Fifty-Nifty Recipes..."And they're off!"

We continue our tour with a stop in...Kentucky!

My daughter has always loved horses.  She loved to play house, but she also spent many hours playing house with her toy horses...she had collections, she had a horse birthday, complete with a horse cake...read any book having to do with a horse..getting the picture?  Last year we watched Secretariat...she wore a hat in honor of the Derby.  My boys do not understand how we can watch all the "pre-Derby" stuff....then the race is over in a blink of an eye.

I think this year we will have a Kentucky Derby party...Everyone will wear a hat and bring a dish to pass!  A friend of my husband's passed this recipe  to my husband when she learned of my daughter's love of horses and the Derby.

 Kentucky Hot Browns...

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

3 cups milk

6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

1 egg, beaten

2 tablespoons heavy cream

salt and pepper to taste

2 pounds sliced roasted turkey

1 tomato, thinly sliced

8 slices white bread, toasted

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

8 slices crispy bacon

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour with a whisk or fork, and continue to cook and stir until it begins to brown slightly. Gradually whisk in the milk so that no lumps form, then bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Mix in 6 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and then stir in the beaten egg to thicken. Do not allow the sauce to boil once the egg has been mixed in. Remove from the heat and stir in the cream.
2. Preheat the oven's broiler. For each hot brown, place two slices of toast into the bottom of an individual sized casserole dish. Cover with a liberal amount of roasted turkey and tomato slices. Spoon sauce over the top of each one and sprinkle with some of the remaining Parmesan cheese.
3. Place the dishes under the broiler and cook until the top is speckled brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from the broiler and arrange two slices of bacon in a cross shape on top of each sandwich. Serve immediately.   

 The Lord has given us a beautiful log cabin to live in...what a blessing!  An added benefit?  Our friends here have horses that we get to enjoy!  God is so good to us.

             See you again soon!