Tag: Bourbon

Bourbon Baked Beans in Casserole with serving spoon

Bourbon Baked Beans with Bacon

Dijon mustard, dark brown sugar and a splash of bourbon give these baked beans a spicy sweet edge.  Baked for a long while, until good and thick, they are the perfect complement for a traditional backyard barbecue.

Beehive Peach with Bourbon Sauce in an outdoor setting

Beehive Peach with Bourbon Sauce

Aside from the sauce, there are only two ingredients in this recipe, peaches and pie dough. You can hardly beat that for simplicity. And if that’s not enough to convince you to give it a try, the first line of the recipe takes the simplicity even further when it tells us “Do not peel peaches or remove seeds.”…

Marinated Bourbon Steak

I wish I could say I knew enough about photography that you could see my success.  Gladly I am a little better at choosing recipes than camera settings for low light situations…

Kentucky Derby Bars

This recipe transforms Aunt Hen’s Brownie Pie into a bar cookie that spreads the nut-studded chocolate-y wealth of a dessert for eight into thirty or so delicious four-bite portions.

Spirited Southern Sweet Potato Bars with toasted pecan topping on a white dessert plate in the garden.

Spirited Southern Sweet Potato Bars

Pretty and appealing, Spirited Southern Sweet Potato bars are easy to like. Until you think about it you’ll scarcely notice the addition of red pepper or the flavor of the bourbon. Even then it’s just a whisper for those who are listening.

Candied Bourbon Bacon Bites served on a wood tray.

Candied Bourbon Bacon Bites

To a Kentucky girl with a heart for traditional Kentucky flavors, this recipe for Candied Bourbon Bacon Bites stands out as both special and uncomplicated. In fact it uses only three ingredients most Kentucky cooks are likely to have on hand: bacon, brown sugar and bourbon.

Bourbon Spiced Peaches arranged in a cinnamon sugar baked tortilla shell topped with whipped cream

Peach Bourbon Toss

Bourbon and brown sugar add warm tones and a splash of complexity to the flavor of fresh peaches served in crispy Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla shells. Add a good sized dollop of Old-Timey Whipped Cream for the perfect complement to these Bourbon Spiced Peaches.

Bourbon Spiced Pecans served in a natural wooden bowl

Bourbon Spiced Pecans

This recipe is just the thing for introducing a touch of Kentucky hospitality to any occasion. Clipped from a newspaper some years ago, this easy recipe can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container. Served as a snack these tasty nibbles offer an interesting mixture of sugar and spice that reflects the flavors of the region.

Pan-Seared Salmon with Chipotle Honey-Lime Bourbon Glaze served with Sugar Snap Peans and a Lemon Rice Pilaf.

Glazed Pan-Seared Salmon

While in Kentucky I also enjoyed the sunny attitude of the people there. It seemed that everywhere we went we were greeted with smiles, with interest, with the energy of thoughtful intentions…