Looking back on 20 years of BHM
It all began when I built that cabin
By Dave Duffy
Originally published in the November/December 2009 issue of BHM
I was freezing when I slipped into my old down-filled Army sleeping bag. But I was used...
Waldorf salad
Anne Westbrook Dominick
Ingredients
2 cups apples, cored and diced (not peeled)
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. sugar
salt to taste
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup diced walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Method
In a bowl, mix the apples and the...
Cheddar Breakfast Pizza
Recipe of the Week
Cheddar Breakfast Pizza
Courtesy of
Martin Rimmele
Ingredients
1 package (15 ounces) refrigerated pie crust
1 cup ricotta cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
1-1/4 cups apple pie filling...
Corned Beef Cakes
Recipe of the Week
Corned Beef Cakes
Courtesy of
Eugene Mora
Ingredients
1 (7 ounce) can corned beef
1 pound sweet potatoes or yams
1 small onion, chopped
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup milk
2 cups bread crumbs for coating
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1...
If you can boil water you can make a good stew
By Richard Blunt
Issue #44 • March/April, 1997
Since childhood, homemade soups and stews have been high on my list of favorite foods. The aroma of a savory soup or stew slowly simmering on the stove...
Avoiding common canning mistakes
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
Issue #142 • July/August, 2013
Canning has been an important part of my life since I was a young girl helping my mother and grandmother can in our Detroit basement. I loved the...
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,...
Brew your own root beer
By Tim Murphy
Issue #130 • July/August, 2011
Ah, root beer! That sweet, dark elixir of kidhood, majestically topped with a beige pillow of foam. It's the perfect companion to Bazooka bubble gum, baseball cards, wiffle...
Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest have to fear
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By John Silveira
Issue #94 • July/August, 2004
I was sitting in my cubicle poring over a map of the Oregon coastactually, just that part of the coast that is Gold Beach where Backwoods...
Stairs — The next level
By Skip Thomsen
Website Exclusive • August, 2004
Any good carpenter can build a staircase. What we're talking about here is taking that staircase to the next level: beyond just a means to get from one...
Grandma’s persimmon pudding
Recipe of the Week
Grandma’s persimmon pudding
Courtesy of
Charles A. Sanders
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 cups persimmon pulp
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups sweet milk
1/2 cup margarine
2 cups flour
2...
A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires
By Charles Sanders
Issue #98 • March/April, 2006
There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out. Every year there is almost one scrap tire created for...
Okra — Not Just for the South
By Alice B. Yeager
Photos by James O. Yeager
Issue #58 • July/August, 1999
No one is quite sure about how okra seeds came to this country. Okra is of African origin and the seeds could have...
Nut Trees on Your Homestead
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
Issue #149 • September/October, 2014
While growing up in Detroit, we had no nut trees in our yard (though we did have seedlings before I left home). That didn't stop my parents, though....
Peanut Soup
Recipe of the Week
Peanut Soup
Courtesy of
Marylin Dede
Ingredients
3 cups Chicken Broth or Stock
1 cup Peanut Butter, natural & unsweetened**
1 small Onion, minced
1 small sweet green Pepper, minced
1 clove Garlic, crushed and minced...
Masala jheenga
Recipe of the Week
Masala jheenga
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1-1/2 tsp. white poppy seeds
2 lbs. medium-sized raw shrimp (about 30-35 shrimp per lb.)
1/2...































