Weekend Suggestion

This weekend, the funniest man in our opinion, Frank Caliendo is going to be in Atlantic City. Go see him! His impressions are second to none.

As far as tailgating, just go to eat in one of the most amazing casinos. The food is great, and it is fun. Please, anyone who is going to be there, tell us about great the show is.

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Tailgating Stories from You the Readers

This was e-mailed to us from Chris from Villanova who talks about his Villanova basketball. And while there is no mention of a tailgate, it is a great story that had to be shared.

I am a freshman at Villanova and we are finishing up the regular season of basketball. This is my first year going to these games and I already have some amazing memories about my times here. I am looking forward to the next three seasons but something happened about a month ago that I will remember for the rest of my life.

January 28th, 2009 we played Pitt. And yes, this was a huge game for both teams in a great conference that we are in. But, this Big East win for us was made more special because of the place it was played. As a Nova fan, we know that we play games at home in a few places. Most of the time, we are at our campus but at times we go the Wachovia Center. However, this night we went to the Spectrum and had the honor of playing the final college game in the buildings long history. I was honored to be there and I will never forget the way those walls felt that night. Go Cats!!!

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Tailgating News for Tuesday February 24th

Sports: He's bacccccccccccccck. Read here about juniors return to Emerald City from Komo News. Also, read about other big names in baseball being linked to steroids from Newsday.

Food: Read this about a South Beach diet food festivle from the Miami Herald. And of course, read this for still more news about peanuts from the the Herald Standard

Tailgating: Read this from AZRedReport.com amazing story about a true tailgater who just finished up the trip of a lifetime.

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Tailgate Recipe of the Week

This weeks recipe comes from All Recipes

Creamy Chicken Vegetable Chowder

INGREDIENTS:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 red bell pepper, diced
3 potatoes, diced
3 carrots, diced
2 quarts chicken broth
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - chopped
1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1/2 pound processed cheese food, shredded
1 (16 ounce) package frozen green beans
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS
-Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion, garlic, and red bell pepper; cook until tender. Mix in potatoes, carrots, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes.
-Stir chicken into the pot. Season soup with ranch dressing mix, crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper. Stir in processed cheese until melted. Mix in green beans just before making the roux.
-Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and stir in flour to form a thick, golden brown roux. Mix into the soup to thicken. Continue cooking 5 minutes.

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Weekend Suggestion

Looking for a laugh this weekend. Go see The Daily Shows Rob Riggle at the TLA. His show is Friday February 20th at 9:00PM. Opening for him will be Adam Lowitt.

The TLA is on South St and parking is almost impossible so a big tailgate is going to be really hard to come by. We suggest getting some cheese steaks at Jim's on South St and finding a curb and enjoying.

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Tailgating Stories from You the Readers

This was e-mailed to us from Seth from Bensalem who talks about his Penn State football tailgates.

It was 2004, and I was a freshman at Penn State University. I have waited my entire life to a Nitty Lion. My Dad went there, his Dad went there, and his Dad went there. Being fourth generation Penn State is a lot of pressure, especially when it comes to making a memorable tailgate for the first home football game of the season.

So, what I did was make the favorite dishes of the three generations that taught me how to tailgate Penn State style. My Great-Grandfather loved shrimp with his special cocktail sauce, so that was our appetizer. My Grandfather loved steak and potato's, so that was our main course. My Dad loved Blowines, which are blue brownies in honor of Penn State. So, I made that for dessert. It was the best tailgate I ever put together and they were all proud and honored. I loved being able to share it with the three of them.

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Tailgating News for Tuesday February 17th

Sports: We all know A-Rod did it, but read what happens when players make honest mistakes from Phillies.com. Also read this story about an honor for Bill Russell, one of the best basketball players of all time from The Seattle Post Intelligencer.

Food: It just won't go away, read this story about what is going on the peanut world from The Washington Post. Also, read this about a salmonella outbreak in Georiga from the AP.

Tailgating: Not everyone is a fan of tailgating as you can see by reading this from KVUE in Texas. Also, read this about how Superbowl Champion Steelers fan's are taking tailgating to a new level.
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Tailgate Recipe of the Week

This weeks tailgate recipe comes from Tailgating.com

Burger Bacon Dogs

Ingredients:

1 pound of hamburger

1 pound of thin sliced bacon

8 hot dogs

4 slices of cheese(split the slices of cheese in half)

1 egg

16 toothpicks

Tin Foil Wrap

Directions:

Combined hamburger, egg and your spices/seasonings to taste and form 8 hamburger patties.
Spread out your bacon with every two slices being about 2 " apart.
Slice each hot dog from end to end, NOT completely through, maybe half through the thickness of the dog and insert one half slice of the cheese into each dog.
Place the dog on one end of the hamburger patty and carefully roll the dog while wrapping it with the patty.
Place this carefully at the ends of your bacon, which should be spaced 2 " apart....(2 slices of bacon per burger-dog), carefully roll and wrap the bacon. Secure bacon to each burger-dog with two toothpicks.

