Food and recipes

Recipe of the Week  Dark moons  Courtesy of Tanya Kelley   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 cup butter (not margarine) 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 1-1/2 cup flour 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 cup...

Recipe of the Week  Boston brown bread  Courtesy of Darlene Campbell   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1-1/3 cups milk 1-1/3 cups...

Recipe of the Week  Banana-Apricot Bars  Courtesy of Beverly Rosssman  Ingredients Pastry: 12 ounces pot cheese, sieved 1 pound butter (room temperature) 4 cups flour, sifted 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel 1 teaspoon salt Garnish: Confectioners' sugar 1 one pound can apricot halves, well drained Filling: 1 egg...

Recipe of the Week  Southern mint julep  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 sprigs fresh peppermint 1 tsp. sugar cracked ice 1 1/2 jigger bourbon whiskey Method Crush mint leaves and...

By Larry Cywin Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 Most homesteaders and country dwellers forage a little. It might be hunting for morels in the spring, berries in the summer, or boletes in the fall. Some forage...

By Richard Blunt Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 One of my earliest and fondest childhood memories is of my mother and me walking nearly a mile down the road from our house, in the rain, to...

Recipe of the Week  General Tso's Chicken  Courtesy of William Vaughn  General Tso's Chicken Ingredients 1 large Egg, beaten 1/4 tsp. Salt 1/2 tsp. ground white Pepper 2 tablespoons Cornstarch 1-1/2 pounds Chicken legs and thighs ...

Recipe of the Week  Four Breads for the Bread Machine  Courtesy of Beverly Rossman  In General All ingredients should be at room temperature before adding to the bread maker, unless the manufacturer of the machine recommends otherwise. Follow the manufacturer's...

Recipe of the Week  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...

Recipe of the Week  Fermented dill pickles  Courtesy of Olivia Miller   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 50-60 smooth small cucumbers 1 oz. whole mixed spices dill 1 lb. pure salt 1 gallon water 1 pint cider...

Recipe of the Week  German green beans  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 lb. green beans, washed and snapped 4 slices cured bacon 1/2 cup vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1...

Recipe of the Week  Hot Artichoke Dip  Courtesy of Frank Felts  Ingredients 1 (14 ounce) can Artichoke Hearts, drained and coarsely chopped 1 cup Parmesan Cheese 8 ounces Cream Cheese, at room temperature 1/2 cup Mayonnaise 1/2 Teaspoon dill weed 1/4 teaspoon Garlic, minced Method Preheat...

Recipe of the Week  Barmbrack  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature 1/4 cup whole milk 1/2 cup water 1/2 tsp. sugar 1 pkg. active dry...

By Patrice Lewis Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 When you get to the point where you're milking your own cow, you'll need to figure out what to do with the excess milk. One of the easiest...

By Jackie Clay Issue #53 • September/October, 1998 For some reason, (definitely unknown to me) canning, as a method of very long term food storage, fell into disuse. Maybe it's the hurry/rush syndrome many folks have...

Recipe of the Week  Stuffed sweet peppers  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 large sweet peppers 2 cups cooked rice 1 cup cooked ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1...