Lenie in the kitchen: Lemon scones, pound cake, and pie
Lenie in the kitchen
Lemon scones, pound cake, and pie
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #165 • May/June, 2017
How did 28 years go by so quickly? It was a beautiful fall evening in November 1989 when I took...
Orange Chiffon Cake
Recipe of the Week
Orange Chiffon Cake
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
Crust:
1 2/3 cups Graham Cracker crumbs, finely crushed
1/4 cup Sugar
1/3 cup Butter, softened
Filling:
1 (3 oz) package orange Gelatin
1 cup Water
1/4 cup Orange juice
1...
Dehydrating food
By Kristina Seleshanko
Issue #173 • September/October, 2018
Dehydration is one of the oldest and easiest methods of food preservation. Anyone can easily dry and store almost any food; there are just a few basic rules...
Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2
By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM
Issue #100 • July/August, 2006
In the last issue I provided the initial steps required to design your remote cabin or retreat for off-grid power. We also reviewed the types of...
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...
Solar system codes — Build it right!
By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM
Issue #154 • July/August, 2015
Here, multiple homemade solar modules have caught fire and burned.
The further you go into the mountains or rural countryside, the more some people think building codes...
Polish Chicken
Recipe of the Week
Polish Chicken
Ingredients
1 roasting Chicken, cut up, at room temperature
3/4 cup Flour
2 Eggs
1 cup unflavored Breadcrumbs
3 Tbsp. Water
2 cups Sour Cream
5 Tbsp. Butter
Salt and Pepper
Method
Place flour in a bowl and breadbrumbs in...
Getting Ready for Deer Season … Now
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #155 • September/October, 2015
As summer blends into fall, "deer season" is on the horizon. In the United States, the deer is by far the most popular big game. When I was...
Avian Flu — How afraid of this
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Avian Flu
How afraid of this chicken should you be?
By John Silveira
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Issue #97 • January/February, 2006
There's been a lot of talk in the mass media recently about Avian flu, also known as Bird flu and...
Why not risk it all!
By Dave Duffy
Issue #64 • July/August, 2000
I got this letter from a reader:
Please cancel my subscription. I had the opportunity to read your editorial glorifying your agenda as a "paranoid, gun-toting nut." This is...
Pickled chili peppers
Recipe of the Week
Pickled chili peppers
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
Brine:
2 lbs. (1 gallon) fresh, ripe, chili peppers
1 gallon water
2 cups of sea or...
Funerals don’t have to be expensive
By Kelly McCarthy
Issue #95 • September/October, 2005
Being of Celtic extraction, I am naturally disposed to dwelling on the blacker side of life. I started to wonder what would happen to all the dead bodies...
Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes
By Dorothy Ainsworth
Issue #38 • March/April, 1996
I got the dreadful call from my son Eric at 2 p.m. on June 29th, 1995, an hour after I'd gone to work at the restaurant. "Your house...
Chicken chili
Recipe of the Week
Chicken chili
Courtesy of
Arthur Vernon II
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
5 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3 large onions, chopped (about 6 cups)
3 fresh or canned jalapeño peppers,...
Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie
Recipe of the Week
Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
9-in. unbaked pie shell
1 cup pecan halves
First Layer
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon heavy...
Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash
By Claire Wolfe
Issue #107 • September/October, 2007
My friend Jeanie, a professional woman, whips out her credit card at every spending opportunity. Wal-Mart expedition? Credit card. A week's worth of groceries? Credit card. DVD rental?...































