Made your Tailgating plans for Ole Miss?

[TerryP]

It's Middle Tennessee State, for goodness sake. On top of that ... and mid day kickoff. To say the least, it's not a full meal kind of day for me.

A cold drink and some chips and dip are going to get me through what's likely to be snooze fest ... but the dip? A feast.

I ran across this a few years ago in downtown Charleston. After trying it a few times, then experimenting a few more times, I've come pretty damn close to what the dish at Hominy Grill.

A couple of "words of warning." You might want to cut down a bit on the Cayenne Pepper ... I tend to like my food spicy. Also, with this type of dip is good to keep it as warm as possible or it'll start to get a little hard. I've got a "triple dipper" I bought off of Amazon a few years ago that's made my Crock Pot. 'Bout $20 I want to say.

Anywho, that said ...

Here's how:

• 1/2 cup of Mayo
• 1/2 cup of Mont Jack
• 1 cup of cheddar ( I use sharp)
• 8oz pack of Cream Cheese
• Cayenne Pepper (I use about a half of a teaspoon ... some use a couple of dashes, your call)
• 2 tablespoons of Chives
• 8-10 slices of bacon .... crumbled up like bacon bits on a salad
• Butter crackers (crushed up.)

Your choice on chips ... I like using tortilla, but that's me.

Oven is set at 350.

Mix the Mayo, cheeses, and chives in a bowl and transfer them to a cooking dish. Toss the crackers on top of that. Cook it for about 15 minutes.

Top of off with the bacon bits when it comes out of the oven and start munching.

I normally will start warming the oven about mid-way through the second quarter and it's going in the oven with a few minutes left in the half. By the time the announcers (that y'all hate so much) start talking it'll be time to crack open a cold beer and you're ready to go.

With Ole Miss next week ... it'll be time to break into some real food.

 

[Bamabww]

That sounds good and easy @TerryP . My wife is a specialist at preparing something on game day. Here's her main course for this gameday.

Mexican Pinto Bean Casserole

1 pound hamburger meat
1 package taco seasoning
1 large onion, diced
1 can pinto beans, drained
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 can yellow whole kernel corn, drained
3 cups Mexican cheese blend
2 packages Mexican cornbread mix

Cook hamburger meat, taco seasoning and onion together. Drain. Pour into a large baking dish, add drained pinto beans, drained corn and undrained Rotel tomatoes. Add 3 cups cheese and mix all together.

Mix Mexican cornbread according to directions on the package. Pour on top and bake until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Preheat the oven to the cornbread recommended temperature and cooked according to the cornbread directions.

Serve with sour cream.

 

[TerryP]

@Bamabww The guy that lives across the street is a big WVU fan. His wife...Moulton area by the way....has a pretty good size TV hung in his garage (single car.) He's got a pretty nice little Heineken tap on one side. Convenient and comfortable around here this time a year.

I say all that to say this ... his wife had a pork and Chorizo dogs last weekend. That was a first for me, but will not be a regret.

 

[doemasters]

Nothing tomorrow for me but maybe next weekend for the late game

 

[Elderfalsedemigod]

I am a food freak so I don't distinguish between games. I just need and excuse

4 racks of ribs on the MES smoker. Doing them with peach and pecan wood combo. Trying a new rub on these that is a combo of homemade smoked chipotle chili powder with a sprinkling of rosemary and sea salt.

2 racks on the charcoal smoker. Doing them with a combo of orange and mesquite wood. Conventional dry rub on these

Making a beer run in a bit

Got a few folks coming over to hang out so we should have plenty to eat and drink.

 

[planomateo]

Post up some pics when you post recipes

 

[TerryP]

What's on your menu for the weekend?

 

[TerryP]

Several years ago one of the Sports Bars here in town order ribs from Dreamland for our Alumni group. That might not seem like a big deal at a glance until you consider they were shipped, overnight, from Tuscaloosa to Charleston.

Don't get me wrong when I say I've had MUCH better ribs than those served by Dreamland. But, at the same time, there's something about the nostalgia aspect.

It's a late kickoff for anyone in state and personally I hate the idea of it being a quarter after nine before the game kicks off here. All that really means is I'll head into work around 1AM instead of the normal 9-10 PM area.

All that said ... I'm headed to meat market Saturday morning to pick up a several slabs.

What thoughts have you given to Saturday's "eatin's?"