Recipes
Recipe List: “August 15,
If you can never seem to make a decent batch of fudge, don’t fret. Faye Hammonds of Calhoun County was in the same boat until 1983, when a man gave her his “never-fail” fudge recipe during the Alfa Farmers annual meeting. Almost two decades later, Faye still swears by the simple recipe. more
Recipe List: “July 1, 200
Faye Hammonds would love to name her delicious fudge recipe in recognition of the kind soul who gave her the recipe 19 years ago. Trouble is, she doesn’t know his name. If you’re out there and you’re the mystery man, do Faye a favor and get in touch. Meanwhile, since we can’t put your name on it, we’ll just call it John Doe’s Fudge. more
Recipe List: “June 1, 200
This month’s “Country Kitchen” recipes come from an award-winning cook—although Nella Dean Earnest doesn’t like to think of herself along those lines. “There’s not one thing that’s special about my cooking,” she insists. “A whole lot of people are a lot better cooks than I am.” Come on now, Nella Dean, put that modesty aside. Anybody who’s captured the blue ribbon in not one, but two, State Pork Cooking Contests has a claim to fame. more
Recipe List: “May 15, 200
Whether you’re planning a picnic, a day at the lake or just having some friends over for a backyard barbecue, these recipes provide a new twist on the traditional summertime fare. more
Recipe List: “May 1, 2002
Dea and Willard Powe entered their marriage with an important prenuptial agreement: In their family, Dea would do the cleaning, and Willard would handle the cooking. “Actually, I love to cook and bake,” Dea says. “But I knew from the start that I didn’t ever want to have to come in from work and immediately head for the kitchen, so we settled that right up front.”
Recipe List: “April 1, 20
June Black has a slew of cookbooks and recipes she’s amassed through her 82 years on earth, but she hardly ever uses any of them. Call her old-fashioned, but June sees no sense in wasting time and money trying out some new recipe that might not even be fit to eat when she’s got all those time-tested classics. more
Recipe List: “March 1, 20
Joan Smith has been cooking practically all her life, but only in recent months has she discovered that she actually enjoys it. “It was always just something I had to do when I got home, more a chore than anything else,” Joan says. That changed in June 2001 when, after 35 years as a federal employee—31 of those working with farmers through the National Resources Conservation Service—Joan retired. Now she looks at cooking in a whole new light. more
Recipe List: “March 15, 2
If mealtime at your house has become a tired routine—the same boring food night after night–it’s time to throw your dinner crowd for a loop. Get ready to wow your family and dazzle your guests with this collection of four-star recipes. Serve these delicious dishes, and then just sit back and enjoy the praise. Folks will be ready to declare you a certified master chef. Just one word of advice: Don’t share these recipes. That way, no one will ever know how amazingly simple they are. more
Recipe List: “February 1,
Every time Steve Dunn sits down to one of his wife Melinda’s home-cooked meals, he ought to say a special thanks for Mary Lee Shaver and the late Edna Gladwell. It was those two ladies who years ago taught Melinda, their granddaughter, the fine art of country cooking. more