Plantation Coffee Punch
Recipe of the Week
Plantation Coffee Punch
Courtesy of
Louise Johnson
Ingredients
1/3 cup instant coffee dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water
5 cups milk
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Method
Mix the dissolved instant...
Can she bake an apple pie, Billy Boy?
By Jackie Clay
Issue #77 • September/October, 2002
Okay, I know in the song it's "cherry" pie, but what the heck, we all love apple pies, don't we? Unfortunately, few people bake good old fashioned apple...
Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar
By Lucy Shober
Issue #32 • March/April, 1995
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Have you ever read accounts of those pioneer families? They seemed to flourish in a one-room shack filled with eight...
Lemon-Tarragon Veal
Recipe of the Week
Lemon-Tarragon Veal
Courtesy of
Lynzi Porter
Ingredients
1 to 1 1/2 pounds veal scallops, pounded to flatten
flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons lemon zest
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6...
Indian Pudding
Recipe of the Week
Indian Pudding
Courtesy of
Joanne Marshfeld
Ingredients
4 Cups whole Milk
1/2 Cup whole Milk, cold
1/2 Cup yellow Cornmeal
1/2 Cup Maple syrup
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup light Molasses
2...
Thai fried rice
Recipe of the Week
Thai fried rice
Courtesy of
John Silveira
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
6-8 oz. thinly sliced chicken (shrimp can be used *)
2-1/2 oz. cooking oil
1 egg
4 cups...
Apple and Potato Soup
Recipe of the Week
Apple and Potato Soup
Courtesy of
Don Peterson
Ingredients
Soup:
4 Tablespoons butter
2 Leeks (white part only) , cleaned and sliced
5 cups tart Apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
6 cups Chicken Stock
2 cups...
Armed citizens: the deterrent factor
By Massad Ayoob
Website Exclusive • January/February, 2001
Does an armed citizenry deter tyranny and invasion? History and logic both answer emphatically, "Yes!"
Some months ago, in an article in this publication titled The Rationale of the...
Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!
By Rev. J.D. Hooker
Issue #79 • January/February, 2003
After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit tree growing method of the Greco-Roman world. Later, during the...
Tailoring guns to females
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #131 • September/October, 2011
So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness stand in a manslaughter case. The defendant was a 5'3",...
I stink! but that’s okay
By Dave Duffy
Issue #83 • September/October, 2003
There are valuable life lessons to be learned from realizing you're not very good at a lot of things, even at things you think are important to be...
Six Chile Chicken
Recipe of the Week
Six Chile Chicken
Courtesy of
Adam Kingman
A very spicy dish. Substitute milder chiles to lower the heat.
Ingredients
3 pounds chicken pieces
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 tomatoes, skinned and...
Colorado Cowboy Cookies
Recipe of the Week
Colorado Cowboy Cookies
Courtesy of
Charlie Smith
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup plus...
The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m not kidding
By John Silveira
Issue #114 • November/December, 2008
If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border of France and Switzerland, was turned on for a test...
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...
The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener
By Rick Brannan
Issue #87 • May/June, 2004
There are few things more frustrating and dangerous than working with a dull knife. In my quest for a sharp knife, I have purchased many different styles of...































