Food Ideas
I need some help. I have a friend who invited me to the game with a couple other guys and he's paying for my ticket! YAY! He said he will be picking me up in the morning and I didn't need to worry about anything. I am planning on bringing a cooler of beer, but what could I do tonight in prep for tomorrow with food? In the past we always made sandwiches(BORING), but I want to do something a little nicer for him and the crew since this is all on his dime. Any suggestions? Keep within small budget.
Thanks in advance for the input.
I hope this was diary worthy.
September 4th, 2009 at 10:02 AM ^
Thanks Willywill. Those sound awesome!
September 4th, 2009 at 10:13 AM ^
No problem! My girlfriend makes them and they're awesome. I prefer the buffalo chicken dip to the mississippi sin myself, but both are good. If you love wings, it'll taste just like them.
Let me know how it goes!
September 4th, 2009 at 12:34 PM ^
Buffalo Chicken Dip is fantastic and I don't like half the things that go into it.
September 4th, 2009 at 10:04 AM ^
I love the RIBS! And other stuff so sloppy you can lick yourself off to satisfy any vestiges of hunger that crop up during the game.
September 4th, 2009 at 10:10 AM ^
queso dip or cheesy potatoes. oh cheesy potatoes..
September 4th, 2009 at 10:18 AM ^
Backed beans are easy, get like 3 of the big cans of Bush's or whoever's beans and one of the large aluminum foil trays along with an onion a half pound of bacon and your favorite BBQ sauce from the grocery store.
In a large pot Brown half a pound of bacon, chop up an onion and throw it in on top after 2 mins or so. When the onions are soft throw in the beans. Taste it after a while and add some BBQ sauce if you want ( I recommend famous dave's chipotle (like a 1/4 -1/2 cup to taste)). Just let it all simmer for a while and stir every so often. Just before your ready to leave dump the beans in the aluminum tray and cover with tinfoil. You can also bake them in the foil tray if that is more convenient.
Every time I have made these, everyone has loved them. There easy, cheap and unsophisticated, perfect for a tailgate. :)
September 4th, 2009 at 10:21 AM ^
My mother in law makes a form of these with hamburger and three styles of beans. Some vinigar, sugar, etc. Its like a meal in a pan. It might be a long 3 hour drive back though with beans.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:04 PM ^
meh, just put the windows down in the car :)
September 4th, 2009 at 11:07 AM ^
Gratuitous quantities of enormously large portions of meat
September 4th, 2009 at 11:35 AM ^
+1 for the growth of superlatives from the subject to the body.
Gratuitous > Massive
Enormous > Huge
I love it. I'd +2 you if I could, to mirror the effect.
September 4th, 2009 at 11:08 AM ^
Grilled Jerk Chicken Wings
http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Grilled-Jerk-Chicken-Wings
September 4th, 2009 at 11:44 AM ^
If you're not sure about cooking, and you happen to see a Schwan's man driving around anywhere, run him down and pick up a few things from his truck. Some of it (like buffalo chicken dip, breaded cheddar nuggets (if you've got a deep fryer, and what not), are excellent gameday stuff.
September 4th, 2009 at 11:55 AM ^
Any of you who live in the Royal Oak/Huntington Woods area can attest that Holiday Market makes the best sausage in Metro Detroit and usually makes about 15 to 20 types.
Let the commentary ensue......
September 4th, 2009 at 12:19 PM ^
get a few pounds of jalapenos, slice them down the side, spoon out all of the seeds (or leave a few in, if you like that), fill hollowed peppers with cream cheese, wrap stuffed peppers with bacon, hold bacon with toothpick, then grill the entire package until bacon is done or you can't wait anymore due to the smell.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:21 PM ^
http://www.tailgating.com/Recipes/hocakes.htm
Nothing like a good ho in da mornin'.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:39 PM ^
Schnitzels
September 4th, 2009 at 1:09 PM ^
Just get some of your favorite brats, and soak them in your favorite beer over night. Keep them in the cooler until the last possible minute so that the brat soaks up the flavor. You will love it. Also, if you have a grill with the side burner you can create a warm beer bath for the brats after you grill them.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:00 PM ^
We are not tailgating ourselves so all of the grilling ideas will not work....but maybe for the future. I think I will be going with the first two ideas as dips! Thanks again and GO BLUE!
October 6th, 2009 at 2:37 PM ^
best thing you can give a tailgate fan (i got two as a gift from a guy i invited to hang with us pre-game) is a shotstick... they'll remember you at every game.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:30 PM ^
Another thing you can pre-make is banana bread (pref. with chocolate chips). Then all you need to bring is a knife. Really good portable sweet thing.