Pears in Caramel Syrup
Recipe of the Week
Pears in Caramel Syrup
Courtesy of
Louise Boudreau
Ingredients
8 firm, unblemished, ripe Pears, preferably Anjou or Comice
3 cups Water
2 cups Sugar
1/3 cup Coffee Liqueur
juice of 1 Lemon
Water
Whipped cream (optional)
Method
Three-quarters fill a pot or bowl...
Root vegetable casserole
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Root vegetable casserole
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 cups medium parsnips (peeled and diced medium)
1-1/2 cups medium carrots (peeled and diced medium)...
Earth’s greatest cookies
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Earth’s greatest cookies
Courtesy of
Darlene Campbell
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 sticks margarine (1 cup)
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup...
Black Bean and Avocado Dip
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Black Bean and Avocado Dip
Courtesy of
Lilly Brunner
Ingredients
2 cups cooked Black Beans (or use canned)
1 medium ripe Avocado
1 small Chile Pepper, minced fine
1 small clove Garlic, minced fine
2 Tbsp. Tomato juice
2 Tbsp....
Grilled Chicken with Pineapple-Peach Sauce
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Grilled Chicken with Pineapple-Peach Sauce
Courtesy of
Laura DeBenedictis
Ingredients
1 lb chicken thighs, skinned
1 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup peach preserves
Method
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Rinse thechicken and place in a...
Tortellini Soup
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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...
Plantation Coffee Punch
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Plantation Coffee Punch
Courtesy of
Louise Johnson
Ingredients
1/3 cup instant coffee dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water
5 cups milk
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Method
Mix the dissolved instant...
The healthy kitchen — Good spoons, knives, and food
By Richard Blunt
Issue #102 • November/December, 2006
Despite being omnivores endowed with the ability to eat nearly everything, we humans are very selective about what we consider acceptable food. A close look at the culinary...
Red flannel hash
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Red flannel hash
Courtesy of
Rodney Merrill
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 cups chopped turkey, corned beef, or ham
2 cups diced leftover baked potatoes
1 cup diced...
Canning chickens for the pantry
By Samantha Biggers
Issue #135 • May/June, 2012
For the past three years my husband and I have raised Cornish Cross broilers in chicken tractors on our farm in western North Carolina. This past year we...
Butterpeas
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Butterpeas
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3-4 strips of cured, sliced bacon
1 qt. shelled and washed butterpeas
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped...
Maple Spiced Broiled Salmon
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Maple Spiced Broiled Salmon
Courtesy of
Barbara Sabek
Ingredients
4 salmon fillets (6 to 8 ounces each)
1/3 cup real maple syrup (NOT pancake syrup!)
1/2 cup water
4 teaspoons peeled, grated ginger root
2 cloves garlic minced fine
1/4...
Demystifying real rye bread
By Richard Blunt
Issue #141 • May/June, 2013
Rye has been a popular bread grain in many parts of Europe for hundreds of years, second only to wheat. Popular regional rye breads can be found in...
Vegetable Salad with Yogurt Dressing
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Vegetable Salad with Yogurt Dressing
Courtesy of
Rebecca Mason
Ingredients
1/2 pound of Cauliflower florets
2 medium Carrots, peeled and diced
1 cup fresh green peas
2 medium Potatoes, peeled and diced
2 green Chillies, finely chopped
1 cup Yogurt
¼...
