The coming ice age
By John Silveira
Issue #139 • January/February, 2013
I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version on Amazon's website. (See the ad on page 65.) The...
Smoked Salmon
Recipe of the Week
Smoked Salmon
Courtesy of
Lisa Nourse
The best meals are made from stuff you grow--or catch. Here's a tasty smoked salmon treat made from a 38-pound king salmon caught by 11-year-old Ian Nourse, who...
The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job
By Margaret Wright
Issue #37 • January/February, 1996
Raised in the woods of Northern Idaho, home schooled by loving, protective parents, he was a happy, carefree child for the first sixteen years of life. The sixteenth...
Installing a steel roof
By Norman Bennett
Issue #126 • November/December, 2010
One of the reasons steel roofs have become so popular is the simplicity and economy with which they can be placed over an old shingle roof. Still, despite...
Duck with Mushrooms
Recipe of the Week
Duck with Mushrooms
Courtesy of
Sharon Selvig
Ingredients
2 ducks, cut in pieces
1 clove garlic, minced
1/8 teaspoon thyme
4 ounces ham, in 1/4" cubes
1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced thick...
Cannellini Bean And Mushroom Casserole
Recipe of the Week
Cannellini Bean And Mushroom Casserole
Courtesy of
Wendy Nakken
Ingredients
2 cups cooked cannellini beans
1 cup mushrooms, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons butter, for frying
2 tablespoons butter, cold
1/2 cup sour...
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...
Build your own log home in the woods
By Jackie Clay
(Photos by Bill Spaulding and Jackie Clay)
Issue #72 • November/December, 2001
This is the third part of a three-part series.
The first two parts appeared in issues 70 and 71.
In the last two issues...
Life-long siding with fiber cement board
By Jay Stoler
Issue #117 • May/June, 2009
Fiber cement board siding is one of a number of siding materials that is replacing wood these days in new and remodeled home construction. It is essentially a...
How to Grow Garlic
By Melissa Souza
Issue #167 • September/October, 2017
Garlic is easy and rewarding to grow. I use it throughout the year, as it is extremely easy to store. Garlic is one of the most commonly used...
Lamb and Apricot Pilaff
Recipe of the Week
Lamb and Apricot Pilaff
Courtesy of
Ivan Brown
Ingredients
1 pound lean boneless lamb, well trimmed and cut into bite sized cubes
1 cup bulgar (burghul) wheat (cracked cooked wheat)
1 cup brown rice
1/2 cup ready-to-eat dried...
Armed and Female
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #63 • May/June, 2000
I didn't come up with the term "Armed and Female." Paxton Quigley did. She's a neat lady. I know her, trained her, taught with her, and have the...
The Government intimidation factor and its effect on the health of society
By Dave Duffy
Issue #142 • July/August, 2013
How do you take the temperature of a society, that is, how do you tell if a society is healthy or sick?
Several years after the Soviet Union dissolved...
Coffee Kringle
Recipe of the Week
Coffee Kringle
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
1/4 cup Milk
2 cups unsifted flour
1/4 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) Butter
1/2 cup Warm water (105-115)
2 Pkgs Active dry yeast...
Ham & Kidney Bean Soup
Recipe of the Week
Ham & Kidney Bean Soup
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
1 pound spicy or sweet Italian sausage
2 Smoked pork hocks, sawed in half by butcher.
3 medium Potatoes, peeled and cubed
3 Celery...
Baked Cod with Summer Squash
Recipe of the Week
Baked Cod with Summer Squash
Courtesy of
Miriam Spencer
Ingredients
1/4 cup plain dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon rosemary, crumbled
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3...
