“Until you go to the Kentucky Derby with your own eyes, behold the Derby, you ain’t never been nowhere, and you ain’t seen nothing.” – Irvin Cobb

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This delicious Southern inspired recipe roundup features all the savory and sweet drinks, eats,

and treats you need to make the ultimate Kentucky Derby Party Menu! 

This photo is from 30 or so years ago (has it really been that long?) shows me with my Kentucky family at the Churchill Downs races.

I have such wonderful memories of this time- sunny days wearing big hats, watching the horses race, and eating the decadent food!

Savory Recipes:

1. Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs with Crushed Potato Chips – How Sweet Eats

2. Pimento Cheese Sandwiches – Mandi of the Mountains

3. Kentucky Hot Brown Boxtys with White Cheddar Sauce – For the Love of Food

3. Louisville Hot Brown: Kentucky’s Turkey Sandwich – Carne Diem

5. Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwiches – Jolene’s Recipe Journal

6. Benedictine Spread – Best Appetizers

7. Bourbon Glazed Kentucky Hot Brown Turkey Burgers – For the Love of Food

8. Kentucky Hot Brown Dip Inspired Grazing Board – Tonya Staab

9. Kentucky Hot Brown Appetizer – Mom Foodie

10. Easy Homemade Southern Pimento Cheese – Cooking with Wine

11. Authentic Kentucky Beer Cheese – Blue’s Best Life

12. Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich – For the Love of Food

13. Hot Honey & Bacon Whipped Goat Cheese – How Sweet Eats

14. Simple Southern Chicken Salad – The Quicker Kitchen

15. Cajun Deviled Eggs With Shrimp – Gluten Free Supper

16. Southern Deviled Eggs – For the Love of Food

17. Creamy Kentucky Mac and Cheese – Copy Kat

18. Homemade Pimento Cheese Board – Foxes Love Lemons

19. Fried Deviled Eggs with Chow Chow Relish – For the Love of Food

20. Burrata Bruschetta – Little Nonni

21. Pimento Cheese Grilled Chicken Sandwiches – How Sweet Eats

22. Southern Shrimp and Grits with Greens – For the Love of Food

23. Bourbon Whiskey Tonic Cocktail – A Grateful Meal

24. Baked Whiskey Glazed Hot Wings – Cooking with Wine

25. Pimento Cheese Poppers with Jalapeño Ranch – How Sweet Eats

26. Southern Slow Cooked Hot Boiled Peanuts – For the Love of Food

27. Mini Cheese and Spinach Tartlets – Thriving in Parenting

28. Picnic Finger Sandwiches: Yogurt Egg Salad + Cream Cheese & Cucumber  – For the Love of Food

29. Kentucky Buck Cocktail – Casual Foodist

30. KFC Buttermilk Biscuits – Copy Kat

31. Southern 7 Layer Salad in a Mason Jar – For the Love of Food

32. Caramelized Onion and Blue Cheese Dip – Sabrina Currie

33. The Best Egg Salad Sandwiches – 4 Sons R Us

34. Horseradish Pimento Cheese Spread – Jawns I Cooked

35. Pimento Cheese Quiche – How Sweet Eats

Sweet Recipes:

1. Mint Julep Pudding Shots – Biscuits and Burlap

2. Kentucky Derby Pie Recipe (Bourbon Pecan) – Adore Foods

3. Derby Pie Shortbread Bars – Mother Would Know

4. Cream Puffs – For the Love of Food

5. Kentucky Bourbon Balls – Homemade Hooplah

6. Berries with Bourbon Cream and Honey – Pineapple Paper Co

7. Vintage Kentucky Bourbon Black Fruit Cake with Cinnamon Glaze – For the Love of Food

8. Strawberry Mango Mint Julep Fruit Salad with Whipped Marshmallow – How Sweet Eats

9. Chocolate Walnut Pie (Derby Pie Copycat) – State of Dinner

10. Fruit Filled Chocolate Waffle Cones – For the Love of Food

11. Mint Julep Brownies – Good Grief Cook

12. Kentucky Pecan Bourbon Balls – For the Love of Food

13. Gooey Butter Cake – Copy Kat

14. Lemon Blueberry Iced Tea – The Delicious Spoon

15. Peanut Butter Buckeyes – For the Love of Food

16. Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie – Champagne Tastes

17. Bourbon Bread Pudding – Cuss Kitchen

18. Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Tassies – For the Love of Food

