{"id":10226,"date":"2011-11-11T00:05:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T05:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=10226"},"modified":"2011-11-14T11:44:34","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T16:44:34","slug":"a-tailgating-tip-trio-and-takeaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/11\/a-tailgating-tip-trio-and-takeaway\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tailgating Tip Trio and Takeaway"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve partnered up with Bush’s Beans<\/a> again to talk about tailgating tips and give you a little takeaway, too! It’s right in the middle of football season, so let’s get our tailgate on!<\/em>
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\nIf you’re a football fan and live in the vicinity of an NFL or NCAA stadium, chances are good you may have at least seen fans tailgating, even if you didn’t partake yourself. If you didn’t partake, well, let me tell you, you’re missing out.
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As the wife of a Gamecock<\/a>, I promise you that good times can be had at a tailgate. (And tailgating isn’t just for football fans, either. Tailgating the minor league baseball team is perfectly acceptable and even encouraged. Go Saints<\/a>!)
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Not near a stadium? Well, you’re in luck. It turns out you can tailgate in your living room, your backyard, the driveway, wherever you happen to have space for a chair and a plate.<\/p>\n

Tailgating Tips<\/font><\/h2>\n


1. Prepare your food ahead.<\/strong> I’m not necessarily talking about cooking your food ahead, but the prep part only. Pat out burgers and separate them with pieces of parchment. Make foil boats to fill with side dishes, chop any vegetables you need and be sure you have a can opener…
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2. Put together a tailgate kit.<\/strong> We have one of these for camping that can also sub in for tailgating. It contains odds and ends that you will most definitely need when preparing food and eating in the middle of the parking lot (or the wilderness). Include:<\/p>\n