Category: Recipe of the Week

The following simple recipe for Chicken & Rice with Golden Sauce is from Good HouseKeeping’s Book of Menus, Recipes, and Household Discoveries (253 pages, copyright 1925, now in public domain). That is one of the 11 new bonus books included in the new 2005-2023 edition of the SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick. Ingredients 1 fowl 1 cupful milk 1 cupful chicken broth 2 tablespoonfuls butter 2 tablespoonfuls flour Salt 1/4 teaspoonful pepper 1 egg-yolk 1 teaspoooful lemon-juice 1 cupful rice Minced parsley Directions Cook the fowl until very tender aud. cut into neat attractive servings, rather small, using only the white …

The following simple recipe for Raisin-Walnut Cheese Spread is from Good HouseKeeping’s Book of Menus, Recipes, and Household Discoveries (253 pages, copyright 1926, now in public domain). That is one of the 11 new bonus books included in the new 2005-2023 edition of the SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick. Ingredients 5 small packages of cream cheese 1 cupful raisins 1 cupful walnut-meats, chopped 1 cupful coconut (shredded) 2 tablespoonfuls lemon- juice Directions Mix the listed ingredients all together with the hand, working it into a little, round, flat mold, saving out enough coconut to roll it in. SERVING This recipe makes …

The following recipe for  Potatoes With Savory Sauce is from Good HouseKeeping’s Book of Menus, Recipes, and Household Discoveries (Copyright 1926, now in public domain).  That is one of the 11 new bonus books included in the new 2005-2023 edition of the SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick. Ingredients 12 small potatoes 1 teaspoonful chopped chives 4 tablespoonfuls butter Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 teaspoonful chopped parsley 2 tablespoonfuls of grated cheese 1 tablespoonful chopped red or green sweet pepper 1 teaspoonful salt Pepper, to taste Directions Wash potatoes thoroughly and boil in their jackets. Remove skins. Melt the butter, add parsley, …

The following recipe for Potato and Egg Scramble is from SurvivalBlog reader G.G..  He notes:  “This recipe is hard to mess up, so you can cook it in a pan on your stovetop, or over an open campfire that is dying down. It serves four adults.” Ingredients 2 Diced Medium Potatoes, chunked or chopped 1 Medium-sized onion, chopped 2 Chopped Fresh Peppers.  (Any color pepper of your choice.) 8 Eggs, stirred 2 Tablespoons of Butter Salt Directions Cut just 1Tablespoon of butter. Drop that into your cast iron pan and put it over your fire. Spread it around, to coat …

The following recipe for Crock Pot Venison Roast is from SurvivalBlog reader Ray J. Ingredients 3 pounds venison roast, de-boned 1 large onion, sliced 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon garlic salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix 1 (10.75-ounce) can of condensed cream of mushroom soup Directions Rise a deboned venison roast and place in a crock pot slow cooker. Cover with onion slices. Sprinkle with soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce Add garlic salt and pepper, to suit your taste. Stir the onion soup mix and condensed soup together …

The following recipe for Baked Peanut Butter Apple Oatmeal is from SurvivalBlog reader M.M..  She writes: “This is a great ‘throw together’ recipe that uses what you have on hand. The key here is to be flexible. If you do not have a fresh apple, dried would work or even apple sauce. While I did not use nutmeg in this batch, that would make a nice addition, as would some raisins. Or you can swap pecans for walnuts, if that’s what’s in your pantry. You can even substitute part or all of the brown sugar with some maple syrup or …

The following recipe for Amish Apple Fritters is from SurvivalBlog reader Mike in Alaska. Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups finely chopped apples Vegetable oil for frying Powdered sugar for dusting Directions In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract until well combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold …

The following recipe for Southern California Biscuits is from one of the 11 bonus books that will be included in the upcoming edition of the waterproof SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick:  GOOD HOUSEKEEPING’S BOOK of MENUS, RECIPES, and, HOUSEHOLD DISCOVERIES. (Copyright 1923). This 255-page book has hundreds of recipes. The 2005-2023 SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick should be orderable by January 25, 2024.  These sell out quickly each year, so mark your calendar. Ingredients 2 cupfuls bread flour 4 teaspoonfuls baking-powder 3 tablespoonfuls shortening 1 teaspoonful salt 8 cupfuls milk 2 tablespoonfuls butter or margarine Orange marmalade (for filling) Directions Sift together …

The following recipe for Stuffed Pepper Soup is from SurvivalBlog reader “Sis”.  She writes: “This is another great recipe that can be made from your food storage and then freezes well or could be canned. Quite a few people have some good storage but I’m thinking that most just store it and don’t cook from it. So the recipes that I’m sending to SirvivalBlog use food storage items.” Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds of browned hamburger 2 cans (11oz) tomato soup 1 large onion ( diced and sauteed) 1 can (4oz) mushrooms (or use dehydrated ones) 1 tablespoon salt 3 large …

The following recipe for a home-canned Salted Caramel Pear Butter is from SurvivalBlog reader Connie S.  It can be home-canned. Ingredients 4 lbs. Pears, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped 1/3 cup apple cider 2 Tbsp. bottled lemon juice 2-1/2 cups dark brown sugar: Be sure to use the dark variety. 2 tsp. Sea salt or kosher salt Directions Mix one tablespoon citric acid with warm water. Peel and core pears, keep them in the citric acid mixture. This will keep the pears from turning brown while you work. When all pears are peeled they can be stored in the citric …

The following recipe for Kielbasa Potato Soup is from SurvivalBlog reader Tractorguy.  It makes about six pints. Ingredients 4 medium potatoes diced up into 3/8″ cubes 1 medium chopped onion 1 stalk celery cut into 3/8″ pieces 1 14 oz. can beef broth 1 14 oz. can chicken broth 1 cup water 3/4 lb. kielbasa sausage sliced and diced into 1/2″ pieces 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup Ground black pepper (to taste) Directions In a large pot, combine potatoes, beef broth, chicken broth, onion, celery, and water. Bring to a gentle boil for 15 minutes to cook the …

The following recipe for Huckleberry Oatmeal is from SurvivalBlog reader L.K.. She says that huckleberries are best, but substituting blueberries will suffice: Ingredients Huckleberries (fresh or frozen). The second choice is Blueberries. Old Fashioned rolled oats. (Don’t use instant oats or steel-cut oats) Butter Milk Water Brown sugar Cinnamon Allspice Salt Vanilla extract Cream or whole milk. Directions Briefly toast the oats in butter until fragrant. This adds to the flavor. Add water and stir! Keep stirring throughout the cooking time. Smush the blueberries with the back of a spoon, as you stir. The more berries you smush up, the …

The following recipe for Oatmeal Pancakes is from SurvivalBlog reader Joanna E.  She writes:  “Do you have more oats than flour in your food storage supplies? No worries!  Make oatmeal pancakes…” Ingredients 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1 cup milk, regular or non-dairy 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, and some more for cooking 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional) Directions Whisk 1 cup rolled oats and 1 cup milk together in a large bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes for the oats to …

The following recipe for Pork In a Pot was sent to us by SurvivalBlog reader Richard T. Special note from Richard:  “You will need a Lodge 3-quart combo cooker, or something similar. Any cast iron pot will work, but this pot has a handled flat lid that can serve as a skillet on which the ribs can be browned while preparing the other ingredients.” Ingredients 1 large white onion 2 white Russet potatoes 1 tomato (contains an insignificant amount of acid to affect the cast iron) 1 pint of drained sauerkraut Cayenne Pepper Paprika Cooking Oil Directions Begin with heating …