Picnicking with class!
By Jean Louis L’Heureux
Issue #63 • May/June, 2000
Picnic weather has arrived and there's nothing like enjoying good food with family or friends in the scenic outdoors. I have several recipes that have made my...
Peloponnesian Pot Roast
Recipe of the Week
Peloponnesian Pot Roast
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
This is a fantastic and different pot roast. I usually double the sauce for this roast. We like lots of sauce to put on the...
Southern mint julep
Recipe of the Week
Southern mint julep
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 sprigs fresh peppermint
1 tsp. sugar
cracked ice
1 1/2 jigger bourbon whiskey
Method
Crush mint leaves and...
Activists on both the left and the right spotlight a broken federal government
By Claire Wolfe
Issue #97 • January/February, 2006
On October 28, 2005, 400 citizens of Vermont met amid the pomp of their capitol building and voted to secede from the Union. The media, to say the...
Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?
By Don Lewis
Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019
The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American history. But like any other year, it had its share...
Ten Marinades For Summer
Recipe of the Week
Ten Marinades For Summer
Courtesy of
Lois Winkle
All of these marinades may also be used for basting. Make extra, and set aside, to brush on while the food is cooking. Try...
Black Bean and Avocado Dip
Recipe of the Week
Black Bean and Avocado Dip
Courtesy of
Lilly Brunner
Ingredients
2 cups cooked Black Beans (or use canned)
1 medium ripe Avocado
1 small Chile Pepper, minced fine
1 small clove Garlic, minced fine
2 Tbsp. Tomato juice
2 Tbsp....
The best apple pie you’ll ever bake
By Richard Blunt
Issue #132 • November/December, 2011
Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, asked me to review some of my early recipes and see if any needed updating. After rereading a few, I...
Zucchini custard pie
Sandra L. Toney
Ingredients
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 Tbsp. flour
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 cup evaporated milk
1 9-inch unbaked pastry or pie shell
cinnamon
nutmeg
Method
Preheat oven to 450°.
Mix zucchini (and any...
Baby bok choy with tofu
Recipe of the Week
Baby bok choy with tofu
Courtesy of
Leland Edward Stone
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 cups baby bok choy, cut in half lengthwise or veggies of...
Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute
By Robert E. Kramer
Issue #42 • November/December, 1996
Materials
1 propane or butane torch or campfire to heat up metal rod.
1 steel rod at least 1/2" diameter
1 oven mitt or heavy cloth
1...
Terrific tamale pie
Recipe of the Week
Terrific tamale pie
Courtesy of
Janine Hawley
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1lb. ground beef
2 8 oz. cans seasoned tomato...
The Potato Hole
By Sylvia Gist
Issue #137 • September/October, 2012
Carrots go in sand in the green pail and potatoes can be sorted by type into plastic mesh bags.
We had talked of putting in a regular root cellar,...
What to do when there’s no doctor
By Gary F. Arnet, D.D.S.
Issue #75 • May/June, 2002
We are used to being able to see a doctor at any time for any reason, no matter how small. Will this always be the case?...
How we found our remote backwoods home
By Jackie Clay
Issue #65 • September/October, 2000
Right now I'm sitting in a south-facing huge, sunny window, looking through our own private valley to a larger mountain valley below and the pine covered mountains beyond....
Who’s supposed to protect our rights?
By John Silveira
Issue #102 • November/December, 2006
Who is supposed to protect our rights? The President? The Congress? The courts? The police? Before you answer, let me remind you of something: Our rights are supposed...































