bourbon onion jam

So one day, I had this AMAZING burger at a restaurant (which I will share later this month during burger week).  Part of that burger was bourbon onion jam which I promptly went home and made.  We ate it on EVERYTHING--sandwiches, burgers, baked items, grilled items, etc.  I'm certain this will be your next favorite condiment.

 {bourbon onion jam}

one year ago:  shaved asparagus pizza

bourbon onion jam
from salted and styled

makes 3 cups

2 large sweet onions, finely diced
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoons dried thyme
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup bourbon (your favorite)

1. Heat a large pan over medium heat; add butter and heat until melted.
2. Add onions and thyme cooking until onions are translucent.
3. Add remaining ingredients to the pan and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
5. Cool and store in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.
6. Put on sandwiches or over grilled items.  Use your imagination!

Pictured above the bourbon onion jam is on ranch baked pork chops (ranch dressing poured on pork chops and baked for 30 minutes or until done).

Have you ever had something at a restaurant and went home to make it?  It's not my first time and certainly won't be the last!  I made garlic butter lima beans and Cajun garlic bread from restaurant inspiration before! 

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Bourbon Pecan Pound Cake

It's Monday....  What better way to start out the week than with cake?  I didn't think so either!

Although I made a delicious savory recipe with bourbon, Bourbon Mushroom Sauce, I just really couldn't help myself when I saw the recipe for this pound cake.  Needless to say, my family devoured it when I brought it for a coffee and cake visit one Sunday.  The cake was light and tasty--not too sweet--and the bourbon glaze (I'm talking straight-up bourbon) was perfection.  The roasted pecans?  Blew this cake out of the water!  Just go make this cake!!!

 {Bourbon Pecan Pound Cake}

 {My empty Woodford bottle :( time to replenish!}

 {I *might* have been eating on this as I took the pictures....}

 {About to bake the cake}

{In my kitchen, I get to lick the spoon, and I enjoy every minute of it!}

Bourbon Pecan Pound Cake
from Gourmandistan

Makes 12 servings

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
6 eggs, room temperature
7/8 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon bourbon whiskey
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted and cooled
1/2 cup white sugar

FOR THE GLAZE:
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup bourbon whiskey

1. Preheat oven to 325° F.
2. Spray non-stick in a bunt pan and flour it. 
3. Sift salt, baking powder, soda and flour together, then set aside. 
4. Stir bourbon, vanilla, and buttermilk together, then set aside.
5. With an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. 
6. Gradually add the eggs mixing well after each addition.
7. Then alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk in 3 parts starting and ending with the buttermilk. 
8. Stir in pecans. 
9. Bake in center of oven for about 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. 
10. Let the cake cool on a rack for about 15 minutes, then remove from pan. 
11. While cake is cooling, prepare the glaze by melting the brown sugars, butter and water together. Bring to a full boil. Remove from heat, stirring in the bourbon when the glaze has cooled slightly. While the cake is still warm, spoon the glaze over its surface.

 Now that I am out of bourbon, I think that I have sufficiently celebrated Bourbon Heritage Month! 

Thanks to Cake of the Week for hosting this Baking with Spirit challenge!

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monthly munchies | September

Part of my improvements is to do a monthly overview that I'm calling the monthly munchies.  These are just little tidbits about what's going to happen or what's coming up on the blog!

{Sea salt and Lime dark chocolate--chocolate is a favorite snack of mine!}

So for September here's what's happening:

• September is Bourbon Heritage Month; so, of course, I'll be eating and sharing some bourbon recipes.  Hubby and I will also be visiting a bourbon distillery and reporting back on that fun trip!
• I'll be debuting other new posts this month like what's in season and some menu creation!
• It's my birth month!  I'm having champagne and cakes from my favorite bakery in celebration!
• A giveaway is also coming your way for one of my favorite kitchen gadgets!
• Hubby and I will be going on another camping trip for our anniversary.  It's a bit early, but he was kind enough to work around my schedule (aka I get to go to the Incredible Food Show this year!  YAY!)  We also get to experiment more with our camp cooking (any tips would be appreciated!).
• I've already made plans for every weekend in September; it's going to be a busy fall!
• I'm doing a bunch of behind-the-scenes blogging research and maintenance so I'll be tweaking and working on some features.

September starts that slow cooling of the weather, and I can't wait!  I am not made for these hot, humid conditions.  Happy September everyone!  (Can you believe the year is already 3/4 of the way done?!  WHERE does the time go?!)

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