Heritage Cooking Contest

Heritage Cooking Contest

Minutes after hearing cookbook author Leslie Bailey declare that “there are no new recipes,” Edwina Dykes of Barbour County proved her right by using a borrowed recipe that she personalized into a hearty soup to take first place in the Heritage Cooking Contest in Montgomery on Thursday, Sept. 4. more

October 2008 Neighbors

October 2008 Neighbors

As a working mother of two, Butler County native Charlene Powell says her family still finds time for a sit-down dinner most nights. more

Country Kitchen – August Neighbors

Country Kitchen – August Neighbors

When Kelly Kyser graduated high school, she said the last thing she wanted to do was live in Greensboro and marry a catfish farmer. But after graduating college and starting her career, that’s exactly what she did.

Country Kitchen – July Neighbors

Country Kitchen – July Neighbors

Ella Caraway summarizes her move from a small town in Pennsylvania to her husband’s
family farm in Barbour County in two words: very different.

June Neighbors Country Kitchen

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

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

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

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

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.