Recipes

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Beer Cheese Soup

Love In the Curious Kitchen Beer Cheese and want a unique way to use your favorite dip? Our soup recipe will be a warm and welcome addition to your soup line up. Our Beer Cheese makes a perfect addition to your Super Bowl Party, Fathers Day, or any day of the week.

Inspired by my Mom’s recipe, this Kentucky favorite is also a delicious snack to enjoy with pretzels or vegetables.

Sharp Cheddar cheese gets a little kick from local beer, garlic and spices

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Kentucky Hot Brown

The Hot Brown is an open-faced sandwich of turkey breast or turkey breast and ham and bacon, covered in creamy Mornay sauce and baked or broiled until the bread is crisp and the sauce begins to brown. Covered in Cheddar Cheese sauce. This is my Mom's recipe which includes mushrooms.

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Potato Salad

Spending time with my Mom in her Kentucky kitchen or having her help me cook when she would visit my family is one of my most fond memories spent together. She loved cooking from the pages of Southern Living Magazine and when I started my own home she gave me a subscription to the magazine that I still enjoy today.

Her potato salad recipe is simple has just a few ingredients, I have added Broadbent Ham bacon to make it extra special, they are a Kentucky company that has the most delicious country ham and bacon. This potato salad is best served with fried chicken or right out of the mixing bowl.

It’s is perfect when entertaining guests too, the recipe is easily doubled.

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Bourbon Iced Tea

Iced Tea is a Southern staple so why not add my favorite Kentucky spirit for a perfect cocktail when entertaining friends. The limoncello adds the familiar, fresh, lemon flavor but with a twist.

Invite friends over for a Southern inspired happy hour!

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Guinness Beer Beef Stew

Guinness Beer adds a deep, rich flavor to the perfect stew for St. Patricks Day. The weather here in Kentucky is not warming up so tonight we are celebrating with this Southern Irish girls version of Irish Stew.

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Slow Smoked Pork Shoulder

What ever kind of BBQ you are serving its fine by me.

There are some foods that are so polarizing and BBQ is certainly one of them.

The states that surround me have stacked a claim that their BBQ is the best. Even in Kentucky, we celebrate Western KY’s finest. I have tried all types of BBQ and for me they are al winners.

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The Bartlett

This pear infused cocktail will soon be a favorite on your winter cocktail list.

Mix in your Kentucky bourbon add a splash of sweet cinnamon syrup and serve it over ice this delicious drink will warm you up during the cold winter nights.

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Vegetarian Veggie Soup

My Mom would make Vegetable Beef Soup for our family at the end of a week when she had enough leftover vegetables to get the soup started as she would say. She shared that these veggies were perfectly seasoned to make for a great base. All she would have to do then was add in more fresh vegetables and canned tomatoes. To make it a hearty meal for my growing brothers, she added stew meat and beef stock.

My daughter Lily grew up to be a vegetarian, taking inspiration Mom’s version, I have created a recipe that has the flavors of my past yet serves the needs of my family today.

 

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Sweet Cornbread

Adapted from my sweet Southern Momma’s recipe this has the great taste of cornbread but with a sweet twist. Mom always made her cornbread in muffin form but I decided to change to game and place it in mini loaf pans for our family.

Anytime I can make a recipe and have enough to freeze for another time then I typically will make a double batch of cornbread and freeze a few loaves for another week. Often, I will slice and toast the cornbread and add a bit of butter for a delicious treat.

No matter if you want to serve this as individual muffins or in a loaf pan, this recipe of will sure be a great addition to a bowl of soup or as a snack. Serve along side a soup is my favorite way to enjoy.

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Bourbon Apple Cider

Spiked Apple Cider that gets its kick from Kentucky bourbon, a fall drink served warm or cold. No matter the temperatures outside its a delightful treat.

Early this year we created an outdoor space that included a fire pit for atmosphere, side tables to hold our drinks and appetizers and seasonal plant for beauty. There is no better place to enjoy such a tasty cocktail than with my family under the starts.

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Roasted Brussel Sprouts

My first introduction to one of the most polarizing foods was my Mom’s recipe. Open up a back of frozen sprouts, pour into a pan of boiling water, with butter, salt and pepper.

Years ago, we enjoyed dinner at Boca Restaurant in Cincinnati OH. Known for their Brussels Sprouts, we ordered these decadent delights and I never ever made sprouts the same again.

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Apple Bourbon Crisp

An apple tart inspired by my friend Todd, a chef living in Paris. Dreaming of the time when I can go back and shop the markets with him and live life a Parisian if just for a short time.

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