THE TAILGATING COOKBOOK NEW! RECIPES FOR THE BIG GAME 

RECIPES FOR THE BIG GAME!

Up for auction today is a cookbook entitled “The Tailgating Cookbook” by Bob Sloan. It’s soft-cover and copyrighted 2005. Here’s the introduction found on the inside of the cookbook:

          Back in the Good Old Days, most fans walked or took public transportation to the stadium. If they met for a beer before the game, they didn’t call it tailgating. They called it “Hey, I’ll meet you for a beer before the game.” This took place at dingy bars in the shadow of the stadium—places with names like the Goal Post or the End Zone or Ralph’s Stadium Tavern. The food, such as it was, might be a bag of chips, or a pickled pig’s knuckle, or one of those eggs floating in a jar behind the bar that looked like a science experiment gone very, very bad. Later, during the game, there would be soggy hot dogs and stale peanuts at the park.

          But one day all that changed.

          Ah, to have been there at the moment of inspiration for the first tailgate party. It must have been a strange and mysterious vision, because the man pictured himself and his family and friends all dressed in the same color, arriving at the stadium hours before game time, lugging coolers full of food, pounds of bulky equipment, and bags of dripping ice to set up a party that could have been held so much more easily and comfortably in the backyard. What inspired him? Was it a voice, mysteriously calling to him from the parking lot? If you grill it, they will come. When he described to his wife what they were about to do, did she try to mask her concern behind a voice of reason? “Let’s just eat here at home, Honey. Cooking the food—serving it—is so much easier. The bathroom is so much closer. And we have electricity!” But the voice, so clear in his head, called to him again, and he would answer her, “No, we won’t eat at home. We will go to the parking lot and there we will set up a table and a barbecue grill and, dressed in our team colors, we will fill the air with the rich aroma of cooking meats. And soon other will be sure to join us. If we grill it, they will come!”

          And come they did. By the millions. Once an anomaly confined to die-hard fans of college football, tailgating has become a routine sight at sporting events on every level, from the Little League World Series to the Super Bowl. Arena parking lots around the country are home to gatherings of all sizes serving every kind of food and drink. And those nontailgaters passing by, who, sadly, have come to the stadium only to watch the game, are quickly filled with envy when they see the platters of food. Many of them become instant converts, and at the very next home game they are out in the parking lot tailgating themselves.

          Tailgate parties come in every size and shape. They can be as small as two buddies chowing down on homemade hoagies—along with a cooler of cold beer. They can be a van of happy fans scarfing homemade salsa and guac while cooking burgers or brats or chicken kabobs on a hibachi—along with a cooler of cold beer. Or they can be several generations of friends and family who have set up a field kitchen that would be the envy of many three-star New York restaurants and a network of tables laden with platters of meats, side dishes, and desserts—along with several coolers of cold beer.

          Your tailgate party will no doubt fall somewhere along this continuum. And this book will provide you with what you need to know to devise a tailgating game plan and then execute it flawlessly. Here’s a list of the recipes found on the inside of the cookbook:

Appetizers

Salsa Cruda

Roasted Salsa

Mango Salsa

Guacamole

Chex Mix and Wasabi Peas

Pecan Cheese Wafers

Black-Eyed Pea and Velveeta Dip

Black Bean and Smoked Cheddar Dip

Cajun Wings

Grilled Tailgate Buffalo Wings

Deviled Eggs

Classic Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce

Lobster Rolls

Pan-Seared Shrimp “Ceviche”

