Tailgating Recipes

These rich, chewy bar cookies are so easy to make, and so delicious!

No-bake, 5-ingredient peanut butter bars are an easy, decadent dessert.

Chocolate cake with frosting and walnuts that is moist, delicious and easy.

Jumbo breakfast cookies are perfect for grabbing on the way out the door. Feel free to substitute chocolate chips or dried cranberries for the raisins or any combination of the three for a little different twist.

One of my favorite cookie bar recipes.

Homemade chips are golden, crispy and delicious, and they smell heavenly!

Ground beef, sausage, beans, and tons of spice make a real crowd-pleaser.

Rich, chewy brownie with chocolate chips on top.

A very simple and easy marinade that makes your shrimp so yummy you don't even need cocktail sauce! Don't let the cayenne pepper scare you, you don't even taste it. My 2 and 4 year-olds love it and eat more shrimp than their parents! It is also a big hit with company, and easy to prepare. I make this with frozen or fresh shrimp and use my indoor electric grill if the weather is not good for outside grilling. Try it with a salad, baked potato, and garlic bread. You will not be disappointed!!!

These are wonderful, chewy 'brownies' except that they are made with oatmeal instead of chocolate. Add your favorites (nuts, chocolate chips, chocolate candies, toffee chips) and create a truly delicious snack.

Hearty chili made in a slow cooker is an easy recipe for weeknight dinners.

This is the only way to cook bratwurst in Wisconsin. The brats are incredibly tasty! If you can get fresh bratwurst from a sausage shop, do it... it is worth the extra cost. Serve with brown mustard on substantial hoagie rolls, never on hot dog buns. Mustard is important and must always be stone ground. Add warm sauerkraut and ketchup, if you like. Chow down! Think about those Wisconsin summers! Listen to some polka!

Cheap and easy to make. Kids love them. Any berry can be used.

These grilled chicken wings with a spicy butter sauce are sure to be a hit!

Roasted corn on the cob with Parmesan cheese and mayonnaise.

A spicy dip that tastes just like hot chicken wings, but without the mess.

Jalapenos are stuffed with cream cheese, wrapped with bacon, and barbecued on the grill.

Can be made on the stove or in the slow cooker. It's quick, easy and so good.

A sweet, spicy wing recipe that is amazing on the grill! This is a Detroit recipe, so enjoy!

My way of making pulled pork is simple: slow cooker, 1 can of beer, a 5 to 6 pound pork butt, seasonings, and a bottle of barbecue sauce. My beer choice is Shiner Bock®. My seasoning choices are salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. My barbecue sauce choice is Sweet Baby Ray's®. Just put it in a slow cooker before you go to bed and when you wake up the magic has happened. See for yourself. This recipe is perfect for a party, and you can even prepare 2 and feed around 30 people. Serve on onion or hamburger buns.

Best poppers you'll have off your grill! Any left over cheese mixture makes a good spread for crackers while you're waiting.

This is an easy recipe for ribs which won't be tough, like smoked ribs, or fall off the bone, like braised ribs. These ribs are done the right way, and I've never had better ribs than this.

Miss the tarheel tradition of a pig pickin'? Then find yourself a crock pot, a big pork shoulder, some cider vinegar and get cooking! While ground and crushed red pepper will provide the basic heat - go the extra mile and find some Texas Pete (or Trappey's) pepper sauce to bring the taste of Carolina to your kitchen.

Garden veggies with fusilli pasta, Italian Parsley, Genoa salami and creamy Italian dressing makes for a pasta salad that will be a favorite at your next picnic or pot-luck.