After publishing our Ziti and Lasagna recipes recently a few questions came in related to the Sweet Italian Sausage the recipes call for. Though you can often simply purchase good sweet italian sausage, some markets simply do not have a great blend. As a result, we developed our own blend […]
We often want a white sauce option when we have Italian dinners. This desire eventually forced us to put together a recipe that compliments our traditional lasagna or spaghetti recipes.
Years of tireless pursuit have led me to the ultimate lasagna recipe. Every bite transports me back to a beloved memory, filling my heart with warmth and joy. The aroma of fresh herbs and rich tomato sauce wafts through the air, mingling with the cheesy goodness that oozes from between […]
The well-loved recipe card, its edges frayed and stained with remnants of previous culinary masterpieces, lay open on the counter. As I carefully measured out the aromatic spices and fragrant herbs, the kitchen filled with a warm, familiar scent. Each delicate mound of crab meat, blended with love and generations […]
This is another dressing that simply spoiled our family from ever using store bought salad dressings. Unlike some of the other recipes on this blog, this one was purely ours, developed after years of experimentation. As with all things on this blog, quality matters and the better the blue cheese, […]
Once you have this dressing, you will never use store bought Thousand Island dressing again. This recipe was developed over many years, and actually has its roots in Northern Wisconsin. My family visited a lodge consistently and loved eating dinners there. After visiting year after year, and looking forward to […]
Here in Kentucky everybody loves fried chicken. If you wonder why you only need to ask Colonel Sanders. Nevertheless, nothing is better than a juicy roasted chicken, with crispy skin of course. Our recipe engages the best of a typical roasting process, the ingredients found frequently in Southern fried chicken […]
For a great trip, and visit to a small town in the middle of horse country, Heirloom will knock your socks off. They use fresh local ingredients to create an amazing fine dining experience in a very nicely renovated downtown Midway building. Though everything on the menu is delicious, the […]
Much like our recipes always call for good bourbon, they also call for good mayonnaise, and one blog reader suggested we explain what that means. First, we have made homemade mayonnaise and while good, it isn’t worth the trouble. We also found that some mayonnaise just isn’t good in our […]
Every so often we just don’t have the time to drive to our favorite butcher shop to get meat. We might hit the local grocery store, choose simple choice beef or get less then the best steaks possible. So the question is, how do I make my steak delicious. The […]
Family, comfort food, great recipes, fine dining, bourbon, good weather, and racehorses? Yep, all the things we love are simply the best here in Kentucky. Whether you are a Kentucky visitor looking for a "real" hot brown, wondering why Louisville spends a week celebrating the "Old Fashioned", tired of generic restaurant rating systems, or just looking for a great recipe, I hope you find our advice worth your while.