Boozy Barbecue Recipes For The Long Weekend

Dove deep into the archives for this Foodie Friday with a few updates. The best use of leftover booze just might be boozy barbecue sauce. I always add some kind of wine or liquor to all of my sauces, especially when it calls for water. Why not add flavor in your liquid? The above recipe for Coffee Bourbon BBQ Sauce can be found by clicking the photo. This saucy selection of recipes will spice up your weekend and your summer.

Grilled Peach & Lemon Rum Cocktail

Let's begin with a cocktail, shall we? Grilled fruit is the easiest and best way to add flavor to anything.

She Knows

Grilled Margarita Shrimp Skewers

Love. a margarita? Me too. I think we are going to love this easy recipe. So go ahead and shake up a margarita and start grilling and sipping.

A Farm Girls Dabbles

Spicy Beer BBQ Chicken Skewers with Avocado Corn and Feta Salsa

Isn't everything better on a stick? I just can't imagine anyone not loving this dish.

Half Baked Harvest

Grilled Scallops With Bourbon Sauce

Scallops are the perfect seafood to grill, but you don't want to over cook them. This sauce is super easy and sounds yummy!

Champagne Tastes

Grilled Whiskey Glazed Cedar Plank Salmon

"Fresh Atlantic salmon is grilled on a whiskey-soaked plank of cedar and then slathered with a deliciously sticky homemade whiskey glaze." This is a must make for me.

Simply Scratch

Five Boozy Brines For Weekend Grilling

Isn't that a picture perfect platter? These brines or marinades are super creative. Think, Moscow Mule, White Wine, Beer, Manhattan Cocktail, and Cider. Don't ever throw away leftover wine or beer. Marinate with it!

Food and Wine

Bourbon Bacon Burger

What a picture perfect burger! In this case, the booze is in the barbecue sauce AND the bacon, which has been literally soaked in it. 

Broma Bakery

Chili & Beer Barbecue Ribs

Beer and Ribs just go together, don't they? This recipe creates meltingly tender ribs on the inside while being crispy on the outside. 

Wholesome Cook

Crockpot Bacon Bourbon Baked Beans

These beans are the real deal.  They are made from scratch, and look like the perfect topping to homemade cornbread. These are said to be loaded with bourbon. Who could be mad at that?

How Sweet Eats

Mezcal Marinated Fajitas

A five star reviewed recipe, that is smoky, earthy,

and a bit salty. Sounds fab!

Bon Appetit

Drunken Lamb Chops

I haven't had lamb in years, but this recipe  just might change that. The 'booze" involved is actually brandy. An interesting recipe.

Imbibe Magazine

Bacon Bourbon BBQ Chicken Kebabs

You just can't have too many skewer recipes. This one had me at "bacon."

Host The Toast

Brisket with Ancho Chocolate Barbecue Sauce

The char on that brisket is amazing looking! Besides ancho peppers and chocolate, there is beer involved in the "mop" on top. Click through to read more about this important step.

Williams Sonoma

Tequila Grilled Pineapple

An easy grilled pineapple recipe with a grown up twist. Love this sweet and savory idea for serving as an appetizer, dessert or an a companion to your margarita or pina colada!!!

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Spirited Recipes For Dad's Day

{ Via: Williams Sonoma }

Most men think they are grill masters. My Dad was, and now my husband thinks he is. This year, entice Dad to have a seat with a cocktail he can't resist. Then cook him up something that is infused with spirited flavors. These 12 recipes are unexpected, but oh so interesting. Dad is sure to love them. 

Jameson Whiskey Blue Cheese Burger
As if this recipe doesn't sound good enough, it's topped with a Guinness cheese sauce + crispy onions!  Most Dads will find this burger irresistible.
Half Baked Harvest

Whiskey Sour Tart
Not only Dad, but the entire family will love this boozy dessert! It even looks like the iconic cocktail.
Gourmet Traveller

New York Strip Steaks with Bourbon Steak Sauce
Maybe my favorite steak is also dad's, too. The ingredients for the steak sauce are stunning!
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Bourbon Banana Cream Pie
My own Dad would have lost his mind with this recipe. Mom's was good, but without bourbon.
Completely Delicious

Gingered Peach Bourbon Thyme Smash
This summery cocktail is a mix of muddled peaches, thyme, honey and lemon juice. It's all topped off with ginger beer, which everyone seems to love. I haven't tried it yet. I give this cocktail concoction A+ for looks!
Half Baked Harvest

Bourbon Brown Butter Peach 
Dutch Baby
Doing Brunch? Better make plenty of these (Dutch) babies! It's topped off with ice cream.
Ohhh My!
Broma Bakery

Grilled Whiskey Glazed 
Cedar Planked Salmon
Sweet and sticky, buttery and cedar-y. Can you say heaven?? Because that’s exactly what this recipe says to me. 
Simply Scratch

Frozen Boozy Arnold Palmer
This recipe transforms the classic iced tea-lemonade combo into the perfect drink to sip while the grill is doing
 its thing.
Epicurious

Bacon Bourbon BBQ Chicken Kebabs
Everything is better on a stick!  The homemade bacon paste and bourbon infused barbecue sauce,  really brings a depth of flavor to this dish.
Host The Toast

Bourbon Bacon Marshmallow S'mores
Dad will have to beat me to the stick to take the first bite of this ooey gooey treat. Oh boy!
How Sweet Eats

Baby Back Ribs with Bourbon 
BBQ Sauce
I often find myself using some kind of "spirits" in my barbecue sauce. If you haven't made your own yet, do give it a try. It is soooo much better that the bottle. I think these ribs are picture perfect. Don't you?
What Should I Make For...

Boozy Roasted Strawberry Sundae With Coconut Hot Fudge Sauce
Roasted strawberries? That in itself sounds amazing. The booze used is bourbon, and you will find that in the strawberry sauce. 
Who could resist?
Heather Christo



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