PIONEER

Pioneer

Here are some recipes for people who like to make their own healthy foods from scratch. Many of these recipes represent ancient old world ways of preparing and preserving food.

Cured Meat

• Canadian Bacon – Cured pork loin
• Cured Ham – Four versions
• One Day Ham – from pork shoulder
• Chicken A Jus – A clear sauce (gravy) from roasted chicken drippings
• Canadian Bacon – Brined and smoked pork loin
• Brined Ham – A 14 day process, including time to smoke the ham
• Krakowska – The most popular Polish style cured sausage
• Kielbasa – Homemade Swojska Polska Kielbasa, cured version
• Genoa Salami – Hard Italian style salami using pork, beef, and or game
• Gravlox – Sugar and salt cured salmon with citrus zest and Gin
• Hard Salami – How to make a dry salami using pork, beef, and or game
• Hard Salami #2 – With red wine and garlic
• Jerky
  • Dehydrator Jerky – Chemical free option
  • Mountain Man Jerky – simple but tasty
  • Oven Baked Jerky – Can also be smoked or dehydrated
  • Pineapple Jerky – a sweet and tangy version
  • Traditional Jerky – Savory
• Sticks
  • Beef/Pork #2 – from scratch
  • Game/Pork #3 – more spicy

Fermented Foods

• Salami Hard – cold cured
• Salami Genoa – Old roman recipe
• Sauerkraut – fermented cabbage
• Sourdough Bread – from whole grains
• Yogurt – Greek from whole milk
• Yogurt – Plain from whole milk

Cheese Making

• Aging Cheese – tips for aging cheese
• Cheddar Cheese – using the cheddar process
• Creme Fraiche – Fresh, chemical free, French sour cream
• Hard Cheese – with yogurt culture
• Havarti Cheese – fresh and aged versions
• Mascarpone Cheese – Made using heavy cream
• Mozzarella Cheese – Easy homemade version
• Mozzarella Cheese – Using white vinegar
• Paneer – East Indian cheese made from whole milk
• Ricotta Cheese from Milk – Crumbly cheese from whole milk
• Ricotta Cheese from Milk – Using lemon juice and salt
• Ricotta Cheese from Milk and Whey – Traditional recipe
• Soft White Cheese – Aged or unaged
• Yogurt – Greek and plain yogurt from whole milk

Snacks and Sides

• Apple Granola – soft snack bars dessert
• Baked Apple Oatmeal – Great for snacks or energy bars
• Country Granola – With pumpkin and sunflower seeds and maple syrup
• Granola with Almonds – as bars, cookies, or chucks
• With coconut oil
• Marzipan
  • Marzipan – with almond flour and corn syrup
  • Marzipan – with powdered sugar
• Rosemary-Sesame Pecans – Nice holiday treat or trail mix for hiking

Stock

• Fish Fumet – Fish stock, not for the squeamish

Canning & Pickling

• Bread & Butter Pickles – With a pickling trick from my Dad
• Sauerkraut – Cabbage, salt, and lots of patience