Recipes
June Neighbors Country Kitchen
It’s hard to tell if Amy Belcher of Montgomery County is more proud of her family’s farming heritage or her family’s tradition of making wonderful food.
Country Kitchen-May Neighbors 2008
Originally from Elmore County, Donna says she always cooked with her mother but also learned about cooking through her involvement in 4-H. more
Country Kitchen – April Neighbors 2008
Sherri Plant of Madison County says that some of her fondest childhood memories are of long days spent on her uncle’s dairy farm in Arkansas.
Neighbors – March 2008 Country Kitchen
Donna Sanders of Coffee County says most of the 19 years she stayed home to care for her children was spent in the kitchen. more
Country Kitchen – 2008 February Neighbors
A former home economics teacher, Debbie Owens of Greene County says she never did much cooking as a little girl, but that all changed in junior high school.
Country Kitchen – Neighbors December
Some Christmas memories are hard to beat. Memories like the search for the family’s perfect Christmas tree, leaving treats for Santa or finally getting your chance to place the star atop the tree. Then, there are memories like the ones awaiting here in these holiday recipes for you and your family along with the prayers for a blessed Christmas from the staff of the Alabama Farmers Federation.
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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