Looking for creative Christmas cocktail ideas?

One Stop has always been a place where you don’t just pick up a quick bottle and leave. It’s a place where you ask those questions and learn. And Phil Scharfstein handles them as well as his father did.

Dec 19, 2018 at 10:30 AM

Don’t forget food safety during the holidays

While we often focus on avoiding the flu this time of year, many times we forget about avoiding food-borne illness. Food is an integral part of the holiday season, but using proper food safety is key to making sure your meals are delicious and safe.

Dec 12, 2018 at 4:45 PM

My senior year in college, I began experimenting in the kitchen. My mother had sent me my first cookbook, “Kingsport Recipes Old and New,” which was published by the Netherland Inn Association. I pored over the pages looking for a quick bread recipe that I could make for Christmas presents and spied a Cranberry Cheddar Bread that sounded creative and a bit off the wall. To make a long story short, it ended up being my favorite go-to quick bread, and with a few tweaks through the years, I think it is pretty darn delicious and always receives rave reviews. This version makes two loaves, because you will probably eat one entire loaf before it cools.

Tastes

Add a little color to your holidays with cranberries

Cranberries are one of the three truly North American fruits and were first used by Native Americans for feed, dyes and medicinal purposes.

Dec 5, 2018 at 10:30 AM

When selecting a bunch of beets in the produce section, look for beets that are small to medium-sized with firm roots, smooth skin, and a deep consistent color.

Tastes

Beets are great source of antioxidants

Beets are just now coming into season and are a great root vegetable to incorporate in a variety of ways throughout the winter.

Nov 28, 2018 at 4:30 PM

Pasta Salad Veronique is an easy, delicious dish that looked great in Tupperware 36 years ago and still looks delicious today.

Tastes

Pasta Salad Veronique is the ultimate comfort food

An easy, delicious dish that looked great in Tupperware 36 years ago that still looks delicious today is quite the keepsake.

Nov 28, 2018 at 10:30 AM

Volunteers including Amber Fisher, left, load steaming turkey and dressing to go Thursday morning at Joseph Rogers Primary School. Thursday marked the 15th annual People Loving People free Thanksgiving dinner based at JRP in Rogersville. They served 3,582 meals including 3,140 deliveries, 173 picked up, and 269 served at the Joseph Rogers Primary School cafeteria.

People Loving People

Volunteers dish out 3,582 Thanksgiving meals in Rogersville

"We come because we enjoy it and its something we like to do together as a family. I know many families that are struggling and suffering, on a first name basis. I like to be able to give back to them and know they're going to have what they need." — Amber Fisher

Nov 22, 2018 at 6:30 PM

Tastes

Giving thanks for the miraculous sweet potato

Despite what some labels may say and what some signs in grocery stores may proclaim, sweet potatoes are not yams.

Nov 21, 2018 at 10:27 AM

The food for the Free Community Thanksgiving Day Meal at First Baptist Church in Kingsport includes a traditional meal provided by Ballad Health's Holston Valley Medical Center and desserts from church members.

Sunday Stories

First Baptist Church offers free Thanksgiving meal for all to enjoy

Kingsport’s First Baptist Church will serve its Free Community Thanksgiving Day Meal from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 22, at the church fellowship hall. The meal is open to anyone in need of food or fellowship and no reservations are required.

Nov 20, 2018 at 4:30 PM

Area Food Lion employees, as well as Second harvest Food Bank representatives joined in Thursday's celebration. Of One Accord's Rogersville food pantry is one of 30 across Food Lion's 10 state service area to receive a makeover which included donations of materials and labor for pantry improvements, as well as a new industrial size double door side-by-side refrigerator.

Of One Accord Ministry

Of One Accord's food pantry receives Food Lion's 'Great Pantry Makeover'

Of One Accord's Rogersville food pantry is one of 30 across Food Lion's 10 state service area to receive a makeover which included donations of materials and labor for pantry improvements, as well as a new industrial size double door side-by-side refrigerator.

Nov 16, 2018 at 7:00 PM

Rockie Collins and Scotty Hubbard (left), the winner of the competition

Big Stone Gap

Elizabethton man wins steak cookoff, qualifies for world championship

In his competitive grilling debut, Scotty Hubbard took home the top prize at last month’s Boo & Brews Spooktacular Steak Cookoff in Big Stone Gap. In addition to a trophy, Hubbard walked away with $1,000 and a golden ticket to a world championship steak cookoff, which will be held in Texas next year.

Nov 9, 2018 at 11:00 AM

Celebrating American Diabetes Month

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and it is estimated that 7 million people in the U.S. are unaware they have it. The good news is that diabetes can often be managed and even prevented with a few lifestyle changes.

Nov 7, 2018 at 3:57 PM

I have grown to love these collard greens like a kid loves cake.

Tastes

Add some color to your Thanksgiving table with collard greens

Broccoli casserole, green beans and coleslaw were present and delicious. But green vegetables were not a centerpiece of my family’s traditional Thanksgiving meal.

Nov 7, 2018 at 10:30 AM

The purpose of “Save the Dam” fundraisers like the event scheduled for Nov. 8 in Rogersville is as much to educate as it is to raise funds, and owner Jake Jacobs is hoping that raising public awareness about what is at stake will eventually lead a solution. The dam is in need of a $200,000 restoration, and Jacobs is concerned that the next heavy rain could be the last for the historic 238 year old dam.

Amis Mill Dam

'Save the Dam' fundraiser to benefit 238-year-old Amis Mill Dam restoration

“I would like to expedite this project as much as possible because every time we get a big heavy rain, and we get lots of wash, I worry. Particularly winter time is when I worry about it the most. Every spring I hold my breath and just hope for the best.” — Jake Jacobs

Oct 31, 2018 at 1:52 PM