Recipes
Country Kitchen – Neighbors – January 2008
Delle Bean of Calhoun County says she’s not one to just clip a recipe and give it a try.
“I think every recipe I have is one I tasted first and then asked for the recipe from friends or family,” more
Country Kitchen-November
Dora Rider’s third trip to the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Heritage Cooking Contest was a charm — and a tasty one — as the Monroe County mother captured first place in the statewide contest on Sept. 6 with her Chili Cornbread Salad.
Country Kitchen/October 2007
Lamar County native Gail Gosa says she and her husband Terry are nearly vegetarians. Not that they have anything against eating meat — they just love fresh vegetables that much.
“Just give us turnip greens, fried okra, peas, or stuff like that and some fresh cornbread, and we’ll eat just fine,” says Gail.
To keep their freezers full, Gail and Terry grow much of what is cooked in their country kitchen. “We enjoy our garden, and we hardly ever eat food from a can unless a certain recipe calls for it,” she says.
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Country Kitchen – September Neighbors
September is National Honey Month, and Elizabeth Whitaker of Coffee County has spent nearly 10 years maintaining hives and harvesting nature’s sweetener.
Country Kitchen/August Neighbors
Nancy Farrow of Tallapoosa County says she’s like many other women in the workforce; she doesn’t get to cook as much as she would like.
Country Kitchen for July Neighbors
“My grandmother lived with us, so we cooked for a family of eight people,” she said. “My grandmother taught me a lot about cooking, but I learned to cook by watching, eye-balling ingredients rather than measuring them. It was hard for me to cook from a recipe at first, but it helped me when I married and began cooking for two people instead of eight more
June/Neighbors – Country Kitchen
Martha Sessions of Mobile County says she doesn’t cook as much as she once did, but she still enjoys preserving the fresh fruits and vegetables her family grows on their farm in Grand Bay. more
Country Kitchen May Neighbors 2007
Tammy Thompson of Dale County is the kind of mother whose life revolves around her children, and much of their time together is spent gathered around the table of her country kitchen. more
Neighbors April 2007
Jo Ann Grantland of Morgan County says she never thought of herself as a great cook, but those closest to her might disagree. more