I am honored each year to have friends reach out to me and ask for recipes for the big game. I make torturous posts of my tailgate feast on Facebook and make them to droll all season long, so I'm happy to help out when they need a recipe.
For the “possibly” last Steelers game of the season, I tend
to dive deep into my freezer to see what appetizer-specific ingredients I have
and I make a pretty large spread just in case we don’t make it...
When I first started making tailgate spreads eight-or-so years ago, crescent rolls were a staple item. Imagine any dip you like rolled up and baked into a buttery crescent roll! So good.
I’m lucky to have many good family traditions around the holidays.
I make Thanksgiving for an average of 10 family members.
Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, noodles, sweet potato casserole, corn
casserole, rolls, cranberries, and this year I added...
As much as I love taking appetizers and turning
them into dips, I think I equally love taking meaty sandwiches and turning them
into meatballs.
Before I started working for the United Way, I worked
in TV. One of my very...
I am not a chef. I am a mediocre home cook, but when
it comes to tailgate style food, I’m an expert in putting together minimal
ingredient, less expensive, delicious snacks.
Pittsburgh Steelers football is a tradition in my
family and...
These are actually very simple and a really versatile appetizer. When I first started making these, I made them with cream cheese, crab meat a little bit of shredded mozzarella and some seasoning. I used the imitation crab meat to save on cost. The recipe I’ll share is for jalapeño popper wontons, but I really think there are a lot of different dips you could put in the wonton wrappers and they’re all going to be pretty delicious.
I’m a minimalist when it comes to ingredients. When I make five or six different dishes for tailgate spreads on Sundays, the last thing I want is a counter full of 50 ingredients.
