TAILGATING RECIPES & A STORY
I know very little about local football Tailgating.I guess the more people save money on food for the big games the better.Maybe instead of going to the local bars for those big screen TV’s you can have a comfortable safe gathering at home.I hope the men will involve their children and spouses in this years game excitement.
These web sites are really great for recipes and suggestions for those fun times.I have also listed some of my favorite party recipes.Have fun with the ingredients.Add some of your favorite spices or take out some of the spice and make it your own recipe.Don’t forget the Potato and Macaroni Salads.
Please note that this is my second attempt to use the new web restrictions.I really have no way of knowing if you are able to read this.Thank you for your patience.
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www.tailgating.com/Recipes.htm TAILGATING RECIPES
Midwestern-Style Beer Brats
Recipe courtesy Deen Bros., 2007
Prep Time:
5 min
Cook Time:
35 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
6 bratwurst sausages
4 cups lager beer
2 large onions, sliced, divided
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 red or green bell peppers, cored and sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 bratwurst buns or hoagie rolls, split lengthwise
Mustard
Directions
Prick the bratwurst all over with a fork. In a medium pot, combine the bratwurst, beer, and half the onions. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer for about 15 minutes or until bratwurst are firm and cooked through. Transfer the bratwurst to a plate. Reserve some of the cooking liquid.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the remaining onions and the bell peppers. Cook about 15 minutes or until very soft, tossing occasionally. Add the bratwurst to the skillet in the last 5 minutes of cooking to lightly brown. If the vegetables begin to get too dark, add a few tablespoons of the bratwurst cooking liquid. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.
To serve, spread each bun with mustard. Fill each bun with a brat. Top with sauteed peppers and onions.
Bacon Canapes Recipe
This appetizer disappears quickly. There never seems to be enough of this quick and easy appetizer
Ingredients
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup of cheddar or Swiss cheese, grated
1 pound of crisply cooked bacon, crumbled
1 roll of thin party pumpernickel or rye bread
Directions
Oven temperature 400 degrees
Mix mayonnaise, cheese, and bacon together and spread on bread.
Put in oven on cookie sheet and bake for 4 minues until bubbly and hot.
Spread may be made ahead. Bacon must be very crisp
Crunchy Peanut Butter Wraps
I love the tartness of the apple with the crunch of the granola Cereal. The amounts of all the ingredients can be adjusted for personal preference.
15 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 4
4 (7-8 inch) flour tortillas
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 cup chopped granny smith apple
1/4 cup oats & honey granola cereal
Spread peanut butter over each tortilla.
Sprinkle with chopped apple and granola.
Roll up tortillas and cut in half.
Enjoy.
Bacon Dogs
These are very good and so easy to make. This gives oven directions, but they can be put in a crockpot on low until bacon is cooked and sugar is bubbly.
50 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 6 -8 , 14 ounces
1 (14 ounce) package hot dogs, beef cocktail
1 lb bacon, cut in thirds
3/4 cup brown sugar
Preheat 325.
Wrap each wiener with a piece of bacon. Place seam side down on baking sheet.
Sprinkle brown sugar generously and evenly over top.
Bake 40 minutes.
Tailgating Burgers
Here’s a great recipe for a burger to wow the tailgating crowd, or for any gathering of friends/family.the hamburger mixture is made with some ingredients you don’t usually see in the mix. Aged cheddar or a smoked provolone cheese will add the final touch to this new twist on the standard hamburger. Goes great with baked beans, corn, or any of your usual tailgating side dishes.
35 min | 20 min prep
SERVES 6
Burger
2 lbs lean ground beef
1/2 cup crushed potato chip, crumbs
1/2 cup finely diced onion
1 ounce hidden valley original ranch dressing mix
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley optional
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Topping Options
1/3 cup finely diced red bell pepper
sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoons finely minced jalapeno peppers
Pepper Jack cheese
good quality hamburger bun
Heat oil in medium saucepan until hot. Add the diced onions and cook over medium heat until translucent, about 3-5 minutes. Let cool.
Meanwhile, combine ground beef, seasoning mix, parsley, and potato chip crumbs in large bowl. Add cooked onions and mix well. Form into 6 patties.
Grill patties 4-6 minutes per side or until meat is no longer pink in the center, adding slices of cheese the last 2 minutes of grilling.. Put into buns and serve.
Tailgating Red Hot Weiners
Tailgating couldn’t be easier. While waiting for the sauce to cook down, throw the football with your friends and have a few drinks
35 min | 5 min prep
1 package of cocktail weiners
1 (12 ounce) bottle cayenne or hot sauce to taste
1 (12 ounce) bottle beer
1 package cocktail franks (or hot dogs cut into chunks)
Mix all ingredients together and simmer until liquids are reduced to a very thick sauce.
