Category: Tailgating (Page 4 of 10)

      Quick breakfast frito pie

      November 21, 2011 /

      Don’t tell your cardiologist about this one. Also, don’t tell my doctor, either. But I whipped this up this past weekend and it was too delicious not to share with you. And it’s real easy. It also was the perfect breakfast after I had a few beers Friday night.

      First, take a generous handful of Frito’s and put then in a shallow bowl. Cook 2 slices of bacon in the microwave (or as you would normally cook bacon) for about 2 minutes or until crisp. Cut 3-4 slabs of Velveeta off a hunk and cut that into smaller cubes. Sprinkle over the Fritos and nuke for about 30 seconds. Crumble bacon on top of Frito mixture. Meanwhile, spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and warm over medium heat. Crack an egg (or two) into the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes or until the whites are set and yolk is still runny. Slide egg(s) onto the top of the Frito mixture and sprinkle with hot sauce. Serve with a big glass of OJ or big mug of coffee, and enjoy (trust me, you will!).

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      Product review: Doritos Fiery Fusion

      November 11, 2011 /

      Last year I reviewed the Doritos Burn flavored super-spicy tortilla chips on the Bullz-Eye blog. I haven’t seen those lately, but yesterday I was stopped in my tracks (as Mrs. Mikey will attest, snack foods have this effect on me) by a new flavor of Doritos–Fiery Fusion “Sizzlin’ Cayenne & Cheese” chips. Just like the Burn chips, these are wicked spicy–not wimpy spicy like many snack foods tend to be. And while there is a distinct cayenne pepper zing and tangy flavor, these chips have even more taste with a bold cheesy flavor courtesy of buttermilk, cheddar and sour cream solids. That’s the technical term, but it tastes like Nacho Cheese Doritos that are, well, wicked spicy. And overall, they are also wicked delicious. So if you see these chips in the store this weekend, grab a bag or two and don’t forget to buy extra beverages to wash them down with.

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      Product review: Schwan’s mini meatball sandwiches and mini mozzarella bites

      October 19, 2011 /

      You’ve probably seen those yellow delivery trucks that are essentially refrigerators on wheels. These vehicles carry Schwan’s Foods. What you may not know is that you can order these products online now to be delivered to your door, but not necessarily by yellow refrigerator truck.

      Anyway, I have never tried anything that Schwan’s made but I have heard that their food is mighty tasty, something you can’t always say about frozen foods. So I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was pitched two new products from Schwan’s–mini meatball sandwiches and mini mozzarella bites–as the company tries to appeal to the football watching public. So I popped them in the oven (the meatball sandwiches require about twice the time so I put those in first) and ate them–you guessed it–on Sunday while watching football.

      Chef JimThe mini meatball sandwiches are kind of like mini Hot Pockets, but with one difference (no offense to the folks who make the aforementioned pockets)–they taste really good. The crust is actually nice and flaky, despite being a frozen product, and still house a good amount of whole grains without being grainy tasting. The meatballs do not taste like mystery meat, and don’t even have a weird texture as some frozen meatballs do. The only thing I would have liked more of is the tomato sauce, but this can be easily rectified by nuking some spaghetti or pizza sauce and dipping the sandwiches.

      Chef JimIn fact, you might want to nuke extra sauce to go along with the mozzarella bites. For some reason, I was expecting breaded cheese sticks, but these were more like tiny pillows of dough with mozzarella cheese inside. Just like the sandwiches, the crust was nice and flaky and these were nice little bites. These have no sauce–it’s basically dough and cheese, but still delicious and perfect dipping into warmed pizza sauce.

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      Maple-y bacon breakfast sandwich

      October 6, 2011 /

      Psst, don’t tell your cardiologist about this one.

      Last week, I saw Eggo French Toast Waffles, which are more of a waffle and less like French toast (the key is there is maple syrup baked in), in the freezer case at the grocery store. I thought our 4-year old would like these, so I picked them up. Then of course, I realized it’s bacon week and anything goes.

      So this morning, I toasted two of these “waffles,” and scrambled some eggs. I cooked up two slices of thick cut bacon in the microwave. When the pillows of maple goodness were toasted, I put a slice of cheese down on one of them, then topped with the scrambled eggs and the bacon slices and put the other waffle on top. And there you have a breakfast sandwich that is every bit as tasty as it sounds, and looks (above).

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      Product review: VeeV

      September 15, 2011 /

      Chef JimLet me preface this by saying I’m not big on liquor or mixed drinks. I like beer and I like wine, and sometimes a bloody Mary. But it might be difficult for me to tell you how one vodka or rum tastes over another. That said, when I received a bottle of a new product called Veev to try, I was intrigued. VeeV is a new liquor created by two brothers, and it’s made with one of the recently discovered superfruits, the acai (pronounced a-SIGH-ee) berry. The literature touts acai as the new pomegranate.

      So over Labor Day weekend, when it was blazing hot outside, my wife and I decided to give VeeV and some of the recipes they included a try. We made the mojito and the “superfruit sangria.” The mojito was delicious–not too sweet and the kind of drink you have on a hot day in which you can’t even tell there is alcohol in it. That is a good thing and a bad thing, if you know what I mean. The sangria was made with red wine, cranberry juice and pomengranate juice, and it was refreshing too, but somehow not as tasty as the mojito. The materials included several more recipes including “skinny acai lemonade,” an “acai cosmo” and a “ginger fizz.” In other words, VeeV can be used as a substitute for many other clear liquors such as gin, vodka or tequila.

      Being a superfruit beverage, there are no doubt claims about the benefits of the acai berry. Of course, assuming you will drink a lot of VeeV and receive a lot of health benefits might be misleading–however, VeeV probably does have a leg up on many other liquors in that regard. And hey, the bottom line is, it tastes really good–and there is still some summer and then Indian summer left to enjoy it on a hot day.

      Check out www.veevlife.com for more information or availability where you live.

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