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Kentucky Recipes for a Derby Celebrations
Here are some of my picks for a Derby Day celebration, including Kentucky favorites and traditional recipes.

Kentucky Jam Cake
A Kentucky jam cake with blackberry jam, raisins or dates, spices, and a caramel or cream cheese frosting. A delicious spice cake with jam, from Kentucky.

Bourbon and Chocolate Pecan Pie
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Woodford Pudding Recipe - Old-Fashioned Kentucky Pudding Recipe
An old-fashioned Kentucky pudding recipe, made with spices, jam, and other ingredients.

Marinated Grilled Asparagus Recipe - Grilled Asparagus
A Kentucky recipe, grilled asparagus is first marinated in a mixture of garlic, dill weed, and lemon.

Kentucky Mint Julep Recipe - Mint Julep
Mint julep recipe for the Kentucky Derby. A Kentucky mint julep recipe.

Thoroughbred Pie - Kentucky Pie Recipe
A traditional Kentucky favorite, this is a version of the race day pie. Kentucky pie recipe with chocolate chips and pecans, along with bourbon and butter.

Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Henry Bain Sauce
Grilled beef tenderloin recipe, Kentucky style, with Henry Bain Sauce. A beef tenderloin recipe for the grill.

Cheese Garlic Grits - Grits Recipe With Cheese and Garlic
Cheese garlic grits recipe. A wonderful dish that is a favorite for Derby Day Brunch, or use as a side dish at any meal.

Benedictine - Kentucky Derby Recipes from Chef Nick Sundberg
A popular Kentucky dip, benedictine is a cucumber and cream cheese dip colored with green food coloring. Benedictine can be used as a dip or spread for sandwiches or canapes.

Kentucky Burgoo Recipe - Burgoo With Chicken and Beef
Kentucky burgoo recipe with chicken and beef, along with vegetables.

Ham Biscuits Recipe - Kentucky Ham Biscuits
Ham biscuits recipe, made with Kentucky country ham and biscuit ingredients.

Bourbon Marinade and Glaze for Turkey or Chicken
Bourbon marinade and bourbon glaze, for baked chicken or turkey pieces. Bourbon recipes.

Bourbon Recipes - Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie
A Kentucky bourbon pie with pecans and brown sugar filling with a little bourbon. Bourbon pecan pie recipe.

Bourbon Balls Recipe - Kentucky Bourbon Balls
Bourbon balls recipe, made with bourbon, vanilla wafer cookies, cocoa, pecans, and powdered sugar. Bourbon balls, a popular Kentucky treat, along with related candy recipes.

Mint Julep Recipe - A Mint Julep Recipe with Bourbon
Mint julep recipe with Kentucky bourbon and sugar, along with ice and mint.

Kentucky Hot Brown From Beaumont Inn - Hot Brown Sandwich Recipe
This hot brown sandwich, a Kentucky specialty, comes from Nick Sundberg of Kentucky's Beaumont Inn.

Kentucky Burgoo - Chef Nick Sundberg's Burgoo Recipe
Recipe from Nick Sundberg of Beaumont Inn, Kentucky. A Kentucky burgoo recipe.

Southern Jam Cake Recipe - Recipe for Jam Cake with Blackberry Jam
Kentucky jam cake with blackberry jam, buttermilk, spices, pecans, and chopped dates or raisins. A Kentucky jam cake recipe with chopped pecans and dates or raisins.

Kentucky Cuisine
About Kentucky food, with recipes for Artichoke Dip, Dead Heat Kentucky Burgoo, Kentucky Apple Fried Pies, Kentucky-Style Ham in Cream, Spinach Salad with Apple-Onion Vinaigrette, and Strawberry Julep.

Kentucky Derby Recipes
Kentucky Derby recipes from Chef Nick Sundberg, with recipes for Benedictine, Kentucky Mint Julep, Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Henry Bain Sauce, Cheese Garlic Grits, Marinated Grilled Asparagus, and Thoroughbred Pie.

Cooking with Bourbon
The Kentucky history of this all-American spirit, along with several recipes using bourbon. Bourbon balls, pies, cakes, bourbon chicken, mint julep, and more.

Thoroughbred Pie
Made with chocolate chips, pecans, bourbon, eggs, and a butter pastry.

Run-for-the-Roses Pie
Another version of Kentucky's famous chocolate chip and pecan pie.

Kentucky Burgoo
Here's Kentucky's famous big stew, burgoo. This burgoo recipe contains stew meat, chicken, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, okra, butterbeans, and more.

Southern Fried Chicken
This recipe for basic southern fried chicken and cream gravy comes from Kentucky.

Beaumont Inn Corn Pudding
A classic corn pudding made with white corn, eggs, flour, milk, sugar, salt, and butter.

Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Henry Bain Sauce
Henry Bain was the Head Waiter at Louisville's Pendennis Club. He created this sauce which became a Derby & year round Louisville favorite with beef.

Kentucky Creamed Ham
This is a recipe for Kentucky ham with mushrooms, a seasoned creamy homemade sauce, and a little parsley.

Kentucky Jam Cake
Kentucky jam cake with blackberry jam, buttermilk, cinnamon and allspice and pecans. A Kentucky jam cake recipe with pineapple and raisins and pecans.

Kentucky Apple Fried Pies
These individual pies are made with dried apples with butter and cinnamon.

Kentucky Mint Julep
This mint julep recipe is from Chef Nick Sundberg.

Kentucky Hot Brown
This version of the famous Kentucky sandwich is made with turkey breast slices, tomatoes, bacon, adn a Swiss cheese sauce.

Kentucky Pecan Pie
Pecan pie recipe with eggs, pecans, corn syrup , dark brown sugar, butter, and vanilla. A Kentucky pecan pie recipe.

Beaumont Inn
About the Beaumont Inn with recipes from Executive Chef Nick Sundberg: Burgoo, Kentucky Hot Brown, Beaumont Inn Corn Pudding, Smoked Sausage Mushrooms, and Bread Pudding With Bourbon Sauce.

Derby Entertaining
The cookbook Derby Entertaining, with a sampling of recipes for Chicken Noodle Bake, Grilled Orange Roughy Margarita, Out of the Gate Ham Biscuits, Winning Ticket Lemon Bars, and Strawberry-Lemonade Punch.

Triple Crown Treats
Great recipes and links from Horseracing Guide Cindy Pierson.

Kentucky Derby Entertaining
Ideas for planning your Derby party, from Donna Pilato.

Horseracing News
The latest Derby and horseracing news from Cindy Pierson.

Camping
From David Sweet, where to find campsites in Kentucky.

The Burgoo Page
All about Kentucky's own "burgoo" with several recipes.

Kentucky Cooking
Great collection of Kentucky favorites, from Jacqueline Coldiron.