Garlic Soup
Recipe of the Week
Garlic Soup
Courtesy of
Brad Delmonico
Ingredients
6 cups Vegetable Stock
6 slices Italian Bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
12 cloves garlic, quartered (use more if you like)
1/2 cup dry red Wine
2 Tbsp. Butter
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1...
Fig preserves
Recipe of the Week
Fig preserves
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. small figs (Brown Turkey, Celeste, etc.)
3/4 lb. sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon (optional)
1/2 lemon...
Cauliflower-Ham Chowder
Recipe of the Week
Cauliflower-Ham Chowder
Courtesy of
Edna LaFleur
Ingredients
2½ cups cubed, fully cooked Ham
2 cups sliced Cauliflowerets
2 cups peeled, cubed Potatoes
1/2 cup chopped Onion
3 cups milk
1 cup water
1 chicken Bouillon cube or 1 tsp. granules
1/8 tsp....
Deconstructing a bowl of red
By Richard Blunt
Issue #138 • November/December, 2012
When we eat, we incorporate all of our senses (sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell) to help us make a general determination about the food in front of...
Easy-to-make farmer’s cheese
By Leah Leach
Issue #152 • March/April, 2015
Ingredients
Making cheese is one of the easiest and most satisfying tasks that you can accomplish in the homestead kitchen. While there are many wonderful cheeses out there to...
Traditional trail foods — Transportable calories
By Brad Rohdenburg
Issue #81 • May/June, 2003
Napoleon said that an army marches on its stomach. Frederick the Great defined an army as a group of men who demanded daily feeding. One can imagine the...
Turkey the old-fashioned way
By Linda Gabris
Issue #90 • November/December, 2004
When I was a kid, mom did all her cooking on a McClary wood stove that sat in the corner of her big country kitchen. The stove, fondly...
Homemade pizza
Recipe of the Week
Homemade pizza
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. mixed spices (oregano, basil, onion flakes)
1-1/2 cups warm water
1...
Cajun-baked turnip
Recipe of the Week
Cajun-baked turnip
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 lbs. white turnip, peeled and diced
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced medium
1...
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...
Dandelion recipes
By Tom and Joanne O’Toole
Issue #82 • July/August, 2003
For dandelion gourmets there are many ways to prepare this amazing weed, and to include it in soups, salads, main courses, desserts, and wine.
Here are a...
Sweet & Sour Cabbage
Recipe of the Week
Sweet and Sour Cabbage
Courtesy of
Roxanne Milius
Ingredients
1 small onion, sliced
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup water
4 cups red cabbage, shredded
2 tart apples, cored, peeled, and diced
3 tablespoons white vinegar...
Baking Bread
By Linda Gabris
Issue #168 • November/December, 2017
Growing up in the rural woods miles away from the nearest country store, store-bought bread was seldom seen in Grandma’s house. So to keep up with demand, she...
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....
Dragon’s breath chili
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Dragon’s breath chili
Courtesy of
Rodney Merrill
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1/3 lb. kidney beans
1/3 lb. pinto beans
1/3 lb. navy beans
6 cups water
2 medium onions, chopped
1...
Thai fried rice
Recipe of the Week
Thai fried rice
Courtesy of
John Silveira
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
6-8 oz. thinly sliced chicken (shrimp can be used *)
2-1/2 oz. cooking oil
1 egg
4 cups...
