Tailgating

by Peter on May.31, 2010, under thoughts

Well, I survived another successful tailgate. This was the second annual Men’s Day Out tailgate. Last year it was me, my father, and my father-in-law. This year my brother joined us for the fun. I have to admit, I wasn’t as ambitious this year as I was last year, with the menu. Time just kind of seemed to slip by and next thing I knew it, it was Saturday and I hadn’t started any prep for Sunday’s game. This year’s menu was:

Beverages
PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon)
Rhubarb Refreshers (a mix of homemade rhubarb syrup, rums and seltzer)

Food
Chips with Horseradish Dip
Black Bean and Jicama Salad
Macaroni Salad (store bought-I feel so ashamed!!!!)
Bourbon Mustard Marinated Boneless Pork Chops
Onion Buns
Watermelon

Being in store for a hot, sunny day I didn’t want to go overboard on the food and just have tons left over. Just enough to keep us full and satisfied so that we wouldn’t have to spend too much money on the outrageously priced food in the stadium.

Despite having to watch the Brewer’s lose yet again, for which my father-in-law seemed quite happy (he’s a Cubs fan so any time the Brewer’s lose he’s happy!), the 4 of us had a great day watching baseball, drinking a few beer and enjoying the afternoon.

I’ll try to get a few of the recipes up in the next day or so. Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!!!!

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