It's Derby Day!

Two Words: Mint Julips:clap:

Definitely not having fabulous weather! Oh well, lots of bourbon!

Beef Tenderloin... check
Henry Bain Sauce.... check
Little rolls for above... check
Mint Juleps... check
Cheesy Grits... check
Asparagus... check
Chocolate Pie... check

I think I am good to go. 😀 thank you JDarg for the menu last year (or was it the year before?).

Beef Tenderloin... check
Henry Bain Sauce.... check
Little rolls for above... check
Mint Juleps... check
Cheesy Grits... check
Asparagus... check
Chocolate Pie... check

I think I am good to go. 😀 thank you JDarg for the menu last year (or was it the year before?).

We are unbelievably out of bourbon. And I have a whiskey barrel full of mint.

We won't be able to watch live this year- prom pictures start at 5. It looks like post time is at 6:28 EST.

I have to say I really haven't been paying attention this year- while all my Louisville friends have been watching the Derby weather forecast all week and worrying about fashionable wet weather footwear, I have been looking at maps of the oil spill.:(

Ya know, I think we may need the bourbon here more than in KY!!

A first for me- saw a Derby hat made of Legos- check out the hat picture galleries on www.courier-journal.com. Much more fun than the celebrity pics- it looks like it was another C-list year.

I know what you mean. It has been a weird week. I didn't even notice it was Derby week until Thursday.

Derby Day menu is good almost any time if you missed fixing it this weekend. What about Mother's Day? Our company's Oaks Day menu at our cafe:

Derby Day meMixed Spring Berries with Chambord and Fresh Mint
Marinated Green Bean Salad on a bed of mixed greens with roasted red and yellow peppers and Jack Daniel’s Sweet Pecans
Kentucky Country Ham on Yeast Rolls with Smoked Gouda and Old Forester Henry Bains Sauce
Eggs Woodford – Poached Egg on Fried Green Tomato with Canadian Bacon and Woodford Reserve Sauce
Smoked Kentucky Beef Tenderloin with Fetzer Valley Oak’s Cabernet Reduction
Grilled Asparagus with Roasted Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes
Bourbon Street Caf? Garlic Cheese Grits Souffle
SoCo Muffins, Savory Herby Scones and Angel Biscuits, Miniature Woodford Reserve Race Day Pie, Chocolate Chipped Strawberries, Early Times Mint Julep Brownies

Plus Mint Juleps, Mimosas, and Bloody Marys

Mint Julep: Muddle 3 to 5 mint leaves in a glass with 1 Tablespoon of powdered sugar and 1 Tablespoon of Woodford Reserve - official bourbon of the Derby. Fill glass with crushed ice. Add 2 ounces of Woodford. Add more ice and sprig of mint. Enjoy. Ellen