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    Home » Appetizers

    The Ultimate Tailgate Food Guide

    Published: Aug 30, 2013 · Modified: May 25, 2021 by thekitchenprep · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    If you've popped in from time to time since last year, you may remember a little series I put together called "Tailgate Thursday". It was created out of my love for Fall, football season, fashion, and tailgate food {And cocktails. Let's not leave out the cocktails.}

    Every Thursday {or, um, Friday. Or following Monday. Things got busy, ok?}, I'd feature one SEC college football team and create a few recipes fitting for a themed tailgate. My friends Carla & Liz helped me out with the cocktail creations and fashionable game day gear.

    It was one of my first "big" blogging projects, meaning it was one of the first times I made a commitment to post on a specific day of the week and work with other bloggers. It was also one of the first times I thought, "Man, this whole blogging thing can be exhausting!"

    Guess what happened about half way through my series? I totes ran out of steam.

    As a result, I barely cranked out 5 more Thursday posts... and never got around to sharing the 12th and last post of the series, which happened to be dedicated to my beloved Gators!

    The shame.

    I still have that post in my drafts and I'm putting a few final touches on it so I can finally give it all the fanfare it deserves because...

    COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS BACK!!!

    I have no idea why I'm so jazzed about every Saturday for the next 12 weeks being pretty much shot of any chance at productivity. Or about exceeding our monthly entertainment budget throughout Fall {because you can't go watch a football game without buying beer and/or wings}. 
    Despite the many hours that will be spent not doing things I should be doing, I love it just the same. 🙂

    You know I couldn't let you start college football season without some tailgate goodies... so I've put together a comprehensive list of recipes {organized by team, of course!} to ensure you "kick off" the season deliciously! {Just click the name of the school to head over to the post containing the recipes!}

    And for my Gator friends... I promise I'll be sharing that post from the archives very soon!

    Happy Football Season, friends!

    {And GO GATORS!}

    Alabama
    - Crimson Cooler
    - Shrimp & Grits Bites
    - "Roll Tide" Elephant Ears

    Auburn
    - Eye of the Tiger Cocktail
    - Blueberry-Glazed Crock Pot Ribs
    - Auburn Orange Blondies

    Tennessee
    - Tennessee Rose Cocktail
    - "Smokey Got" Sauced Pulled Chicken Sliders
    - Rocky Top Bites

    Kentucky
    - The Tipsy Wildcat Cocktail
    - Kentucky Hot Brown Dip
    - Boozy Bourbon Mini-Bundts

    Arkansas
    - The Woo-Woo Pig Cocktail
    - Hog Hugged Sweet Potato Wedges with Honey-Scallion Dipping Sauce
    - Piggy Print Cookies

    LSU
    - Purple Tiger Dream Cocktail
    - Cajun Tater Bites
    - Tiger Butter Candy

    South Carolina
    - Garnet Kamikaze Cocktail
    - Cocky Pockets
    - Sweet Tea Cookies

    Georgia
    - The Georgia Bulldog Cocktail
    - Georgia Caviar
    - Bourbon-Peach Turnovers

    Ole Miss
    - 'Sippi Sipper Cocktail
    - Rebel Raspberry Wings
    - Mississippi Mud Dip

    FSU
    - The MimOsceola Cocktail
    - PB&J Breakfast Rolls
    - Dill & Cheese Beer Bread

    Florida
    - Orange & Blueberry Cake
    - More Florida recipes coming soon!! 😉

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    1. Charles Lascelles says

      September 07, 2013 at 5:51 am

      Ahh yummy dishes... what a
      healthy food guide are you presented... Love your all dishes and wanna to have it.

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