Entertainment… Fresh Fruit Topped Cheese Tarts 8 May 20118 May 2011 I first experienced fresh fruit topped cheese tarts in New Zealand. Lined up in the pastry cases they screamed healthy and decadent simultaneously. I had one at least once a…
Entertainment… Kentucky Derby Followup 8 May 20118 May 2011 Did you watch the 137th Run For The Roses at Churchill Downs yesterday? Did you have your mint juleps, burgoo, and chocolate derby pie? How about the lead up to…
Entertainment… Old-Fashioned Kentucky Burgoo 7 May 20117 May 2011 Burgoo isn't complicated to make, but is has a lot of ingredients and requires a lot of simmering and cooling. My Kentucky cousins used to joke that it was made…
Entertainment… 2011 Kentucky Derby Lineup 6 May 20116 May 2011 As promised, here is the 2011 lineup of three year olds taking the field on Saturday, May 7, at Churchill Downs. The drawing was held Wednesday, May 4. 1. Archarcharch…
Entertainment… Mint Julep and Its Origins 5 May 20115 May 2011 Bourbon - a fine corn whiskey - has its roots in bluegrass country. Oddly enough, it is credited to Reverend Elijah Craig, a baptist minister who honed the whiskey made…
Entertainment… ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ 4 May 20114 May 2011 my lucky horseshoe from Churchill DownsOn the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs during The Kentucky Derby, there's a tradition that goes along with the hat parade and the…
Entertainment… How to Make Chocolate Bourbon Pie – Renee Style 3 May 20115 Apr 2013 Chocolate Bourbon Pie is a decadent, sweet, chocolate, bourbon flavored, nut filled slice of make-an-appointment-with-your-dentist tooth aching deliciousness! One bite will do ya! Order a slice and share it. Or make…
Entertainment… Kentucky Derby Week Schedule of Events 2 May 20114 May 2011 The Kentucky Derby is a southern tradition held annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. And the week prior to it, that leads up…
Entertainment… ‘The Sound of Music’ 26 Apr 201126 Apr 2011 There is one person in my life for whom the movie 'The Sound of Music' will forever be conjoined in my mind and heart. My father's sister and the aunt…
Entertainment… Food Associations 25 Apr 201125 Apr 2011 Do you associate specific foods with different holidays? Easter for me conjures images of baked ham, roasted asparagus, green bean casserole, ambrosia salad, and coconut cake or pie. Fourth of…