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Since the Super Bowl is right around the corner, I think it’s time you learn how to pretzel. And, of course, with pretzels comes beer cheese.

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...

Throwing bone-in chicken into a crockpot for the day is a regular occurrence in my house. Not a whole chicken. Just breast or thighs.

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...

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.

My kids don’t eat 75 percent of the food I cook. I made them homemade macaroni & cheese and they took one bite and begged for “easy mac.”

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.

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...

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