Quince preserves
Recipe of the Week
Quince preserves
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 cups sugar
2 qts. water
7 cups pared, cored, quartered quinces
Method
When preparing quinces, discard all gritty parts....
Sourdough simplified
By Jim Capossela
I’m not a movie buff but one could imagine that you wouldn’t have to watch too many John Wayne movies before seeing old Duke sitting around a campfire (scolding someone?) with a...
Venison Chili
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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...
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...
Canning 101 — Pickles, fruits, jams, jellies, etc.
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...
Pears in Caramel Syrup
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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...
Banana-Apricot Bars
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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...
Twice Cooked Pork
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Twice Cooked Pork
Courtesy of
Connor Brown
Ingredients
1 pound boneless pork butt
8 ounces chicken broth
2 tablespoons cooking oil
8 small dried red chillies
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
3 scallions, cut into 1-in...
Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup
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Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup
Courtesy of
Jimmy Andalli
Ingredients
3 pounds tomatoes, peeled and seeded
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 avocado, mashed to a puree
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
Salt...
Spider rice casserole
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Spider rice casserole
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Special Equipment:
1 5-qt. or larger cast iron Dutch oven
Ingredients
6 skinless chicken thighs
1/2 tsp....
Hamburger soup
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Hamburger soup
Courtesy of
Darlene Campbell
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
4 carrots, cut in 2-inch chunks
3 potatoes, quartered
1 onion, chopped
1/2 bell pepper, sliced
1...
The convenience of a bread bucket
By Karen Marshall
Issue #145 • January/February, 2014
Does making four or more loaves of bread at a time, with no hand kneading, no electricity, and only one container to clean sound appealing?
If making one loaf...
Honey Roasted Pheasant
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Honey Roasted Pheasant
Courtesy of
Mike Willard
Ingredients
1 Pheasant
3/4 cup Honey
1/2 cup creamy Peanut Butter
2 Tbsp. Cider Vinegar
2 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
Method
Combine the honey, peanut butter, vinegar, and soy sauce...
The chicken and the egg
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #139 • January/February, 2013
One cannot think of our culinary world without chicken or eggs. Chicken is one of the world's most consumed meats and eggs are on the tables of the...
Be a Viking: Brew wild-crafted mead
By Jereme Zimmerman
Issue #155 • September/October, 2015
I am preparing honey, water, and flavoring ingredients for a batch of mead made with a commercial yeast.
Mead (honey wine) is one of the simplest alcoholic beverages to...
Baked Spaghetti
Recipe of the Week
Baked Spaghetti
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
8 ounces thin spaghetti
28 ounces Stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 pound bacon
3 links Italian sausage, meat removed from casings
1 Onion, chopped
4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
Grated Parmesan cheese for...