the Week  Chicken chili  Courtesy of Arthur Vernon II   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 5 Tbsp. vegetable oil 3 large onions, chopped (about 6 cups) 3 fresh or canned jalapeño peppers,...

Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce

Recipe of the Week  Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce  Courtesy of Gail Chen  Ingredients 4 6-ounce beef tenderloin steaks, cut 1-1/4-inches thick 1 cup canned beef broth 1/2 cup thinly sliced shallots (or chopped onion) 1/2 cup sliced black...

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...

Make your own nut butters

By Sylvia Gist Issue #96 • November/December, 2005 When almond butter replaced peanut butter in my diet (on doctor's orders), I discovered I really liked the almond better. And it opened my eyes to the world...

Hoppin’ John with fresh asparagus beans

Recipe of the Week  Hoppin’ John with fresh asparagus beans  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 cup uncooked rice (not instant) 1 lb. pork sausage broken into...