Food & Drink

  • Duke v North Carolina

    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 [...]

  • Photo-Grilled Pepper Poppers

    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 [...]

  • Photo-Hoosier Fried Chicken

    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 [...]

  • Photo-Grilled Mini Caprese Pizzas

    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 [...]

  • Photo-Pit Beef Sandwich

    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 [...]

  • Photo-LSU Alabama gumbo

    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 [...]

  • Photo-Cowboy Candy

    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 [...]

  • Photo-Fried Squeaky Cheese

    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 [...]

  • Photo-Beer Battered Wings

    Beer Battered Wings

    The 2011 NFL campaign is winding down with just three more weeks of the regular season to play. This Sunday’s biggest game will occur in Denver where the Tim Tebow-led Broncos host the New England Patriots with their superstar quarterback Tom Brady. Both teams are red-hot, as Denver has won six straight games, and New [...]

  • Photo-Tex Mex Pulled Pork

    Tex-Mex Pulled Pork

    The “Bedlam” series between Oklahoma University Sooners and Oklahoma State University Cowboys is certainly the biggest rivalry in the state, but it has also become one of the better college football match-ups in the Big 12 recently with OSU’s football program on the rise. This Saturday, Dec. 3, the two foes will play in their [...]