Basic brown stock

Recipe of the Week  Basic brown stock  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 5 lbs. raw beef bones (it helps if some of them are meaty) 5 qts. cold...

Uncooked Peanut-butter Candy

Recipe of the Week  Uncooked Peanut-butter Candy  Courtesy of Ruth Dasche   Ingredients 1/2 cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter 1/2 cup honey (any kind you like) 3/4 to 1 cup powdered milk Method Using a 1 quart or larger bowl, add...

Challah

Recipe of the Week  Challah  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 pkg. active dry yeast 1 cup warm water (110° to 115°) 2 Tbsp. sugar 1/3 cup light vegetable oil 2...

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...

Spicy Beef and Peppers

Recipe of the Week  Spicy Beef and Peppers  Courtesy of Yvonne Melillo  Ingredients 2 lb sirloin steak, cut in 1/2 inch strips 2 bell peppers, cut in strips 2 cups chopped onion 6 green chiles, skinned, seeded, chopped 2 teaspoons fresh...

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...

Baby bok choy with tofu

Recipe of the Week  Baby bok choy with tofu  Courtesy of Leland Edward Stone   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 3 cups baby bok choy, cut in half lengthwise or veggies of...

Dehydrating eggs at home

By Patrice Lewis Issue #156 • November/December, 2015 Here's a trivia question for you: What do you do when your chickens are laying gangbusters and you have no less than 10 dozen eggs in the fridge,...

Venison Chili

Recipe of the Week  Venison Chili  Courtesy of Jolene Shelton  Ingredients 1 pound ground Venison 3 cans Pinto Beans, drained 3 small Chili Peppers (hot or mild) ½ to 1 cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded 1 large Onion, chopped 4 Beef Boullion cubes 2...

Bologna sandwiches and roasted rabbit

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 "I don't know what I'm going to do with all this bologna!" My mother was speaking to herself as she tried to find room for two huge bologna...

Vegetable Scramble

Recipe of the Week  Vegetable Scramble  Courtesy of Mattie Silverman  Ingredients 8 ounces tiny new red potatoes 4 to 8 ounces asparagus spears, chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped 1/2 small onion, chopped 6 egg whites 3 whole eggs 1...

Cajun Shrimp Appetizer

Recipe of the Week  Cajun Shrimp Appetizer  Courtesy of Cahana Mead  Ingredients 1 pound extra large shrimp, shelled and deveined 1 tablespoon. lime juice 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves, crushed 1/4 teaspoon...

Orange honey pudding

Recipe of the Week  Orange honey pudding  Courtesy of Sharon Freeman   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 3 Tbsp. cornstarch 1/2 cup honey 1 1/2 cups water 1 tsp. butter 1/8-1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup yogurt 3 Tbsp....

Old World apple chutney

Recipe of the Week  Old World apple chutney  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 40 oz. cider vinegar 1-1/2 lbs. brown sugar 1-1/2 tsp. kosher salt 1 Tbsp. ground ginger 2 tsp....

Root vegetable casserole

Recipe of the Week  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)...

Bean Salad With Fresh Herbs

Recipe of the Week  Bean Salad With Fresh Herbs  Courtesy of Alicia Abbott  Ingredients 1/2 pound string beans 2-1/2 cups cooked or canned navy beans 1 medium pickling cucumber, thinly sliced 1 small red bell pepper, finely diced 2 tablespoons...