19. Lusty Lilly (a Kentucky Derby inspired cocktail) – Cuss Kitchen

20. Glazed Cherry Hand Pies – For the Love of Food

21. Kentucky Caramel Bourbon Butter Bundt Cake – Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks

22. Chocolate Whiskey Buttermilk Cake with Praline Topping – For the Love of Food

23. Berry Mint Julep – State of Dinner

24. Kentucky Lemonade for Derby Day – The Gingerbread Pony

25. Southern Fruit Iced Tea – For the Love of Food

26. Sparkling Bourbon Peach Punch – A Taste for Travel

27. Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies – Pam’s Daily Dish

28. Derby Sundaes with Chocolate Bourbon Syrup – The Heritage Cook

29. Mint Julep Punch – Pizzazzerie

30.  Kentucky Derby Pie – For the Love of Food

31. Mini Chocolate Chip Pies – Derby Style – Saving You Dinero

32. Oh My Cherry Pie Cream Cheese Spread – For the Love of Food

33. Kentucky Butter Cake – Bunny’s Warm Oven

34. Caramel Apple Iced Tea – For the Love of Food

35. Kentucky Caramel Bourbon Butter Bundt Cake – Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks

36. Derby Cupcakes – Polka Dot Chair

37. Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Popcorn – Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Happy Derby Day! 

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Happy Holidays from my family to yours!

My Southern family enjoys making all our signature, passed down recipes year after year.

These Southern favorites are a hit with my family and are perfect for holiday meals big and small. 

Check out over 125 of the Best Southern Style Holiday Recipes below!

Breakfasts:

1. Red Velvet Waffles with Cream Cheese Glaze – For the Love of Food

2. Biscuits and Gravy Casserole – Cincy Shopper

3. Southern Shrimp & Grits Pie – Intelligent Domestications

4. Biscuit and Sausage Gravy Casserole – For the Love of Food

5. Sweet Potato Breakfast Biscuits – How Sweet Eats

6. Southern Eggs Benedict – My Turn For Us

7. Savory Bacon and Gouda Bread Pudding – For the Love of Food

8. French Toast Bake with Egg Nog & Cranberry Pecan Topping – Southern Discourse

9. Overnight Bread Pudding Breakfast Casserole – For the Love of Food

10. Simple Chicken Fried Steak – Cincy Shopper

11. Stuffed Breakfast Biscuits – Around My Family Table

12. New Orleans Beignets – For the Love of Food

13. Farmhouse Breakfast Casserole – Southern Discourse

14. Wild Blueberry Buttery Grits – For the Love of Food

Appetizers:

1. Baked Cheesy Black Eyed Pea Dip – For the Love of Food

2. Southern Hushpuppies – Homemade Interest

3. Game Day Southern Deviled Eggs – For the Love of Food

4. Bisquick Sausage Balls – Bites with Bri

5. Air Fried Okra – A Beautiful Mess

6. Kentucky Hot Brown Boxtys with White Cheddar Sauce – For the Love of Food

7. Easy Bisquick Sausage Balls – The Novice Chef

8. Southern Pimento Cheese – All Recipes

9. Barbecue Armadillo Eggs – For the Love of Food

10. Pimento Cheese Dip – Tastes of Lizzy T

11. Fried Deviled Eggs with Chow Chow Relish – For the Love of Food

12. Bourbon Pecan Brie Bites in Phyllo Cups – Grits and Pinecones

13. Hot Artichoke Dip – For the Love of Food

14. Southern Cheese Straws – Julia’s Simply Southern

Entrees:

1. Hot Chicken Salad Casserole – For the Love of Food 

2. Southern Sweet Tea Brined Turkey Breast – Cooking with Janica

3. Leftover Holiday Ham Baked Sliders – For the Love of Food

4. Southern Pecan Glazed Ham – Noshing with the Nolands

5. Crockpot Blackberry Glazed Ham – For the Love of Food

6. Cajun Turkey – Foxes Love Lemons

7. Twice Baked Shrimp Stuffed Potatoes – For the Love of Food

8. Southern Style Chicken and Dressing – Home at Cedar Springs Farm

9. Crockpot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham – For the Love of Food

10. Deep Fry Turkey the Easy Way – An Alli Event

11. Grilled Turkey Legs – For the Love of Food

12. Blackened Roast Turkey – The Spiffy Cookie

13.  Crock-Pot Mississippi Pot Roast – For the Love of Food

14. Crockpot Turkey Legs – Dizzy Busy and Hungry

15. Harvest Chicken Pot Pies in Pumpkin Bowls – For the Love of Food

16. Southern Style Ham and Beans – Reuse Grow Enjoy

17. Bourbon Glazed Kentucky Hot Brown Turkey Burgers – For the Love of Food

18. How To Smoke A Turkey On A Pellet Grill – The Urban Cowgirl

19. Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich – For the Love of Food

20. Cajun Shrimp and Grits with Garlic Kale – Little Spice Jar

21. Pioneer Woman’s Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey – For the Love of Food

22. Gouda Grits with Smoky Brown Butter Shrimp – How Sweet Eats

Side Dishes:

1. Southern Fried Cabbage – For the Love of Food

2. Easy Sweet Potato Casserole – Belly Full

3. Duck Dynasty Mashed Potato Casserole – For the Love of Food

4. Cheesy Hashbrown Potatoes – Bites with Bri

5. Southern Broccoli Cornbread – For the Love of Food

6. Southern Baked Mac and Cheese with Breadcrumbs – Drive Me Hungry

7. Southern Broccoli Casserole – Fantabulosity

8. Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots – Bites with Bri

9. Deliciously Cooked Canned Black Eyed Peas – 24 Bite

10. Southern Slow Cooked Green Beans with Bacon – For the Love of Food

11. Scalloped Corn – Recipes from a Pantry

12. Southern Candied Yams – The Suburban Soapbox

13. Southern Instant Pot Collard Greens – My Sequined Life

14. Southern Baked Beans – My Kitchen Serenity

15. Slow Cooked Southern Lima Beans – For the Love of Food

16. Southern Cheese Pudding – Nibble and Dine

17. Air Fryer Bacon Loaded Cornbread Pudding – Corn Casserole – Xoxo Bella

18. Brown Butter French Green Beans With Toasted Pecans – Not Entirely Average

19. Easy Creamy Cauliflower and Broccoli Au Gratin – Run Lift Eat Repeat

20. Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole – For the Love of Food

21. Southern Cornbread Dressing – A Pinch of Healthy

22. Old Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes – Sweet Tea and Thyme

23. Loaded Pumpkin Grits – For the Love of Food

24. Southern Squash Casserole – Flavor Mosaic

25. Southern Baked Mac and Cheese – Sweet Tea and Thyme

26. Squash Souffle Casserole – For the Love of Food

27. Cornbread Stuffing with Smoked Sausage – Cooking with Janica

28. Sweet Corn Spoonbread Casserole –  For the Love of Food

29. Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes – Home at Cedar Springs Farm

30. Praline Sweet Potatoes – A Red Spatula

31. Parmesan Creamed Spinach – For the Love of Food

32. Super Flaky Biscuits – Gift of Hospitality

33. Baked Bean Casserole with Apples and Bacon – For the Love of Food

34. Maple Bourbon Butternut Squash With Bacon – Biscuits and Burlap

35. Lucky Collard Greens – For the Love of Food

36. Succotash – A Thanksgiving Classic – Gypsy Plate

37. Easy Cheesy Funeral Potatoes for a Crowd – For the Love of Food

38. Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing – The Spiffy Cookie

39. Paula Deen’s Green Bean Casserole -For the Love of Food

Desserts:

1. Southern Pecan Pie – For the Love of Food

2. The Best Chocolate Pecan Pie – Belle of the Kitchen

3. Paula Deen Pumpkin Cheesecake – Simply Scrumptious Eats

4. Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Marshmallow Meringue Frosting – The Suburban Soapbox

