A Calendar of Menus

 

New Year's Day Brunch

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Kentucky Coffee Tree Scones

Baked Eggs with Parmesan and Herbs

Blood orange Ambrosia

Kentucky Wine Cooler slush

Winter Lunch

Winter Citrus Salad with Arugula or Blood orange Ambrosia

Chicken Pie

Sour Cream Lemon Loaf Cake

Winter Family Supper

Winter Wheat Berry Salad

Spicy Stewed Black-Eyed Peas and Kale

Silver Dollar Corncakes

Everything Cookies

Winter Fireside Dinner I

Winter Chopped Salad

Slow-Roasted Pork shoulder

Fresh Parsley Sauce

Yellow Basmati Rice Pilaf

Warm Bread Pudding with Kentucky Bourbon Sauce

Winter Fireside Dinner II

Blood orange Ambrosia

Chicken Pie

Vanilla Bourbon Cup Custards

Winter Fireside Dinner III

Winter Citrus Salad with Arugula

Spicy Stewed Black-Eyed Peas and Kale

Yellow Basmati Rice Pilaf

Warm Bread Pudding with Kentucky Bourbon Sauce

Football-Worthy Fare for Super Bowl Sunday

Cheese Dip with Chutney, Bacon, and Green Onions

Beer Cheese Hummus

White Bean and Chicken Chili

Buffalo-Style Turkey Meatballs

Buffalo Sliders with Smoky Remoulade Sauce

Muffulettas

Smoky Chili Non Carne

Winter Wheat Berry Salad

One-Pan Chocolate Chip Pecan Blondies

Everything Cookies

Cozy Valentine's Day Dinner

Flank Steak with Red Wine Pan Sauce

Oven-Roasted Root Vegetables

Modern Caesar Salad with Salt and Pepper Croutons

Warm Chocolate Bourbon Cakes with Brown Sugar Bourbon Whipped Cream and Rich Chocolate Sauce

Mardi Gras Buffet

Muffulettas

Skillet Red Beans

Spicy Braised Greens

Shrimp and Creamy Grits

Warm Bread Pudding with Kentucky Bourbon Sauce

St. Patrick's Day

Kentucky Barrel Ale Stew

Fluffiest Mashed Potatoes

Cast-Iron Skillet Soda Bread

Kentucky Irish Coffee

Shortbread Cutouts (shamrocks) or

Warm Bread Pudding with Kentucky Bourbon Sauce

Lenten Friday Night Fish Fry

Almond-Crusted Grouper Sandwiches

Mustard-Caper Tartar Sauce

Creamy Penne and Cheese

Sunflower Slaw

Stone-Ground Cornmeal Hush Puppies

Shaker Lemon Pie

Easter Sunday Dinner

Honey Bourbon Glazed ham

Roasted Asparagus

Spring salad with Poppy Seed

Dressing Guacamole Deviled Eggs

Linen-Napkin Dinner Rolls

Italian Cream Sheet Cake

Kentucky Derby Bash

Bourbon Mint Slushies

Burgoo

Steamed Asparagus with Toasted Sesame Mayonnaise

Shaker Cornsticks

Bluegrass Piettes or

Fresh Strawberries with Vanilla Bourbon Zabaglione

Mother's Day Tea

Cream Cheese Olive Nut Spread Finger Sandwiches

Mini Lemon Cream Scones

Bluegrass Piettes

Shortbread Cutouts

Fresh Strawberries with Vanilla Bourbon Zabaglione

Spring Lunch I

Estill County Shiitake Soup

Smoked Trout and Watercress Nigoise Salad

Linen-Napkin Dinner Rolls

Sour Cream Lemon Loaf Cake

Spring Lunch II

Bibb Lettuce with Fresh Chive Vinaigrette

Herb-Crusted Lamb Chops

Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Parsley

Whole-Egg Spoonbread

Fresh Strawberries with Vanilla Bourbon Zabaglione

Spring Lunch III

Spring Radish Salad

Arugula Pesto Served Over Angel-Hair Pasta

Rhubarb Crisp with Granola Topping

Spring Dinner

Bibb Lettuce with Fresh Chive Vinaigrette or Spring Radish Salad

Herb-Crusted Lamb Chops

Sweet Gingered Carrot Matchsticks

Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Parsley

Bourbon Chocolate Walnut Pie

Father's Day Grill I

Blueberry Spinach Salad

Flat Iron Steak with Brown Sugar Rub

Roasted Potato Salad with Olives and Capers

Garlic Scape Pesto on a Sliced Whole-Grain Baguette

Moist Carrot Sheet Cake

Mojitos or Bluegrass Breeze

Father's Day Grill II

Spicy Garlic Beer Cheese with Celery Sticks

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Lemon-Herb Oil

Cilantro Lime Rice

Pea and Peanut salad

Bourbon Chocolate Walnut Pie

Fourth of July Feast

Ale-8 One Slow Cooker Pork Barbecue

Sweet and Sour Creamy Coleslaw or Sunflower Slaw

Cornmeal-Crusted Fried Green Tomatoes

Nina's Potato Salad

Sweet Bourbon Baked Beans

Bread and Butter Freezer Pickles

Fresh Herbed Lemonade, Sweet Iced Tea, or Arnold Palmer

Buttermilk Black-‘n’-Blue Berry Cobbler

Sour Cream Lemon Loaf Cake

Summer Patio Meal

Bluegrass Cheese burgers

Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Broccoli, Apple, Raisin Salad

