No matter what's on the menu, you can always give it a bourbony spin. If you are so inclined, everything on your Thanksgiving table this year can be made with love and bourbon. Here are a few bourbony replacements for your traditional Turkey Day fare.
-Here's [4] a recipe for a bourbon brined smoked turkey. If you don't want to do all that work, you could always call 502 Cafe [5] instead.
-This [6]recipe is for bourbon bacon stuffing (actually, dressing if you want to get technical).
-Bourbon is a natural compliment to cranberries. Whether you want to make bourbon cranberry relish [7], orange bourbon cranberry sauce [8], or bourbon vanilla cranberry sauce [9], it will be a sure crowd pleaser.
-Sweet potatoes also go great with bourbon. I mean, what doesn't go great with bourbon? These twice baked bourbon hazelnut sweet potatoes [10] look awesome, but if you prefer your sweet potatoes in casserole form check out this recipe for bourbon bacon sweet potato casserole with maple [11].
-It's always nice to have a green salad on the table to balance out all that fatty food. This warm bourbon spinach salad with bacon and avocado [12] definitely fits the bill.
-Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without green beans, and if you want to skip the canned soup and fried onions tradition this year, try these Bayou bourbon green beans [13] instead.
-You'll want to serve a cocktail of some kind. This year I plan to make Manhattans with bourbon barrel aged bitters, but this double cider bourbon punch [14] recipe looks festive and delicious.
-There are about a bazillion (approximately) bourbon pie recipes out there, but this bourbon apple pear pie [15] and this bourbon pecan pie [16] look scrumptious.
Photos Courtesy of Chloe's Blog, A Beautiful Mess, Eat Live Run, Whiskey Goddess, and A Spicy Perspective