The 'How to Cook' Blog

One of my favorite ways to cook a whole chicken is to grill it on the BBQ. That’s right! It’s also one of my very favorite tailgating recipes. This particular “pop can” chicken recipe is actually a take on my Texas Tailgating Beer Can Chicken Recipe with some tweaked seasonings for a different version. BBQing chicken like this is something I enjoy doing quite often. Then, if you don’t eat  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… We are making Ginger Beer – of course it’s alcoholic for SuperBowl! Easy recipe, delicious stuff…You must try this, especially if you’re drinking a “sub-par”, cheapish beer while you tailgate! Perfect, even if you’re just looking for a bit of a change. Yum! Type: Alcoholic Drink Recipe Serve With: Candied Ginger Prep Time: 2 minutes  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl today… I have eight beautiful New Zealand lamb loin chops looking at me in my freezer and for some reason, I just can’t get them out of my head for a fabulous, upscale SuperBowl tailgating dish! In my head secretly, I’ve been wanting to grill these bad boys with the amazingly scented lavender leaves I harvested  [ Read More ]

This is Day Eight of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl! That’s right! We love football and we especially love the tailgating food we get to create and eat for this special game. We are still doing well and eating deliciously on day 8 of our grocery shopping strike. We are doing “upscale” SuperBowl treats. For brunch we had creamed scrambled eggs on top of toasted Italian  [ Read More ]

This is Day Seven of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! It’s also SuperBowl tomorrow… One of my favorite things my mother makes every now and again is her Ginger Syrup. What I love to do with it is add it to my beer for a fabulous flavor! That’s exactly what we are doing for SuperBowl… We created a batch of this syrup and will use it in our Honey  [ Read More ]

Kids are back to school, it’s cooling off outside (unless you’re in Dallas…LOL), and it’s football season. That’s for certain. Now’s the time to get outside and enjoy that lovely weather on your patio and grill out. You can have fun tailgating at home enjoying the Major League Baseball Games, NFL or College football by trying that Texas Tailgating Beer Can Chicken I’ve told you about, but you’ll want a  [ Read More ]

This basic recipe can be used for beef burgers or even chicken burgers! Tasty, simple, easy and enhances the flavor of the meat! Delicious!!! ~ Kimberly Edwards Type: Main Dish Serve With: A fresh, crisp side salad Prep Time: 7 min Cook Time: 14 min Yield: 4 burgers Ingredients:

Exclusively for Cooking With Kimberly, this is an amazing tailgating recipe for Kenney’s Superbowl Nacho Dip. Great for any sporing event! It’s easy and you’ll love it… Check out this fun video: Instead of making nachos, we

I must admit, when tailgating days come around, I’m happy to let Kenney cook! I love “manly-man” food and he always has something flavorful, usually Tex-Mex in nature that’s fantastic! However, if no one else “mans up”, then I’m cooking it up too! Find out what we’re eating today for SuperBowl XLIII: I’m most excited about the

The final round of NFL Playoffs is today. There are 2 games – one at 3:00 pm EST, and one at 6:30 pm EST. Well, if you’re a football fan, I know you must LOVE tailgating too… Now, tailgating doesn’t just mean those of us out at the football stadium, camping out to enjoy amazing food… No, not at all… You’re a tailgater if you make special football appetizers and  [ Read More ]