From recent contributors to “The Country Kitchen” comes this special collection of recipes perfect for your Thanksgiving gathering.

Offer flaky Mushroom Turnovers from Linda Heurion of Hale County as an hors d’oeuvres, and then usher guests to a feast that includes Virginia Windham’s Chicken and Dressing, which is famous throughout her neck of the woods in Baldwin County. There’s also a classic Broccoli Casserole from Carol Sheridan of Sheffield. And be sure and try the decadent desserts. Cheesecake Deluxe is a specialty of Baldwin County’s Lucine Sessions Bryant. You’ll also want to whip up a batch of Rock Cookies, compliments of Nell Smith of Covington County—who just happens to be the mother of yours truly.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.