Looking for the perfect sweet treat for your Kentucky Derby party? Make my Chocolate Mint Julep Cupcakes! It’s no secret that I love horses and bourbon and have literally been dreaming up the perfect Mint Julep Cupcake for you guys for the past year! I settled on chocolate bourbon cupcakes topped with a delicious Mint…
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Whiskey Smash
This delightfully refreshing cocktail is a cross between a mint julep and a whiskey sour so of course I love it! You know I’m such a bourbon gal. This drink is less minty than a julep and the fresh lemon juice really lights up the bourbon/whiskey by quite a bit. This is a fantastic cocktail…
Mint Julep Cake Roll
Is there a lovelier cake to serve on Derby Day? This Mint Julep Cake Roll has mint simple syrup brushed on a sponge cake – the same homemade syrup used in my Mint Julep Recipe – and bourbon whipped cream. As far as sponge cakes go, this is a very easy recipe – no separating…
Southern Style Green Beans
Words cannot even describe how good these beans are. I don’t even like green beans and I ate two HEAPING servings. This is the green bean recipe to end all green bean recipes. It’s especially perfect served with BBQ and deviled eggs! This recipe comes to me from my friend Valerie, who is a wonderful…
Mint Simple Syrup
Mint simple syrup is one of my all-time favorite ingredients! Homemade mint simple syrup is so easy to make! Just heat sugar, water, and mint leaves until the sugar dissolves, let it cool, then strain the mint leaves out. You’re left with a delicious simple syrup that’ll keep in a jar in the fridge for…
Lavender Julep
It’s a rare day that I post a recipe the same day that I made something but I’m sitting here drinking this lavender julep and I just had to share the recipe with you ASAP. I’m a bourbon girl, what can I say? There’s little I love more than a frosty julep glass and a…
The Best Southern Tomato Pie
Is this not the most delicious looking savory pie you’ve EVER seen? It’s topped with real southern pimento cheese for Pete’s sake. Make this in the summertime when you have really gorgeous tomatoes. (Want to grow your own? Read my tomato tips here.) My friend JC of JCP Eats posted this recipe and I thought it…
Kentucky Derby Party
I’ve always had a love for big hats, bourbon, and horses so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I love watching the Kentucky Derby. It’s the one day a year when the rest of the nation loves horses as much as I do! It’s a celebration of the south and gentile glamour. Here’s how…
Mint Julep
A southern classic perfect for Derby Day What is more quintessentially southern than a mint julep? I am a bourbon lover through and through and just adore a refreshing mint julep on a warm day. I make mine with a mint simple syrup. Don’t balk if you’ve never made simple syrup before. It can be…