These southern style Homemade Bacon, Bourbon & Brown Sugar Baked Beans are jam packed with bold BBQ flavor and taste a billion times better than the stuff from a can!  Smoky, spicy, and sweet, these beans are perfect for your next potluck, barbecue or summer soiree!   This recipe includes instructions for canned or dried beans, plus directions for the oven, stove top and slow cooker!

**This post was originally published in June 2015.  I took new photos and updated the recipe.  The actual written words in this post remain the same.**
Hi-ya all!  Happy almost Father?s Day weekend!
I hope all the daughters (or wives) have plans to show the love and provide lots of fantastic food for dad this weekend!
And, I hope all the papas out there bask in the love and laughter! Today I am sharing a recipe for magical fruit, because no summer gathering is really complete without them.
But first, I want to talk about me for a hot minute.  ?
There is an ever present and reoccurring theme in my life as of late.  The theme that tragedy and heartache are accompanied by joyful moments and cheer.  I do not want to dwell on, or talk about, the heartbreaking events that occurred over the weekend, but instead, I would like to share a wonderful one.

You may (or may not) have noticed the Daily Meal banner on the side this site.  It?s there because I am a part of their Culinary Content Network.   (UPDATE: Banner is no longer there)
Every week they have a ?Sharing With A Theme? recipe ...