Tag Archives: bourbon recipes

Guess what’s for dinner? Spoiler Alert: It’s salmon. Again.

Bourbon Grilled Salmon We are a house divided. Divided by salmon. That’s right, salmon is a hot-button topic in our household. We have a family friend up the road who owns some land in Alaska. He spends time up there each year fishing and returns with a bounty of salmon. We’re talking ice chest upon [...]

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Take rich chocolaty cookies; fill them with salted caramel whiskey creme. What do you get? Instant gratification.

Brownie Cookies with Salted Caramel Whiskey Creme Filling There is nothing worse than a brownie that is crispy on the top and soggy on the bottom. These amazing brownie cookies solve that conundrum, they are crispy on both top and bottom, with a decadently rich and chewy center. As if that wasn’t enough, we’ve partnered them with our favorite salted [...]

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Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it…

Hammerstone’s Bourbon Shrimp Shrimp is easy, versatile, and quick to cook. Shrimp is a high-protein, low-calorie alternative to other meats and fish. Our love affair with shrimp is no secret.  And, when we spot a chance to create a recipe for it, we’re all over it. In about the time it takes to preheat your oven, [...]

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Fire, Meat, and Bourbon – The primal trifecta of awesomeness.

Charcoal-Grilled Bourbon Pork Loin Grilling with charcoal is a dynamic experience. From lighting and adjusting coals to regulating airflow and controlling flare-ups, it can be an exciting challenge with some seriously great tasting rewards. We like to use lump charcoal when grilling. Lump charcoal gets broiling hot pretty quickly, usually in 10 or 15 minutes. [...]

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The best grilled cheese sandwich on the planet has bourbon and bacon in it.

Hammerstone’s Bourbon & Bacon Grilled Cheese The best grilled cheese sandwich is the gooiest grilled cheese sandwich. After you bite into it, the cheese should stretch out past your face as far as your arm will reach. Otherwise, it’s just not right. At least that’s what I thought as a kid. Now that I’m a lot [...]

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Take your relationship with vegetables to the next level.

Roasted Bourbon Sweet Potatoes Roasting creates a pleasant, slightly sweet flavor in many vegetables. It’s a simple cooking method that helps preserve nutrients and enhances flavors. Our relationship with vegetables has evolved over the years thanks to roasting. Previously, if we were to saute or steam vegetables, we found them to be mild and approachable; we were [...]

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Hammerstone’s Bourbon Bananas Foster

The Ultimate Nightcap We obviously advocate cooking with alcohol. It can be a lot of fun. But when kids are involved one needs to know the facts. Several years ago, we had a dear friend and her 4-year-old daughter over for dinner. We ended a great meal with a signature dessert of ours – Bourbon [...]

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This cookie could rule the world.

The Bacon Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookie We really should not be left alone in the kitchen with a bottle of bourbon. Things happen. Weird things. Sometimes the weird things are also good things. And occasionally something great happens, like these Bacon Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies. Take the three best things you’ve ever had, and bake them into a [...]

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Mr. Maple Syrup and Mr. Bourbon, say hello to Mr. Scallop.

Maple Bourbon Scallops Spring is the time of year around here when everyone  taps trees and makes their own maple syrup. If you don’t know someone who was up all night tending their boiler, then you’re not a real New Englander. Spring is also the time of year we pull the grill out of storage [...]

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The Sport of Kings means regal cocktails, like the Blackberry Mint Julep.

Hammerstone’s Blackberry Mint Julep A delicious cocktail is the perfect way to stay cool and refreshed when the weather starts to warm up. This recipe for our Blackberry Mint Julep is perfect for your next cocktail party or summer soiree. But we highly suggest you whip up a couple of these unique Kentucky Derby cocktails [...]

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