Run for The Roses… Equestrian Epicurean Style!
No Louisville this year? No problem…we’ve got you covered! Share the excitement with your friends in your own back yard!
Greet Your Guests With “Southern Hospitality!”
And a chance to win great prizes!
Exciting Party Game: Elevate your Derby Game celebration with these fun horse race scratch-off cards.
Place Your Bets!
Hat Contests! Win, Place, Show!
Top your table with classic red, black, & white center pieces!
Delectable Derby Bites!
Barngoddess Hot Brown Bites…yum!
INGREDIENTS
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup half-and-half
- 2/3 cup grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon white pepper
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cup diced roasted turkey breast
- 5 slices crispy-cooked bacon – crumbled
- 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
- 60 frozen phyllo cups
- chopped chives – for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat oven to 325℉.
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In a small saucepan over low heat, melt your butter then slowly whisk in flour to form a roux.
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Whisk in half-and-half, stirring constantly, until mixture simmers. It will begin to thicken quickly, keep stirring!
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Remove saucepan from heat and stir in grated cheese, salt, pepper and paprika and nutmeg to create the Mornay cheese sauce.
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Add in diced turkey, and diced tomato. Stir to combine well.
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Place phyllo cups evenly on a baking sheet. Add filling to each cup. Top with bacon crumbles.
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Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and garnish with chopped chives.
Dark Horse Deviled Eggs
INGREDIENTS
- 24 large eggs
- 2 cup pimento cheese
- 1/2 sour cream
- 2 tablespoons dijon or horseradish mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- kosher salt and pepper
- 6 tablespoons freshly snipped chives or green onion
- diced pimento packed in water for garnish
- drop of water from pimento jar
- dash of smoked paprika
- crushed dill potato chips for topping
- fresh parsley for topping
INSTRUCTIONS
- Boil and cool eggs
- Peel the eggs and place them on a paper towel. Slice them in half and gently remove the yolks.
Place the egg yolks, pimento cheese, sour cream, mustard or horseradish, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a food processor. - Blend until smooth and creamy and mousse-like. If the mixture is too thick, you can drizzle in a drop of juice from the jar of diced pimentos. Stir in the chives or green onion. Taste and season with more salt and pepper if necessary.
- Scoop out the mixture and spoon it into the open egg whites.
- Top with diced pimentos, parsley and crushed dill potato chips. Serve!
Delicious Derby Desserts
Barngoddess Berry Cups
Ingredients
- 3.25 pound strawberries
- 6.5 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 13 ounces heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 39 ounces angel food cake (or pound cake)
- 26 (8 ounce) mason jars
- 26 mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
- Remove stems from strawberries and slice into small pieces
- Place in a large mixing bowl, add sugar. Stir and let sit for 15 minutes.
- Slice cake and cut into small bite-sized pieces, set aside.
- Add vanilla to cream & whip
- Put a dollop of whipped cream in the bottom of each mason jar.
- Add a few cake pieces to each mason jar.
- Top with a spoonful or two of strawberry topping.
- Repeat with another layer of whipped cream, more cake and top again with strawberry topping.
- Finally, top off each jar with more whipped topping and additional strawberries, if desired
Mini- Derby Pies!
Ingredients
And Serve…The perfect souvenir glass!
And We’re Off!
