Arts & Culture

The ritual of making homemade chicken stock and rendering fat for this favorite dish is a tradition that has been passed down over the years in the Hayes' family. 

A special family recipe appeared lost to time until Hoptown Chronicle engagement editor Julia Hunter discovered it in an unexpected place.

A country ham takes time and is a commitment, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown. But the reward — heaps of tender meat and an aroma of holidays past — makes it all worth it.

When Sharyn Doutt's new father-in-law made her mother's signature stuffing, she knew she'd joined a good family.

A classic topping for German chocolate cake, this pecan frosting could finish a variety of desserts.

Sally Porter, the retired postmistress of Gracey, submitted a recipe for sweet potatoes with a special caramel sauce.

Betty Howard shares a recipe from the family of her late husband, Hopkinsville pediatrician Dr. Ron Howard.

Mary Clay Bassett, who grew up in Hopkinsville, copied her mother's chess pie recipe on an index card 44 years ago and makes it every year for the holidays.

Sandy Cavanah says it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without this favorite dish.

In the first installment of Hoptown Chronicle's Tales from the Thanksgiving Table, Gloria Young shares a recipe for sweet potato pie that always made her family feel close to home — no matter how far away they were.