Cheesy fish chowder
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #127 • January/February, 2011
If you've been reading this magazine for a while, you probably already know that my husband, Dave, and I met while he was fishing on the Ventura, California...
The real “Q” — Barbecue the way it’s supposed to be
By John DePresca
Photos by Carolyn DePresca
Issue #119 • September/October, 2009
The next time you go to the grocery store or supermarket check out the price of a pound of already prepared barbecue. If you're shocked...
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,...
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...
Dishpan cookies
Recipe of the Week
Dishpan cookies
Courtesy of
Darlene Campbell
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups oil
4...
Chocolate — Food for the Gods
By Richard Blunt
Issue #56 • March/April, 1999
My mother loved chocolate. She knew and understood it just as a wine master knows and understands wine. When she made some of her old world style bittersweet...
Freeze a holiday turkey to enjoy it all year long
By Linda Gabris
Issue #174 • November/December, 2018
When I was a kid, Grandpa and Grandma would put in an order with the local turkey farmer in November for a “Christmas” bird, which would be picked...
Dill-onion bread
Charles Bryant O’Dooley
Ingredients
1 Tbsp. dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 Tbsp. butter
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup whole bran cereal
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp....
Basic chicken broth
Richard Blunt
Ingredients
1 5-6 lb. stewing hen or roasting chicken
6 qts. cold water
2 medium onions, peeled and cut into quarters
1 celery rib with leaves attached
1 whole carrot
2 bay leaves
8 whole black peppercorns
3 whole cloves
1 piece...
Herbed cheese
Recipe of the Week
Herbed cheese
Courtesy of
Kristen Rogers
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
6 oz. cream cheese
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. tarragon vinegar
4 tsp. milk
1/2 tsp. ground pepper
4 tsp....
Greens and rhubarb are spring tonics
By Jennifer Stein Barker
Issue #45 • May/June, 1997
Rhubarb and greens are classic spring tonics. The reason for this is that they are among the first things to grow to a usable size in springtime,...
Potato Bread
Recipe of the Week
Potato Bread
Courtesy of
Dolly Wilcox
Ingredients
15 cups whole wheat Flour
1 medium Potato, peeled
2 cups Water
1 teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup white Sugar
1/3 cup Oil OR Shortening
1 tablespoon...
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...
These salads are hearty dishes
By Jennifer Stein Barker
Issue #43 • January/February, 1997
When most people think of a salad, they first think of lettuce or fruit, but a salad may also be made of vegetables or fruit, combined with...
Blonde brownies
Recipe of the Week
Blonde brownies
Courtesy of
Rhoda Denning
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans,...