5. Southern Honey Butter Cream Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy – For the Love of Food

6. Almond Apple Pie – Loving Living Lancaster

7. Mini Sweet Potato Cakes with Sticky Caramel Sauce – Cooking with Carlee

8. Brown Butter Bourbon Chess Pie – Barley and Sage

9. Kentucky Pecan Bourbon Balls – For the Love of Food

10. Apple Bottom Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake – Not Entirely Average

11. New Orleans Bananas Foster – For the Love of Food

12. Brown Butter Black Bottom Sweet Potato Pie – Chenee Today

13. Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Tassies – For the Love of Food

14. Southern Peach Cobbler – Razzle Dazzle Life

15. Honey Peanut Pie Tassies – Grits and Gouda

16. Pecan Pralines – For the Love of Food

17. – Homemade Pecan and Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies-Baker By Nature

18. Cream Puffs – For the Love of Food

19. Pecan Upside Down Cake – Spatula Desserts

20. Easy Banana Pudding – Nums the Word

21. Blueberry Honey Cornbread – For the Love of Food

22. Honey Roasted Peanut Pie – Grits and Gouda

23. Eggnog Pound Cake – For the Love of Food

24. Chocolate Chess Pie – Menu of Musings

25. Mini Derby Pies – If You Give A Blonde A Kitchen

26. Skillet Peach Cobbler – For the Love of Food

27. Buttermilk Pie – Food Folks and Fun

28. Red Velvet and Cream Cheese Oreo Cookies – For the Love of Food

29. The BEST Hummingbird Cake – Homemade Interest

30. Kentucky Derby Pie – For the Love of Food

31. Mini Sweet Potato Pies – Food Folks and Fun

32. Mason Jar Banana Pudding – For the Love of Food

33. Peach Cobbler Pound Cake – Sweet Tea and Thyme

34. Rhubarb Cobbler – For the Love of Food

35. Chocolate Lovers Mississippi Mud Pie – For the Love of Food

36. Grandma’s Blackberry Cobbler – Homemade Interest

37. Autumn Cranberry Apple Chutney – Not Entirely Average

38. Pumpkin Pecan Pie Dump Cake – For the Love of Food

39. Pineapple Casserole – Cincy Shopper

40. Holiday Fruit Cake – For the Love of Food

41. Air Fryer Cornbread Cake with Candied Bacon and Honey Buttercream – Xoxo Bella

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Today is the last day of BrunchWeek and I have loved seeing all the delicious treats and eats that have been shared all week long! This is my fourth recipe and dare I say I left the best for last? If there is one thing I always serve during brunch it is Sweet Tea. Today I am sharing a jazzed up Sweet Tea recipe, this time with fruit juice mixed in called Southern Fruit Iced Tea . And what is a good Sweet Iced Tea without sugar, right? I used Dixie Crystals sugar to add the perfect sweetness to my brewed tea. Scroll down for the recipe and check out my drink inspiration in the pics below. 

When my darling cousin got married seven years ago, 

we had a brunch with just the girls at a local cafe called Dumplins. 

They served Fruit Tea there and that is where I first tried this amazing drink.

Now I am hooked and I had to create my own version at home!

This cute spot not only has tasty drinks but also delicious food and mouthwatering baked goods.
If you are ever in Murray, KY check them out!

 Brunchin’ with the girls! 

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Southern Fruit Iced Tea

Makes a large pitcher

Ingredients

• 2 family sized tea bags
• 8 cups water
• 1 cup Dixie Crystals sugar
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup cherry juice
• ice
• orange slices pineapple slices, cherries, as garnish

Instructions

• Add water to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Add the two tea bags, remove from heat and let them steep for 5 minutes.
• Discard tea bags and stir in sugar to the warm tea.
• Pour into a pitcher then stir in both fruit juices.
• Place in the fridge to cool
• Right before serving add ice, a splash of cherry juice if you'd like, and sliced fruit to garish.
• Pour into glasses and serve.

I like to use family sized tea bags for my iced tea recipes.
You need 1 bag per pint of tea.

 Add two tea bags to the boiling water then remove from heat and let them steep for 5 minutes.

Discard tea bags and stir in sugar to the warm tea.

