Recipes
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
Recipe List: “January 1,
This month, I’m going to take my turn. Though most of my favorite recipes are ones I’ve gotten from “The Country Kitchen,” I do have a few others on my list, and it’s high time I passed them along to you. In this assortment of uncomplicated, Creamer-family favorites, I hope you’ll find at least one that will wind up on your “best recipes” list. My sincerest thanks for letting me get this out of my system. I hope you’ll enjoy these recipes half as much as I enjoyed putting them together. more
Recipe List: “December 1,
They say Christmas brings out the best in folks, and that’s certainly true of the recipes prepared for this special edition of the “Country Kitchen.” As you gather with friends and family this Christmas season, the staff of the Alabama Farmers Federation hopes these recipes will help add a little extra flavor to your holiday celebrations. more
Recipe List: “November 1,
The holidays are always big family times at Doyle and Sylvia Phillips’ place in Clay County—and we’re not just talking Thanksgiving and Christmas, either. Every special occasion brings the four Phillips children and their families from their homes in Auburn, Talladega, Oxford and, in the case of son David, just next door, to their parents’ farm in the Delta community. The highlight of every visit is a meal that’s nothing short of a feast. more