Ronald's Saturday Off

One of my favorite television chefs is Alex Guarnaschelli. Alex Guarnaschelli is an executive chef a New York's Butter restaurant, and The Darby restaurant. She has appeared in several television shows such as, Iron Chef, Chopped, All-Star Family Cook Off, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Even though her fame is seen on those shows, she also is the host of her own television show, Alex's Day Off. Basically this blog is similar to her show “Alex’s Day Off”. In fact, since I absolutely love that title, I thought about creating a Saturday blog post in spite of college football season coming up.  During the past three years as a student, my Saturdays have been much devoted to Marching Band. However, this year I am not in Marching Band. I remember the times I had to sell fundraising cards to the fans in the parking lot. When I was walking to different tailgating spots, I was amazed at the different kinds of dishes prepared. With those dishes, it was beyond the ordinary.

So then I thought to myself, what are some great tailgating ideas for those Saturday football games? Perhaps those away game parties, or simply “Bar food” that can be enjoyed when watching the games with a cold beer? Well that’s what this new Saturday Blog series is all about.  Each Saturday, I will roll out a new blog that will feature recipes, tailgating experiences, ideas, Pinterest favorites, and all sorts of things.

When it comes to Tailgating, Food is the most important part. When we think of tailgating, we think more of hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken wings, chips and dip, and pigs in a blanket. But with Pinterest, we can find all sorts of new ideas.  I want to go ahead and create some things, but put a little twist to them.

My ideas begin with "Time". Each game, there's always a different time of the day each game begins. Some games will either begin in the morning, afternoon, or the evening. This menu below will feature a mixture of a “Brunch” style menu. For example, recently BK just brought back their Chicken Fries.

A delicious Tailgating menu for an “AFTERNOON” game I thought about, would be centered around a brunch menu. In the next couple weeks, I will feature a menu such as,

            Southern Style-Cajun Chicken fries: A mixture of thin cut all white and dark meat, sliced in fry-like strips, seasoned in a Cajun flour batter. On the side, a signature honey-maple dipping sauce.

            Latin-American Fruit Kabobs (non-grilled): Fruit Kabobs spiced in a chili seasoning.

            Biscuits and Gravy Casserole: A twist on the classic comfort dish of the “sausage, egg, and cheese” casserole. I might throw in the “Apple-Sausage-Cheddar” Bake. Either or, it’s going to be one of these two.

Then when we tailgate, I also think about not only themes depending on time, but sometimes themes depending on the region you live, or perhaps the opponent team. For example, if K-State was going against KU, Chicken would be the main course. If I was at LSU, I would feature a Cajun style tailgate menu, or perhaps a BBQ Bison Burger for those Buffalos.

It’s all about taking comfort tailgating food to a whole new level.

Not only will I feature my recipes, but recipes from people who are wishing to submit and share.

           

I present to you “Ronald’s Saturday Off”