Some of you may remember from the last couple of seasons we have been doing a Football Friday morning feature with tailgate recipes to help with your weekend of football fun and frivolity. We have had a great response to these recipes we decided we needed another season. We will be doing a recap of season one and season two leading up to kickoff weekend on August 25th. Needless to say, we hope you find some Tasty Tailgate Treats to use this season.
Tasty Tailgate Treats Season One (2021) Recap
(In alphabetical order)
Appetizers
Appetizers are always a huge hit at tailgate parties. They are quick bites that are easy to eat. I tried to make them as simple as possible or something that you can make a day or two ahead of time. I started with crockpot meatballs, easy and tasty. It is always fun to have a unique appetizer how about three? Obviously, our multiple dips are crossover appetizers. You can never have too many appetizers.
Dips!
Does everyone grab a bag of chips when they head to a tailgate party? Most people do. They are easy, cheap, and help feed the crowd. So you need a large variety of dips for all those chips. Also, how many corn dips do you need for football season? ALL of them! Here is a smattering of Corn Dips, hot and cold. What is your favorite chip and dip combo during the season?
Family Recipes
Last season we kicked off with several recipes submitted by die-hard college football fans. Our first recipe was my very own Coach Kate’s Kickoff Chili. It is great for large crowds. Usually better later in the season when it is a little cooler outside but tasty nonetheless. We also had a loyal Vanderbilt fan submission of Tailgate Crack. This was a sought-after recipe that is a tasty staple on West End. We had Wayne’s Tortellini Salad from a Florida State fan who travels from Nashville to Tallahassee to tailgate for every home game for the last 20 years. This salad would be great for kickoff weekend it is cold and tasty perfect for the heatwave we have been living in this summer. We had the pleasure of getting a recipe submission from football royalty. Vince Lombardi’s grandson John Lombardi sent me a brat recipe that has changed the way I cook brats forever.
Football Shaped Treats
Everyone loves a good football-shaped treat for a tailgate party. We found some great ones last year. So many that we had a two-part series. In the first part, we covered the savory treats. For example, there was a pepperoni football, Pigskins in a blanket, a football cheese ball, and a personal favorite football spinach dip breadsticks. Savory football-shaped treat recipes.
Part two was the sweet treats that looked cute as footballs. Cocoa Krispy Football treats, Game Day Chocolate chip Cheesecake Ball, Touchdown Brownies, Pull apart football cake a.k.a CUPCAKES! All the football sweet treat recipes. And one more sweet treat is the Kahlua Brownie Surprise, which is easy, a little boozy, and fun.
Sliders & Sammies & Snacks
Need to have a meal during a game not just snacks here are some Spinach and Caramelized Onion Sliders to feed your hungry crowd. How about a chicken sandwich with Alabama White Sauce? I had never heard of Alabama White sauce before this recipe but it is now a staple in my fridge. Another meal option is Root Beer BBQ Pulled Pork easy to eat on the go in a Hawaiian Roll with a little cole slaw… YUMMY. A great snack you make any time the week leading up to the tailgate is War Damn Eagle Spicy Pretzels. Who doesn’t love a good spicy treat to help wash the morning beer down? Alabama Crackers is a simple treat that is the perfect snack for all tailgate parties at the game or at home.
Theme Tailgate Treats
Football season is a theme in itself. However, if you are creative enough you can come up with a new theme every week. You cannot skip the Halloween theme treats that you can easily incorporate with your team’s wins or losses depending on how your season is unfolding. There are the Thanksgiving Leftovers tailgate treats, use up those extra leftovers. As well as the prestigious Army/Navy game-themed treats. That one was fun to add a little history as well as recipes.
Wash It All Down
We like any excuse to do a little day drinking and college football offers us that excuse for just a few short months. You can attempt to Drink Like Champions on gameday. You can celebrate with Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss weekly with a variety of Hot Toddy recipes. Once fall hits and leads into winter you have to stay warm at the tailgate parties you will need some Toasty Tailgate Beverages. Don’t fret all of these beverages can be made to be kid friendly.
On The Menu
Next week we will do a recap of season two part one. It will include breakfast egg rolls, sliders, snacks on a stick, bites, and some big-batch (adult) beverages. Enjoy and start getting the gameday menus together!
