Rotel Dip:
There are several versions of the recipe, including using cream cheese, but I like the old standby:
Take a block of Velveeta, add a can of Rotel tomatoes, melt the cheese and mix it all together and a bag of chips and you have you some happy college kids. I like to throw in some Jimmy Dean's hot sausage in mine. Use a chafing dish to keep the dip warm.
Chicken Strips and Nuggets: I swear, ever since McDonalds started fusing those chicken parts together, this has become a tailgate staple. And with all the hormones that the chicken farmers put in the feed, there has been some pleasant side effects. I have never seen so many young ladies with such big bosoms in my life. These things didn't exist during my college days!
Chick fil A is a college kid favorite
Zaxby's can be found in most college towns
Deviled Eggs:
I don't know what it is about these that make them so attractive to tailgaters. September game days are some of the hottest days for a picnic. These things need to be kept cool for fear of food poisoning. I've never seen anyone get sick, must be all of the alcohol being consumed!
Sausage Balls:
Pickup food at its finest!
Like her or not, here is Paula Deen's recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 (1-pound) package ground sausage
- 3 cups baking mix (recommended: Bisquick)
- 4 cups grated sharp Cheddar
- 1/8 tablespoon pepper
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray. Combine all ingredients in a large glass bowl. Mix well with your fingers. The mixture will be very crumbly. Form into 1 inch balls, squeezing the mixture so it holds together, then rolling it between the palms of your hands to form balls. Place the balls on the baking sheet. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. To prevent sticking, move the balls with a spatula halfway through cooking.
Cheese Trays:
Easy, easy, easy. Your grocery store deli, even Wally World, can fix you right up!
Deli Sammaches:
Slice it and dice it and slap it on some bread. Ham, turkey, roast beef, or what ever else suits your fancy. Just give the local Subway shop a holler and they will fix you up!
or, get fancy and make your own. Here are some pretty fancy mini muffaletta's. Careful with the mayonnaise, kinda like those deviled eggs discussed earlier.
Pulled Pork BBQ:
This is one of those things that's so good it will make you want to slap your momma! This is defined as follows:
"When you try some new food that tastes so delicious it makes you wonder "why can't my mom cook this well?". This thought makes you so angry that you feel like slapping your mom for feeding you mediocre food."
Need I say more?
Meatballs:
Anything you can stick a toothpick in is a good thang. If there is one thing that can piss of a southern woman, is a man picking up food with his fingers!
Chicken Salad:
Don't know what it is, but this stuff is good any way you want to serve it. I have figured out the simplest recipe that is quick and easy and everyone seems to love and its just four ingredients:
grocery store rotisserie chicken, cup of diced green grapes, a cup of chopped walnuts, and enough mayonnaise to pull it all together. Most southern ladies wound cringe at the thought of putting "dark meat" in their chicken salad. But hey, ya gotta stretch things today. The rotisserie chicken is already cooked and is usually seasoned up pretty good. Just pull off all of the meat, chop it as fine as you like, and the grapes and walnuts, and mix well. Add enough mayo to pull it all together. I'm not much on sweet pickle or celery, but sometimes minced celery gets in there to please the spousal unit.
Hope I've gotten your taste buds a stirring. Happy tailgating!
2 comments:
Mmmm love it all! i add cayenne to the sausage balls along with Hot Jimmy Dean! Good job Bill!
me Too! but had to tone down the heat for the city slickers!
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