 Right before serving add ice.

 I add a splash of cherry juice too.

 Add sliced fruit as garnish.

Pour into glasses and serve.

 Now come sit a spell and enjoy!


Take a look at what the #BrunchWeek Bloggers are creating today!

BrunchWeek Beverages:
Bloody Marys Three Ways from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Fruit Tea from For the Love of Food
Lemon Basil Margarita from Sweet Beginnings
Texan 75 from Forking Up

BrunchWeek Egg Dishes:
Classic Shakshuka from The PinterTest Kitchen

BrunchWeek Breads, Grains, and Pastries:
Carrot Cake Overnight Chia Oatmeal from Love and Confections
Chinese Sugar Donuts from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Crepes from 4 Sons ‘R’ Us

BrunchWeek Fruits, Vegetables and Sides:
Roasted Red Pepper and Asparagus Mini Tarts from Daily Dish Recipes

BrunchWeek Desserts:
Hazelnut Crusted Chocolate Tart from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Mini Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cakes from Girl Abroad
Strawberry Shortcake Pound Cake from The Redhead Baker

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Every year for Christmas I make a few treats to give to our friends and family.

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Kentucky Pecan Bourbon Balls

Makes approx 24 balls

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 lb powdered sugar about 3 1/2-4 cups
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup approx Bourbon (I recommend Maker's Mark brand), separated
• 1/4 cup pecans finely ground
• 1/3 cup approx 24 pecan halves
• 12 oz bag semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• Using a mixer, combine butter and sugar until smooth.
• Add 1/4 cup Bourbon and vanilla and mix in.
• Finally, mix in the ground pecans.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and place in rows on a parchment lined baking sheet. The filling is very sticky. Add more powdered sugar if needed.
• Set in refrigerator until firm, then transfer to a freezer bag and place in the freezer for a few hours or overnight.
• Meanwhile place pecan halves in a small bowl, cover with remaining 1/4 cup of Bourbon and let soak overnight.
• Once balls are hardened/frozen melt chocolate in the microwave (30 second intervals, stirring in between until smooth). I do this in batches (1/3 of the chocolate at a time) and 6 or so balls at a time so they don't get too soft with the warm chocolate.
• Place a toothpick in each bourbon ball, sticking the toothpick into the center.
• Working quickly, dip the bourbon ball centers into the chocolate one at a time. Tap the toothpick against the side of the bowl to shake off excess chocolate.
• Set the coated bourbon balls on a waxed or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• With another toothpick push the bourbon ball gently from the toothpick and cover the spot where it was with a bourbon soaked pecan half.
• Place coated bourbon balls in the fridge and let them set and harden.
• Store in a sealed container and give as gifts or serve at your next holiday party!

Notes

Adapted from "The Book of Bourbon" .

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 Game Day Southern Deviled Eggs

Makes 36 deviled eggs

Ingredients

• 18 large eggs hard boiled and shells removed
• 1/2 cup plain non fat or low fat Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons pickle juice
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• salt to taste
• 1/4 cup diced dill pickles
• 4 tablespoons pickled okra approx, chopped as a garnish
• smoked paprika for garnish

Instructions

• Peel the eggs and halve lengthwise. I like to use a string of floss or thread to cut the eggs in half  (see pic below!) but a sharp pairing knife works well also.
• Remove the yolks and mix in a bowl with the yogurt, mustard, pickle juice, cayenne, salt and pepper, and diced pickles.
• Spoon generous portions into the egg white halves.
• Garnish with a slice of pickled okra and a dash of paprika.

Do you know how I make the perfect boiled egg? Well, everyone has a
different way of doing it but I start with the eggs in a large pot of
cold water, add a tsp of salt to prevent the eggs from cracking and
bring it to a boil. Then boil them for 12 minutes. Then remove from the
stove and put the eggs in a ice water bath.

Here’s a trick to slicing an even cut on your eggs:  use non flavored floss or thread! It slides right across. But of course you can always use a sharp pairing knife too!

 

 

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Then to make it even more decedent I whipped up (literally, haha!) a batch of Bourbon Whipped Cream!
 

 

 

Bake 350 degrees for an hour.

  

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