Food & Drink
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Tony Stewart Smokes Shrimp
The NASCAR season starts its engines Sunday for the Daytona 500. All drivers will be chasing defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony “Smoke” Stewart. Below is an outstanding, yet simple recipe from the three-time points champion nicknamed “Smoke” among his wide throng of fans. This recipe called Smoke’s Shrimp makes 4-to-6 servings. Enjoy the racing [...]
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Beer-Battered Potato Wedges
Are you looking to bust out that deep fryer? Do you have some leftover beer from football season. If you answered yes to these two questions, try out this tremendous recipe for the perfect tailgate appetizer below. And when you eat them, you can repeat the only funny line in Caddyshack II: “Did you ever [...]
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Tailgate Party Spread
The biggest rivalry in men’s college basketball takes place on Wednesday night when the Duke University Blue Devils visit the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. With campuses separated by just eight miles, these two basketball powerhouses have combined for nine national championships and 33 Final Four appearances. The rivalry began in 1920 and Wednesday [...]
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Grilled Pepper Poppers
The big game is nearly here, as what should be a very exciting Super Bowl XLVI takes place Sunday in Indianapolis. To kick off your game-watching party in style, try out this tasty appetizer that includes many fan favorites such as bacon, provolone, cream cheese and sour cream. The recipe is pretty simple to make [...]
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Hoosier Fried Chicken
Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis is still nearly two weeks away, but it’s never too early to start preparing for the Big Game. This week we take a look at a recipe for a true Indiana state delicacy, Hoosier Fried Chicken. The total cook time in a cast-iron skillet for this recipe is about 45 [...]
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Grilled Mini Pizzas
NFL Championship week is here, and just four teams remain in the hunt to become Super Bowl champions. The San Francisco 49ers played in the most thrilling game this past weekend, beating the New Orleans Saints on a touchdown with nine seconds left in regulation. The 49ers now host the New York Giants on Sunday [...]
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Recipe: Baltimore Pit Beef Sandwich
The NFL playoff season is in full swing with just eight teams remaining. One of the four games on this weekend’s schedule features Sunday’s matchup of the Houston Texans visiting the Baltimore Ravens, who had a 12-4 record this year. When you think of Baltimore cuisine, you think of seafood, mainly crab cakes. But the [...]
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LSU-Alabama Gumbo
LSU and Alabama will meet in New Orleans on Monday for the BCS National Championship. But a champion has already been crowned. When these SEC foes met earlier this year on Nov. 5 in Tuscaloosa, a 9-6 overtime win for LSU, a Tailgate Cook-off competition was held outside of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Thousands of fans applied [...]
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Cowboy Candy
The biggest game in the final week of the NFL season pits the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants on New Year’s Day night. The winner of this game wins the NFC East division and moves onto the playoffs. The loser goes home and hears all about what a bunch of chokers they are. No [...]
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Recipe: Fried Squeaky Cheese
The story of the 2011 NFL season has been the Green Bay Packers. Before losing at Kansas City last week, the defending Super Bowl Champions began the season 13-0 behind the outstanding play of their quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay is one win away from clinching home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, and will go [...]