NOTE: Leave each toothpick exposed on one side or the other in order to remove them after cooking.
Wrap your burger-dogs with tin foil and place on grill over medium heat, but do not place directly over flame. Cook for half-hour and then CAREFULLY remove foil from burger-dogs
Place burger dogs back onto grill for browning.
Serve with any condiments by itself or on a large Hoagie Roll

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Weekend Suggestion

Got some free time on Valentines Day this year? If so, take a ride to the Electric Factory and enjoy a concert from the great Ben Folds. The show starts at 8:30 and will also feature the Miniature Tigers.

There isn't much space around the Electric Factory for a big tailgate, but we recommend a small grill and some chicken for a nice meal before a great concert. Also, don't forget a case of Red Strip, it is the best concert pregame beer as suggested by you the readers.

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Tailgating Stories from You the Readers

This was e-mailed to us from Dan from Cherry Hill who went to his first Pro Bowl.

It was 80 degrees all four days. I went with my college roommate I haven't seen since we graduated from Temple five years ago. We both had never been to Hawaii and thought it would be a good idea to give it a shot.

Our tailgate before the game was awesome. We made deep fried Turkey and some other sides. What was more special than that was the drinks we had. We drank a local beer called Hula that was made for us by the person who owned the hotel we stayed in. My roommate and I are looking forward to doing this again next year.

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Tailgating News for Tuesday February 8th

Sports: Click here for a little soccer update from the New York Times. Click here for some an opinion about the Superbowl Champs Steelers from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Click here for a Jerry Lucas update from the Seattle Times. Click here for an update on World Series Champion first basemen Ryan Howard from the AP.

Food: Click here for a word from the Minnesota Star Tribune about some of the holes in food saftey. Click here for a word from the Chicago Sun Times about Wal-Mart trying to expand in the city.

Tailgating: Click here for a great idea for a bacon dessert from Tailgating Times. Click here to see the winner of a tailgate recipe contest from Epicurious.com

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Tailgating Recipe of the Week

This weeks tailgate recipe comes from Alans Kitchen

Baja Shrimp In Beer

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

2 - pounds fresh shrimp in the shell

3 - cups beer

1 - clove garlic, chopped

1 - teaspoon salt

1/2 - teaspoon thyme

1 - teaspoon celery seed

1 - tablespoon parsley, minced

2 - dashes Tabasco sauce

2 - teaspoon lemon juice
Butter Sauce

1/4 - cup butter, melted

1/8 - cup Salsa Verde

Directions:

In a kettle at moderate heat, add the shrimp, beer, garlic, salt, thyme, celery seed, parsley, Tabasco sauce, and lemon juice. Mix and bring to a boil. After coming to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 4 minutes or until shrimp are pink. Mix butter and salsa. Drain shrimp and serve with butter sauce on the side.

Picnicking & Tailgating:

There are two ways for this recipe. 1) Heat kettle on the grill and cook normal method. 2) Prepare just before leaving the home and place hot shrimp in thermal container. The butter sauce can be prepared ahead and kept warm until ready to eat.

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Tailgating Stories from You the Readers

This was e-mailed to us from Phil in Mayfair.

I remember my first tailgate as s child with me Dad. We went to a Phillies game on a cool August night when the Phillies were playing the then Montreal Expos. I think it was Vald's first year in the MLB. I was 9 at the time and we had stopped to get some sandwiches from Pat's to eat before we headed to the 600 level at The Vet. We ate in the parking lot and played catch for an hour. And while I wasn't the most elaborate tailgate, it is one that I will never forget.






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Recipe of the Week

For this weeks recipe, we look at Kevin Gibons' recipe from tailgating.com. Appropriately, enough, it's called "Eagles Steak"



Ingredients:
2 flank steaks about 2 1/2 lbs.
2/3 cup of soy sauce
1/2 cup McElhenny Pickapeppa sauce or some other brand of sweet slightly hot pepper sauce
1/3 cup Worcestershire Sauce
4 tblsp dry red wine4 tblsp red wine vinegar
2 1/2 tbsp dark brown sugar
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tblsp A1 Steak Sauce




Preparation:

Mix all ingredients [except the steak] into mixing bowl and then pour over the steaks for at least 24 hours but two days would be better. Remove the steaks [but save the marinade] and grill over hot coals till done about 5 minutes a side. Meanwhile bring to a boil and reduce the marinade in a sauce pan by about 1/3. Let the steaks rest 10 mins or so cut on the grain and serve with reduced sauce poured over. We bake potatoes and spoon some of the sauce on these as well.

Tailgate News for Monday Feb 2nd

Tailgating: Read this article from Tampa Bay Online about Tailgating for the Superbowl from here to London. And you can never go wrong with this article about people who love tailgating so much they will do it, even if they don't have a ticket for the game.

Food: Sorry guys, still no peanut butter for your tailgates yet. If you don't believe us, check out this from The USA Today

Sports: Read this to get a little update and former Phillie Bobby Abreu thanks to The New York Times. And read this about Donovan McNabb in The USA today.