Ultimate Tailgating and Game Day Guide
America’s Best Tailgating Cities
NFL and college football fans across the country turn tailgating into an over-the-top celebration with enviable food.Here are the best traditions from citiesthat have perfected pre-game festivities—from grilled Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Chicago to "beef on weck" in Buffalo.
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How to Host the Perfect Tailgate
How will you pull off the perfect pre-game party for you and your friends? Don’t fret. It’s easy to throw a parking lot party. Withthese tips from a pro tailgaterand all the recipes below, you’ll have an easy menu and a good game plan for all the action in the parking lot before the real game starts.
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Delicious Tailgating Recipes
Some people get to the stadium early to get pumped up for the game. We get to the stadium early to eat good food.These tailgating recipesinclude smoky, sweetchicken wingsand chef Bobby Flay's over-the-top nacho burgers.
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Fast Game Day Snacks
If you’re invested in the game, you're not going to want to miss a second making snacks in the kitchen. For you, we have super quick snacks that won't take you away from the game for long. From spicy chicken wings to cheese-topped guacamole,here are speedy game day recipes.
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Innovative Game Day Dishes
Let’s venture away from the typical pigs in blankets and bowls of pretzels shall we? Experiment with these tasty, more original snacks. From one-pot sticky chicken wings to bacon-bourbon brownies,here are 22 innovative game day snacks.
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Healthy Game Day Snacks
Just because you are trying to stay healthy doesn't mean you can't enjoy the delicious flavors of game day. From vegetable chili to garlicky oven fries, we havealmost two-dozen healthy game day snacksto satisfy your football food cravings.
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Easy Tailgating Appetizers
As tailgating pro tailgater Ray Lampesays, you should always have something out when people arrive. Sohere are a few of our favorite appetizer recipesthat are perfect for your next tailgate party. From classics like chicken wings to original dishes like stuffed peppers with Thai curry rice and mushrooms, you’re sure to score points with these tailgate appetizers.
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Juicy Game Day Steaks
An ideal tailgating setup is portable and minimal: That means there’s probably no high-tech digital thermometer to tell you when your steak is a perfect medium-rare. But fear not. You can actually tell how done a steak is simply by comparing how it feels to different parts of your hand. Try the trick on one ofthese nine juicy steaksat your next tailgate.
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Grilled Meats That Belong at Your Next Tailgate
Tailgating can mean simply grilling up a few hot dogs and burgers. Or tailgating can mean meat heaven. For those who want to appease the tailgating gods properly,here are eight masterful meaty dishes. And to do any grilled meat justice, follow Rick Bayless’s tips for creating perfect grill marks.
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Vegetables That Deserve Some Love at Your Next Tailgate
后门事件通常被认为是肉。But as long as you have the grill set up and sizzling, you'd should cook some vegetables too. Here,seven filling grilled vegetable dishesthat can compete with the meats on game day.
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Slow Cooker Game Day Recipes
You don’t want to be stuck preparing your food right before the game. Instead, make one ofthese hearty slow-cooker recipesthat can all be thrown together ahead of time and kept warm until you’re ready to eat.
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All the Chicken Wings
Chicken wings are one of our favorite all-American snacks to consume in large quantities. They're fun to eat, and you can make them in so many different ways. From classic Buffalo wings to Michael Symon's spicy Sriracha chicken wings,here are 37 of our best chicken wing recipes.
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Creative Ways to Use Potatos
Enough with the bag of chips. In our opinion, some of the greatest game day snacks find other ways to invovle the humble potato. We've got everything from potato-crust pizza to potato skins with broccoli pesto to warm, gooey pimento cheese fries. Here are11 creative ways to use potatoesfor the ultimate spread on game day.
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Add More Bacon to Game Day
From guacamole to brownies, everything’s better with bacon. That's why we've gotseven indulgent ways to sneak smoky baconinto your favorite game day dishes. You won't be able to resist recipes like maple-glazed peanuts & bacon, bacon-bourbon brownies with pecans and pimento cheese & bacon crostini.
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Ideal Sandwich-and-Beer Pairings
"Beer and tailgating go hand in hand, just like beer and sandwiches do," says Craig Deihl, the charcuterie- and beer-obsessed chef behind Cypress in Charleston. Just in time for tailgaiting season, Deihl has laid outa master plan for pairing beers with meaty sandwicheslike pulled pork, Italian subs and fried chicken.
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Killer Game Day Gumbos
SEC球迷知道秋葵好让恒星footba下降ll fare. But they also know the hardest part about making gumbo is getting the roux just right. Luckily, chef Sean Brock is here to demonstrate perfect technique in a special video. Once you have that skill down, try thesesix incredible gumbosfrom chicken-and-okra gumbo to andouille, crab and oyster gumbo.
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Upgrades for Classic Party Dips
You can eat a plain old artichoke dip or a nutty hummus anytime. This fall, use game days as an opportunity to take your dips to the next level withupgrades like crab and crispy shallots.
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Superfast Fried Game Day Desserts
You'll probably be frying delicious foods like wings and mozzarella sticks during the season. But why stop there? You should fry dessert too! Here areseven crispy, speedy, game day dessertslike fried cinnamon-sugar-ricotta fritters and fried apple pie.
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后挡板饮料Easy
While food is certainly the focus of our tailgating efforts, the drinks are a close second. And so we've got you covered with six incredible cocktails to drink before the game.These game-day appropriate cocktails, from mojito Jell-O shots to beer-based ginger shandies, will go perfectly with your wings, burgers, hotdogs and more.
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SEC Tailgate Traditions
No one knows tailgating like the SEC. Andwe got intel on the top five partiesin the Southeastern Conference—from Jell-O molds of Alabama coach Nick Saban's head to meats from the Mizzou Meat Market.