Talented Tailgaters!
This past summer I had the pleasure of teaching a kids class to two of the cutest kids you’ve ever seen and their dad. When dad told me that the family was having a big get together, we started brainstorming ideas that they could use to feed a crowd. Well, the meal went off without a hitch and everyone was happy. As often happens with my clients, a friendship bloomed an we’ve been in touch several times since July, exchanging recipes and brainstorming for special events. One of those events is chronicled below. So here’s a big shout out and 3 cheers to the Westside Tailgaters 563 and their Kansas State Wildcats ~ may your winning streak continue on the field and at the grill!! You guys rock!
Westside Tailgaters 563 wants to thank Chef Cheryl for our great tailgate recipes. So easy a caveman could do it should be Chef Cheryl’s tag line. The Three Amigos(Adam, Marcus, & Damian “Coach D”), bought groceries night before. We already had done the rosemary potatoes and had some uncooked left over from the previous game. We just added an additional 10 pound bag of the potatoes. We bought 7 1/4 lbs of the flank steak, got the ingredients and mixed and marinated over night. I did score the meat to help the orange juice marinade get further infused into the meat. We sautéed the onions and green peppers the night before, but they were a little on the soft side or a lot on the soft side. People still enjoyed the flavor. My biggest issue was getting people to eat the meat in a pita and with the peppers & onions. The food was so good they would just go after the meat and often did not leave any for others. This is the second week that Chef Cheryl had assisted our tailgate and she again made us look like a geniuses. Constant compliments! Finally, we are not losing all our money. We usually lose money every tailgate and we then get angry with those who don’t contribute the asked donation of $10 for all you can eat and drink…now we not only broke even but even have a little more for seed money to continue one of our favorite past-times! TAILGATING AND CHEERING ON THE STILL UNDEFEATED KANSAS STATE WILDCATS!
That’s Coach D in the white T, front left. : ) 
