When you think of “Appalachian cooking,” what comes to mind? For a lot of folks, it’s savory comfort foods like biscuits with sausage gravy, crispy fried chicken and mashed potatoes loaded with butter. But, what about folks who want that comfort food, without involving animals? Jan Brandenburg is a pharmacist and poet in Eastern Kentucky. Over the last 30 years, she’s collected and perfected recipes that take a plant-based approach to the Appalachian table. Producer Bill Lynch spoke with Brandenburg about her new book The Modern Mountain Cookbook.

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Incoming House Judiciary Chair Absent On Opening Day After Wife’s 911 Call

Two days before Christmas, the wife of Del. Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh, hid in the bathroom with her three children and dialed 911. Once the call connected, she said in the now leaked call that Steele wa...

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WVPB News Associated Press, Oct. 24, 2019

Indiana Supreme Court Weighing Blinded West Virginia Delegate's Case

Indiana's Supreme Court is weighing whether to take up a lawsuit by West Virginia Del. Eric Porterfield over the 2006 parking lot brawl that left him…

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WVPB News Dave Mistich, Sep. 16, 2019

Republican Army Vet Announces Run For Mercer County House Seat

A southern district that includes a controversial House delegate will have another GOP candidate in next year’s primary election. The 27th House District…

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When W.Va. Delegate Compared LGBT to KKK, He Highlighted the History of Religious Right Prejudice

When West Virginia House of Delegates member Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer, called the LGBT community “the modern-day version of the Ku Klux Klan” in an…

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WVPB News Dave Mistich, Feb. 11, 2019

W.Va. GOP, Dems Denounce Del. Porterfield's 'Hateful' Comments About LBGTQ Community

Updated Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. The leader of West Virginia Republican party has denounced derogatory comments a state delegate made against…

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WVPB News Associated Press, Feb. 10, 2019

Delegate Compares Gay Community to Ku Klux Klan

A West Virginia delegate told a reporter on Friday that he thinks "the LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan."The Charleston Gazette-Mail…

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