First, may I state, that I have been tailgating for years and if it wasn't for the girls' planning, cooking, music and game organizing our tailgates would have sucked. Despite my resentment, I found myself having the same thoughts this past weekend. I know, I'm complex. Or just difficult.
My vegetarian, low fat diet was pitching a roadblock for a small gathering/indoor tailgate my friend, Brandie, was having. I wanted buffalo wings, cheese, clouds (I'll explain later) but I couldn't have it. How could I make football fan-approved snacks within the confines of vegetarianism? Who knows? But I was definitely going to try. Proving people wrong is among my favorite things to do.
Snack food requires dippage. I made guacamole and bought salsa and low fat sour cream. Instead of using greasy tortilla chips I baked my own chips with very little oil and salt. I also baked sweet potato wedges to nibble. On a previous shopping trip I figured pitted dates might come in handy when I needed a sweet fix. So, there they sat in my cabinet next to pecans. Destiny calling. I put a little bit of light cream cheese on the dates to anchor the pecans. There's dessert. They aren't clouds (the most delicious, fluffy, iced-out, high calorie cookies ever) but they were tasty. My friend, Brandie, made a delicious grilled vegetable salad with sherry vinaigrette and herbs.
I told myself all week that I wouldn't have alcohol for a few weeks but watching football and drinking anything other than beer seems like adultery. I caved and bought MGD 64's, they would have to do.
All in all, it was successful. I didn't feel bad about myself after eating a little too much because I figured nothing I consumed would do too much damage to all the hard work I put in during the week. A relevant tailgate menu without "man food." Groundbreaking.
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