Rhubarb Crisp with Granola Topping

Late-Summer Alfresco Dining I

Moist Grilled Chicken Breasts

Fresh Basil beans

Watermelon and Cucumber Salad

Cornbread and Tomato Salad

Peach Blueberry Pecan Crisp

Kentucky Wine Cooler Slush

Late-Summer Alfresco Dining II

Flat Iron Steak with Brown Sugar Rub

Roasted Potato Salad with Olives and Capers

Fresh Gremolata Beans

Bread and Butter Freezer Pickles

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream with Homemade Waffle Cones

Portable Summer Picnic I

Kentucky Wine Cooler Slush

Kentucky Dill Dip

Oven-Fried Boneless Chicken Thighs

Bowtie Pasta with Spinach and Almonds

Guacamole Deviled Eggs

Chunky Ratatouille

Fresh blackberry Sheet Cake

Summer Picnic on the Porch

Mojitos

Smoky Tomato Salsa with Tortilla Chips

Flat Iron Steak with Brown Sugar Rub

Basil Walnut Pesto with Penne Pasta

Watermelon and Cucumber Salad

Shortbread Cutouts

Summer Sunday Supper

Grilled Bourbon Pork Tenderloin

Fresh Peach Salsa

Fresh Corn and Lima Bean Salad

Cilantro Lime Rice

One-Pan Chocolate Chip Pecan Blondies

School Night Family Supper I

Chicken and Cornmeal Dumplings

Broccoli, Apple, Raisin Salad

School Night Family Supper II

Root Beer Sloppy Joes

Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Pan-Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Brown Sugar

School Night Family Supper III

Stovetop Bourbon Barbecue Chicken

Garlic Roasted Broccoli with Almonds

Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes

Gingerbread with Sorghum

Oktoberfest

Oven-Roasted Sausage with Potatoes and Rosemary

Red Cabbage Hot Slaw

Herbed Beer Batter Bread

Mini Black Forest Shortcakes

Autumn Lunch

Mixed Greens Salad with Sweet Garlic Dressing

Kentucky Barrel Ale Stew

Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes

Deep-Dish Bourbon Brown Sugar Apple Pie

Tailgating Party

Turnip Greens Dip

Buffalo sliders with Smoky Remoulade Sauce

Red Beans and Rice with Chili Vinaigrette

Apple Pear Pecan Crisp

Bluegrass Breeze

Harvest Supper

Roasted Brined Chicken

Fall Salad with Pears and Maple balsamic Vinaigrette

Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Braised Kale with Diced Tomato

Concord Grape Piettes with Pecan Streusel Topping

Vegetarian Harvest Dinner

Beer Cheese Hummus

Spinach and Roasted sweet Potato Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing

Spicy butternut squash and Chickpea stew

Yellow Basmati Rice Pilaf

Garlic Roasted broccoli with Almonds

Black Walnut Sheet Cake

Chili Meal I

Greek Salad with Creamy Dressing

Cincinnati Chili

Sweet Iced Tea

Moist Carrot sheet Cake or everything Cookies

Chili Meal II

White Bean and Chicken Chili

Silver Dollar Corncakes or Cornmeal Waffles

Sunflower Slaw

Deep-Dish Bourbon Brown sugar Apple Pie

Vegetarian Chili Meal

Smoky Chili Non Carne

Chili Cheddar Cornbread

Winter Wheat berry Salad

One-Pan Chocolate Chip Pecan blondies

Thanksgiving Dinner

Celery stuffed with spicy Garlic beer Cheese

Carl's Pendennis Club Punch

Roasted brined Turkey

Cornbread or Traditional bread Dressing

Peggy's Corn Pudding

Spinach and Roasted sweet Potato Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing

Sweet Potatoes with Pecan Topping

Bourbon Cranberry Relish

Spiced Pumpkin Pie with brown sugar

Bourbon Whipped Cream

Bourbon Mincemeat Pie

Christmas Breakfast

Blood orange Ambrosia

Shaker Pumpkin Muffins with Walnuts and Flax seed

Country Ham and Green onion breakfast Casserole

Christmas Dinner Kentucky Style

Roasted Tenderloin of beef

Lemon Parmesan beans

White Cheddar Grits Linen-Napkin Dinner Rolls

Endive and Pear Salad with Walnuts

Kentucky blackberry Jam Cake or black Walnut sheet Cake

Nibbles from the Kitchen

Spicy Cheese Wafers

Brown sugar spiced Nuts

Kentucky Kettle Corn

Shortbread Cutouts

Margaret's Bourbon balls

Buckeyes

Tiny Fruitcake Cookies

Kentucky Happy Hour

Bourbon ball Cocktail or bacon Bourbon Cocktail

Endive Cups with Goat Cheese and Almonds

Garlic Walnut spread

Tiny Fruitcake Cookies

Margaret's Bourbon balls

Buckeyes