Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch
By Mary Kenyon
Issue #92 • March/April, 2005
Seven years ago, when my brother John helped us move into our current country home, he commented wryly, "If you ever fill those cupboards upstairs I don't want...
Getting the state out of marriage
By John Silveira
Issue #127 • January/February, 2011
There's a new TV "reality" show on TLC called Sister Wives. It's about a polygamous family: Kody Brown, his 3 wives, their 13 children, and a soon-to-be (maybe...
Lentil and meat stew
Recipe of the Week
Lentil and meat stew
Courtesy of
Habeeb Salloum
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 Tbsp. butter
1/2 lb. beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic,...
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...
Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric
By Glenn Willis, Jr.
Issue #87 • May/June, 2004
Several years ago my sister and her husband had an 8-horse gas-powered rototiller that went belly up. They fussed with it a bit, but couldn't get it...
Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense?
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #72 • November/December, 2001
Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense? Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't, according to Ayoob's experience, but those who did never really knew they would until...
Zucchini casserole
Recipe of the Week
Zucchini casserole
Courtesy of
Pat Ward
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 lbs. zucchini
1 large onion, chopped
1/3 cup raw long grain rice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2...
Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2
By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM
Issue #88 • July/August, 2004
This article is the second in a series of what will be a beginner's course in solar electricty. Simultaneously we have instituted a Home Energy Information...
Armed civilians can help fight terrorism
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #90 • November/December, 2004
This article was written before terrorists seized a school in Beslan, a town in North Ossetia, one of the small republics that make up the modern Russian Federation....
Cooking from long-term food storage
By Jackie Clay
Issue #55 • January/February, 1999
All self-reliant families know they should have at least a year's worth of food and essential supplies stored up in a large pantry. Unfortunately, actually eating from long-term...
Pumpkin preserves
Recipe of the Week
Pumpkin preserves
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 lbs. pumpkin
2 lemons
sugar
1/2 tsp. each, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg
pinch salt
Method
Mash the pumpkin and lemon meat in...
Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II
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By Annie Tuttle
(Most photos by Dave Duffy)
Issue #146 • March/April, 2014
Previous in Series
Most of the old fence around the garden was pretty well thrashed. Some was torn out to...
Tomatoes, the Essential Garden Crop
By Charles Sanders
Issue #123 • May/June, 2010
Tomatoes are one of the most favored of all garden crops. They originated in South America, but in the early 1500s were taken back to Italy. Today, many...
Pita bread
Recipe of the Week
Pita bread
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 tsp. granulated sugar
1 cup warm water (110°-115°)
4 Tbsp. extra virgin olive...
Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns
By Massad Ayoob
Website Exclusive • December, 2003
One of our readers e-mailed John Silveira to tell him that taking a handgun afield after a long layoff had resulted in some scary moments. While gun handling...
Artichoke Omelet Appetizer
Recipe of the Week
Artichoke Omelet Appetizer
Courtesy of
Patti LaBeck
Ingredients
2 jars marinated artichoke hearts
8 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
4 eggs, beaten slightly
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup Italian flavored bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon...






























