Laura is from Kentucky and they celebrate Derby Day every year with perfect recipes for Mint Juleps and Derby pie. No hats, though.
It was a beautiful day with temperatures in the very high 60's with a nice warm breeze. Natalie and Rick joined us as we arrived to their home for great cheese and other goodies and my first sip ever of a Mint Julep. It was good. Really good. I had one while everyone else had at least two plus wine with dinner plus some Buffalo Trace over ice after dinner. Everyone was very happy!
On Saturday, we had been banned from reading or watching anything about the Derby, so we all watched the DVR recording of it and placed our bets on which horse would win. No money involved. Everyone picked their horse. Some chose from how they pranced before the race, others by the jockey and yet one chose because of the color of the silks. Michael said, "I'll chose the purple one." He won. HA!
Laura also made a pecan pie which included chocolate and bourbon. A Kentucky girl! Michael had his with ice cream, of course. It was amazing. Their children went crazy as they only get it once a year.
What a nice evening. We even got some good gossip. The house behind us was taken over by a bank then bought by a company who totally updated it including the gardens. When it went on the market about nine months ago, we took a tour. It was not a house for kids. The back yard is bricked. The entire yard. No grass. No play area. Its front is also on a busy street in this area. What we learned last night is that the company lost its shirt on the deal and it was returned to a bank, which just sold it to an older couple. We have been so spoiled with it being empty that we worried that a family with lots of kids and dogs would move in.
An older couple. We will invite them over for cocktails in our garden. No Mint Juleps but maybe they will appreciate a good Kentucky bourbon!
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