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A history lesson from Ayn Rand

By Dave Duffy Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 For the past several weeks I've been reading the Letters of Ayn Rand, which is a collection covering her letters from 1926, when she arrived in America from...

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging the Wreck

By Claire Wolfe Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 December 2012. Welcome to my house as I first saw it. The door opens onto a dirt-floored room. It's not a garage, not a storeroom, not a laundry room,...

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

By Michael Hackleman Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 Solar-powered pumps have proved their worth for many installations worldwide, anywhere under the sun. However, in the northern hemisphere, a year-around spring located at the base of a...

Fruit Trees

By Alice B. Yeager Fall winds down with the ripening of a Japanese persimmon known as the Fuyugaki variety. Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 There's not one of us who...

Italian Pot Roast

Recipe of the Week Italian Pot Roast Courtesy of Mama Jo D'Ascanio and Beverly Rossman Ingredients 4 pounds lean chuck roast 4 garlic cloves, crushed 4 medium onions, chopped 3 Tablespoons olive oil 4 (6 oz) cans tomato paste...

Our energy crisis Part 1 — It’s our creation, but we can fix it

By John Silveira Issue #113 • September/October, 2008 It has been said the United States is a "carbon economy" meaning that our economy and standard of living depend on the availability of fossil fuels which include...

How to select the right backup generator

By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM Issue #82 • July/August, 2003 Now that the threat of terrorist sabotage to our utility infrastructure has been added to our basic concerns about storm related power outages, this may be...

A young couple moves to the country

By Jessie Denning Issue #175 • January/February/March 2019 As many of you know, I’ve been the managing editor of this magazine for the last four years. But what you may not know is that when I’m...

Penne with Provencal eggplant and peppers

Recipe of the Week Penne with Provencal eggplant and peppers Courtesy of Tim and Anna Green You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 medium-sized eggplants, unpeeled and cut into 1 inch cubes 1...

Chocolate crinkles

Recipe of the Week Chocolate crinkles Courtesy of Rhoda Denning You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 2/3 cup sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs 2 1-oz. squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted 2 cups flour 2...

Apple butter

Recipe of the Week Apple butter Courtesy of Anne Westbrook Dominick You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 5 lbs. apples, stems removed and quartered 2 cups cider or cider vinegar brown sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2...

Sorrento Salad

Recipe of the Week Sorrento Salad Courtesy of Larry Herman Ingredients 1/2 pound mushrooms 3 to 4 stalks celery 1/2 cup pimento 1/2 cup black olives 1 small onion lettuce 1/2 cup virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1 clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/2...