Holidays

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.

Holiday programming at WKMS begins Tuesday, Nov. 21, and runs through the New Year.

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.

As the holidays approach, Kentucky's top health official is reminding everyone that if they're sick, it's important to stay home. Even those who are vaccinated are at a high risk of getting COVID in a crowded, indoor setting.

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.

Donations of bottled water, cupcakes, biscuits and cornbread are needed.

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.

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