Chicken and Sausage Quesadillas

Chicken and Chorizo Empanadas

Korean-Style Spareribs

Grilled Shrimp Tacos

Beef Satay

Tuna with Sweet and Spicy Sauce

Beef and Lamb

Grilled Porterhouse Steak

Flank Steak with Chipotle Sauce

Chili-Rubbed Rib Eyes

Red Wine Rib Eyes with Mixed Pepper Salsa

Spicy Skirt Steak

Filet Mignon Sandwiches

Meatball Grinders

Barbecued Short Ribs

Grilled Leg of Lamb Jamaican Style

Grilled Lamb Chops

Pork

Grilled Pork Tacos

Grilled Pork Tenderloins with Maple Mustard Glaze

Grilled Herb-Crusted Pork Steaks

Boneless Pork Chops with Chili Citrus Crust

Grilled Peach-Glazed Ham Steaks

Southwestern-Style Baby Back Ribs

Smoked Spareribs

Cuban Sandwiches

Chicken and Gator

Teriyaki Chicken Cutlets

Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches

Grilled Chicken Thighs in Adobo Sauce

Gator Steaks

Fish and Vegetables

Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Goat Cheese

Red Snapper with Potatoes and Spinach in Foil

Smoked Side of Salmon

Wasabi-Glazed Grilled Salmon

Blackened Swordfish

Grilled Shrimp

Soft-Shell Crabs

Crab Cakes with Lime Dressing

Burgers and Brats

The Basic Burger

Taco Burgers

Lamb, Spinach, and Mozzarella Burgers

Salmon Burgers

Brats Lambeau Style

Smoked Brat and Sauerkraut Packets

Hail Marys: Chili and Stew

Chili Simpatico

Chili Con Todo

Cincinnati Bengal Chili

Venison Chili

Beef Stew

Burgoo

Shrimp and Chicken Jambalaya

Tailgate Gumbo

Island Stew

Booyah

Mexican Wedding Seafood Stew

Kabob’s Your Uncle

Curried Beef Kabobs

Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs

Southwestern Chicken Kabobs

Jerk Chicken Kabobs

Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Kabobs

Italian Sausage and Fennel Kabobs

Sea Scallop and Bacon Kabobs

Put Me In, Coach! Ready-to-Serve Entrees

Oven-Barbecued Brisket

Orzo with Artichokes and Shrimp

The Big Sandwich

The Hoagie

Fried Chicken

Rotisserie Chicken Salad

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Cajun Meat Loaf Sandwiches

Sides

Red Beans and Rice

Corn and Black Bean Salad

Grilled Corn

Couscous Salad

Mediterranean-Style Potato Salad

Craig’s Potato Packets

Coconut Rice with Mangoes and Black Beans

Wild Rice Salad with Dried Cranberries

Grilled Ratatouille

Cape Cod Coleslaw

Green Beans with Horseradish Sauce

Tuscan Vegetable Packets

Grilled Asparagus

Cowboy Beans

Bulldog Broccoli Salad

Pam’s Artichoke Rice Salad

Spicy Carrot Salad

Ham and Cheddar Cheese Biscuits

Fake-caccia

Garlic Bread

Sweet and Spicy Corn Muffins

Desserts

Chocolate Pudding

Peach and Blueberry “I Forgot Dessert” Bread Pudding

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Almond Biscotti

Key Lime Pie

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Brownies

Too Easy Chocolate Cake

Ideal Chocolate Cake

Lemon-Poppyseed Pound Cake with Burnt Butter Frosting

Drinks

Cherry Limeade

Ginger Lemonade

Hot Chocolate

Hot Mulled Cider

Mojito

Frozen Strawberry-Mango Daiquiris

Sprightly Sangria

Long Island Iced Tea

Rum Iced Tea

Fuzzy Navels

Beer

Fourth of July Parade

Cherry Capital Cocktail

Oven-Fried Chicken Drumsticks

All-American Potato Salad with Bacon

Cucumber Salad

Cherry Pie

Wake Up and Smell the Tailgating: A Breakfast Menu

Bloody Marys

Smoked Whitefish Spread

Mexican Frittata

Sausage Balls

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

A Tailgate Thanksgiving

Grilled Turkey Fillets

Sausage and Apple Stuffing

Cranberry Sauce

Baked Potato and Onion

Apple Crisp

Football Style

Pigskin Mexican Dip

Chocolate Shortbread Football Cookies

Team Cake

The cookbook is new. The cover shows some very slight shelf-wear. There’s also a black remainder mark on the book’s head.

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