Behind the Headlines

You can almost taste
Kentucky in
Herald-Leader food writer Sharon Thompson’s new cookbook, Flavors of Kentucky. A
native Kentuckian, Thompson knows Kentucky food and
has included the state’s best recipes in her recently released book.

Creating a
new cookbook is harder than it looks. It took weeks to pull it all together.
Sharon has thousands of
recipes, so the first step was selecting the best. Then, the recipes were
categorized to make sure there were appetizers, breads, breakfast items,
beverages, salads and soups, side dishes, entrees and desserts. The most
monumental task came next – Thompson either cooked or arranged for someone to
cook every recipe in the book. Harry Campbell of Paris made the beaten
biscuits; Gayle Deaton of Beattyville made the sweet and savory broccoli salad;
James Hurm of Bettyville made proctor pie and Kevin Toyoda of
Lexington made
curried Kentucky goat.
Sharon made the rest and
Herald-Leader photographer Mark Cornelison took pictures of it all. The photos
in the book are mouth watering.

Sharon begins her book tour
this weekend with an appearance at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in
Lexington. For a
complete list of locations of signings, check Sharon’s column on Kentucky.com. The book sells for
$24.95. If you’re a fan of beer cheese, mint juleps, soup beans or apple pie we
promise you won’t be sorry if you buy the book.   

- Sally Scherer

Lifestyles Editor