Prepare a winning tailgate with the perfect cookbook for sports fans! Apps and snacks from Classic Deviled Eggs to Champion Caprese Skewers - Main dishes using grill cooking and foil packs for everything from chicken and tacos to jambalaya - Sides and salads including pasta salads, potato salads, Smokin' Griller Bourbon Beans, and more - Desserts that travel well, including brownies, macaroons, and Salted Choco-Nut Toffee - Beverages including alcohol-based cocktails and non-alcoholic delights, from margaritas to chai lattes When it comes to the game-day tailgate, be it at home or in the stadium parking lot, there's no playing around! The perfect gift for sports fans who love great food, this must-have cookbook contains 153 tailgate-ready recipes, from kick-off appetizers to victory-dance desserts, entrees, snacks, sides, and drinks that are sure to score big. Tailgating and viewing parties are events in and of themselves, and this book offers handy tips to help you plan and prep ahead of time so you can serve up fast, easy, and savory crowd-pleasing meals and drinks to satisfy any hungry and thirsty fan. Whether you're cooking over a grill at the stadium parking lot or hosting a viewing party at your house, Tailgating Essentials Cookbook offers more than 150 tasty, head-in-the-game recipes and drinks—both spiked and non-alcoholic—that are sure to score big! The game plan recipes include: Loaded Queso - Hoagie Dip - Holy Moly Guacamole - Bacon-Wrapped Cantaloupe Skewers - Texas Caviar - Cheesy Chicken Sliders - Batter Up Beer Burgers - BBQ Short Ribs - Citrus-Salmon Skewers - Shrimp Tacos - Loaded Cheese Fries - Chipotle-Lime Cauliflower Steaks - Cheesy Red Potatoes - Pull-Apart Bread - Cast Iron Cookie - Trophy-Worthy Donut Shortcakes - Party Time Sangria - "Daiquiri" Delight - And many more! With delicious meals like Southwest Burgers and High-Octane Chili, thirst-quenching drinks from Spiked Iced Tea to a Mocha Mix, scrumptious desserts, and more, it's all the classic game-day fare you love—taken to the next level and sure to win over all your friends! Packed with over 150 recipes that are easy to prep ahead of time, travel well, and can serve a crowd for the big game, these 176 pages include beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetarian options—something for everyone! Whether your team ends up winning or losing, with Tailgating Essentials Cookbook , your tailgate will always be the MVP! "Few outdoor experiences can rival a great tailgate. Every great tailgate starts at the grill and finishes with memories that can last a lifetime." — Barbecue News Magazine "These crowd-pleasers are delicious and easy to prep ahead of time. Touchdown!" — Texas Lifestyle Magazine "Whether you are watching at home or packing up food to grill outside the stadium, this book has you covered." — Upstate Parent magazine Few outdoor experiences can rival a great tailgate. Every great tailgate starts at the grill and finishes with a memories that can last a lifetime. -- "Barbecue News Magazine" PREPARE A WINNING TAILGATE! A sk any sports fan and they'll tell you that the tailgate itself is its own event. Whether you're cooking over a grill at the stadium parking lot or hosting a viewing party at your house, Tailgating Essentials Cookbook features over 150 tasty, head-in-the-game recipes and drinks—both spiked and non-alcoholic—that are sure to score big! Offering dozens of crowd-pleasing appetizers, entrees, snacks, sides, salads, desserts, and beverages to satisfy any hungry and thirsty fan, this must-have cookbook includes all the classic game-day fare everyone loves and takes it to the next level. So, whether your team ends up winning or losing, your tailgate will always be the MVP no matter the end result! RECIPE GAME PLANS INCLUDE: Fanfare Queso - Hoo-Ya Hoagie Dip - Cheesy Chicken Sliders - Batter Up Beer Burgers - Face-Off Foil Pack - BBQ Short Ribs - First String Salad - Field Goal Cheese Fries - Hail Mary Cast Iron Cookie - Spiked Iced Tea - And Over 140 More! "Few outdoor experiences can rival a great tailgate. Every great tailgate starts at the grill and finishes with memories that can last a lifetime." — Barbecue News Magazine "These crowd-pleasers are delicious and easy to prep ahead of time. Touchdown!" — Texas Lifestyle Magazine "Whether you are watching at home or packing up food to grill outside the stadium, this book has you covered." — Upstate Parent magazine Anne Schaeffer fell in love with cooking when she was a little girl helping her grandmother make Christmas cookies. She has followed her culinary passion and is the author of Dump Cake Magic and other cookbooks from Fox Chapel Publishing.