Homestead water
By Patrice Lewis
Issue #144 • November/December, 2013
It is the most necessary of homestead requirements: water. It is literally a make-or-break resource.
There are some parts of our country blessed with an abundant and never-ending supply...
Pot Roast With Spaghetti
Recipe of the Week
Pot Roast With Spaghetti
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
3 pounds beef arm or blade pot roast
1 8 ounce can (1 cup) seasoned tomato sauce
1 6 ounce can (2/3 cup) tomato paste
1/2...
Chilies rellenos
Recipe of the Week
Chilies rellenos
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
8 large Big Jim, Poblano, or Relleno chilies, green and roasted
1 16-oz. can tomatoes
1 small onion,...
Chicken Saltimbocca with Escarole
Recipe of the Week
Chicken Saltimbocca with Escarole
Courtesy of
Mary Osterlind
Ingredients
1 pound escarole greens, chopped
4 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt to taste
pepper to taste
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage
4 slices of prosciutto, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons...
Build a Heated Germination Bed
By Charles Sanders
Issue #92 • March/April, 2005
Many of us who garden have learned the benefits of starting our own vegetable and flower plants. There are several benefits to having a spot to start your...
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...
The light at the end of the gun
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #128 • March/April, 2011
Dave writes, "A few weeks ago I had to shoot a skunk in the chicken house, but the old long-barreled Sears semi-auto proved unwieldy as I tried to...
Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening
By Jackie Clay
Issue #56
In the past I've grown hybrid vegetables, mostly the varieties that have been developed to produce early yields. Because of this, I was able to grow things like sweet corn in...
Beef & Wild Mushroom Lasagna
Recipe of the Week
Beef & Wild Mushroom Lasagna
Courtesy of
Gail Strong
Ingredients
1 pound lean ground beef
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound assorted wild mushrooms (such as shiitake, oyster and cremini), sliced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1...
The land of the unfree
By John Silveira
Issue #101 • September/October, 2006
It's official! The numbers are in once again! For I-don't-know-how-many-years-running, the United States, this so-called "land of the free," is imprisoning more people, in both absolute numbers and...
Coconut Rice Pudding
Recipe of the Week
Coconut Rice Pudding
Courtesy of
Letty Morris
Ingredients
2 cups Coconut Milk
1 cup short grain Rice
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup Sugar
4 Tbsp. Butter
1 piece rind from 1/4 Lime
Method
In a bowl, mix the rice with the coconut...
Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter
By Robert L. Williams
Issue #48 • November/December, 1997
My family has made a practice of planting Irish potatoes in the fall rather than in the early spring. We tried it both ways for many years...
In time of war — The Israeli answer to terrorism
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #81 • May/June, 2003
When war seems imminent, citizens think about protecting themselves. The war of the moment involves a declared enemy that has already used unconventional tactics to murder some three...
This coop is for the birds
By Dorothy Ainsworth
Issue #71 • September/October, 2001
You can buy a dozen eggs at the supermarket for 99 cents, or you can go out to the chicken coop you built and fetch a warm egg...
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...
Bath herbs
By Cynthia Andal
Issue #86 • March/April, 2004
The visceral pleasure to be gained from drinking wild herbal teas that you have harvested yourself pales in comparison to lying in a steaming tub, scented with rose...