Note: Very Spicy, but addictive!
You will likely need more beer when eating these!
Mountain Dang Drink
a Drink all ages would like!!
Ingredients
Mountain Dew
Tang
3 Parts Mountain dew,1 Part Tang
Directions
Fill glass 3/4ths full of Mountain Dew — No fuller as it will fizz a lot! — Add Tang to taste
Ice is completely optional
Watermelon Lemonade
For this one you can use the watermelon as a pumpkin if you scoop out the pulp for the drinks.
A great drink for hot football season.
Ingredients
1 whole watermellon
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
Directions
slice watermelon into chunks
add watermelon and lemonade concentrate to blender
blend until smooth
strain out seeds and pulp
serve cold
Witch’s Brew Orange Cream Punch
No boiling, no toiling, and no trouble at all….just five minutes to this happy bubbly orange-cream punch. Now that’s magic!!
5 min | 5 min prep
16 1-cup servings
ICE CREAM PUNCH
1 (300 ml) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (regular or low-fat)
1 (1 1/3 liter) can pineapple juice
1 (2 liter) bottle orange soda, chilled
orange sherbet (optional)
In punch bowl, stir together condensed milk and pineapple juice; add orange soda.
Top with sherbet and serve over ice if desired.
Refrigerate leftovers.
TIPS: Orange Pineapple Punch is a grear flavour for any time of year. Top punch bowl with mint leaves or fresh cut orange slices for refreshing taste. Pour leftover punch into ice-cube trays and freeze. Flavored ice-cubes can be chopped in blender. Spoon mixture into ice-cream bowls.
Sewer Water
At first glance, you might gross your guest out a bit, but once they taste it, they’ll ask for it all night. It honestly tastes like a fizzy popsicle in a glass. delicious! For the kids just leave out the Vodka.
2 min | 2 min prep
SERVES 1
2 ounces vodka
5 ounces orange juice
4 ounces Dr. Pepper cola
lemon wedge or lime wedge
Fill a glass with ice.
Pour liquids, in order listed.
A Brief Look at Tailgating
October 8th, 2009
By Cathy Yerges
Tailgating is a time honored tradition that likely dates back to the earliest days of sporting events, though football usually comes to mind first for most people. Nothing amps up the anticipation of an impending matchup between fans’ favorite teams like hours of tailgating partying before the actual sporting event even takes place. It is food, family, friends, fun and socializing on a scale that is utterly incomprehensible to anyone who is not familiar with or a fan of outdoor sporting events.So how did tailgating become such a huge tradition? Well, if you examine the some of the earliest documented historical events, you may find that although modern tailgating most likely has its roots in college football, it may date back to the mid 1800’s – think Civil War. You probably would not think that a war would be anyplace to throw a party, but it appears that is exactly what happened at the Battle of Run in 1861. Supporters of the Union showed up with baskets of food and enthusiastically cheered the soldiers on by shouting, “Go, Big Blue!” This may be a bit disconcerting, but apparently it is a documented historical event.
If you are looking for a more upbeat history of modern tailgating, then another event that comes to mind is the football game between Rutgers and Princeton that took place in 1869. Here was tailgating at its finest – lots of people, food, fun, and friendly rivalry all based out of vehicles of the time, which is how tailgating (wagon tailgate) most likely got its name.
Returning to the present time, tailgating has exploded in growth and has become an integral part of Saturday afternoon and evening college football games. Fans begin to gather in the early morning hours for games that are not set for kickoff until later in the evening. College football game days are an all day event for avid tailgaters. At some schools, tailgating is in a league of its own with many hosting themed tailgating events.
Though a great many people tend to think of college football when they think of tailgating, other major sporting events boast tailgating crowds as well. Professional auto racing, football and baseball sporting events also draw large numbers of these social revelers, as do high school football and soccer events.
So what makes for good tailgating? Well, you only need to ask a few of the participants to get the answer – lots of food, beer, and socializing. Though many tend to stick to normal grilling fare – such as hamburgers, hotdogs, sausages, and chips – some go all out sponsoring catered tailgating events featuring high end cuisine, such as lobster and prime rib. Some of these tailgaters never even enter the stadium, preferring instead to watch the game via satellite television from their comfortable folding sport chairs beneath their tents in the midst of one large tailgating party.
No matter what tailgating event you visit, you will find an array of tents pitched, coolers stocked with soft drinks and beer, comfortable folding chairs, grills of all sizes, lots of food, and families and friends coming together to just forget about the rest of the world and live in the moment. It is no wonder that tailgating has become a tradition that refuses to die.
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How do you mend a broken Jack-o-lantern?
With a pumpkin patch!
Why do jack-o-lanterns have stupid smiles on their faces?
You’d have a stupid smile, too, if you had just had all your brains scooped out!
