Elegant desserts for entertaining
By Jennifer Stein Barker
Issue #48 • November/December, 1997
Early winter is my favorite time of the year to bake up a storm. Days are short, the weather is either rainy or cold, and it feels...
Czarist Chicken Salad
Recipe of the Week
Czarist Chicken Salad
Courtesy of
Frannie Burdette
Ingredients
4 chicken breast halves (about 1-1/2 pounds)
4 small red potatoes, boiled, peeled, sliced
1/2 cup coarsely chopped deli-style dill pickle
1 onion quartered, divided
1 rib celery,...
Canning game meat
By Linda Gabris
Issue #166 • July/August, 2017
Attempting to can meat (or any other low acid food, for that matter) without the use of a pressure canner is every bit as foolhardy as arming up...
Broiled fish fillet with piri piri sauce
Recipe of the Week
Broiled fish fillet with piri piri sauce
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. fish fillets
1 1/2 cups white wine
1/3 cup fresh...
Creating and maintaining your own sourdough starter
By Emily Buehler
Issue #97 • January/February, 2006
Most people know about sourdough starter—it can be used instead of yeast to make bread rise, resulting in bread with a sour flavor and a chewier texture. Bakers...
How to make kombucha
By Kristina Seleshanko
Issue #172 • July/August, 2018
Kombucha is an ancient drink that’s recently enjoyed a revival because it’s a fizzy and healthy alternative to soda pop. Despite urban myths, it contains only trace amounts...
Fermented dill pickles
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...
You can safely and easily can your own meat
By Jackie Clay
Issue #105 • May/June, 2007
Of all the foods I can every year, the most useful is the wide variety of meats. While we aren't huge meat eaters, these rows and rows of...
Homemade Cottage cheese, rhubarb pie, lemon custard pudding cake, pasties, beef stew, biscuits, butter,...
By Jackie Clay
Issue #82 • July/August, 2003
We've all been there; we are striving toward a self-reliant lifestyle, growing, raising, and foraging much of our family's food. After all, we realize that not only does...
French Onion Soup
Recipe of the Week
French Onion Soup& Julia Child's Beef Stock
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
Thirty-some years ago the publisher, Dave Duffy, the food editor, Richard Blunt, and I all lived in or near Boston.
Butch, that’s Richard Blunt,...
Canned bacon — Roll your own
By Enola Gay
Issue #127 • January/February, 2011
I have to admit, I am somewhat of an extreme canner. I love to can unusual thingscanned foods you just don't find on everyone's shelves. My latest canning...
Just for Kids: Some pioneer recipes
By Lucy Shober
Issue #30 • November/December, 1994
Click on pictures for printable, full-sized versions to color.
When I was a little girl, I used to visit my grandfather's home town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. He...
Vidalia Onion Pie
Recipe of the Week
Vidalia Onion Pie
Courtesy of
Mattie Silverman
Ingredients
3 medium Vidalia Sweet Onions
1/2 cup butter
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup low-fat sour cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne red...
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)...
Woodstove cooking
By Cindi Myers
Issue #127 • January/February, 2011
If you have a woodstove for heat, take advantage of the fire to cook your dinner for no extra cost and very little effort. The heat of a...
