The enchanting Chanterelle — Gourmet goodies free from the forest
By Devon Winter
Issue #101 • September/October, 2006
They're prized by the world's top chefs. They're served in the most elegant restaurants. You'll pay a pretty penny for them at farmers' markets. Yet they're abundant and...
Rotten Luck: The Skinny on Composting
By Patrice Lewis
Issue #141 • May/June, 2013
For much of human history, people have tried to prevent things from rotting. Literally every food preservation method we've come up with in the past few thousand years...
There’s no such thing as free land!
(But if you're smart, you can get it cheap)
By Setanta O'Ceillaigh
Issue #165 • May/June, 2017
I have been a homeowner since I was 18 years old and I still continually shop for land opportunities in...
Jamaican Beef Patties
Recipe of the Week
Jamaican Beef Patties
Courtesy of
Robert McCurdy
Ingredients
Pastry
2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup solid shortening
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine
1/3 cup cold water
Meat Filling
2 tbs margarine
1 small white onion finely chopped
1/4 tsp chopped scotch bonnet...
Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!
By Cynthia Andal
Issue #72 • November/December, 2001
The garden needs planting, animals need feeding, Baby needs to nurse, and that chicken coop simply has to be finished but, there are three children who want you...
Solar-powered chicken coop
By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM
Issue #132 • November/December, 2011
Pre-manufactured chicken coop with roof-mounted solar module
I am sure many of you have raised large flocks of chickens for years as a normal part of rural...
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...
Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool
By Dave Strom
Issue #172 • July/August, 2018
Campers, soldiers, and off-roaders are familiar with military-issue Entrenching Tools, commonly called “E-Tools.” They are light, compact, and multipurpose. They can shovel, hoe, chop, pick, and scrape. The...
Homemade healthy soba noodles
By Linda Gabris
Issue #105 • May/June, 2007
As any noodle lover knows, the world of noodles is a big one with almost every country having a traditional noodle deeply rooted in its history and culture.
Italy...
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...
What is reality?
By John Silveira
April 7, 2006
I don't read much. So, I missed James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, though it made best sellers lists from the New York Times to amazon.com. If the truth be...
Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House
By Claire Wolfe
Issue #76 • July/August, 2002
I awoke last night to a circle of moonlight reflected on a wall. It was so vivid I could almost see the dark-and-light patterns of the moonface in...
Exotic Plants for the Homestead
By Corcceigh Green
Issue #85 • January/February, 2004
Isn't it funny how even the things we step on while walking on the lawn have value? I learned this first hand last summer as I discovered some...
Raspberry chocolate torte
Recipe of the Week
Raspberry chocolate torte
Courtesy of
Tanya Kelley
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
Cake:
1 devil’s food cake mix
butter for cake
Filling:
2 cups raspberries or pitted cherries (fresh or...
Cast iron loaf pans from breakfast to dessert
By Matt and Linda Morehouse
Issue #133 • January/February, 2012
Cast iron loaf pans are not just for bread. Nearly as versatile as the cast iron 10-inch (#8) covered skillet, the venerable cast iron loaf pan...
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...































