Cooking Games and Tailgating

If you've never been tailgating, be warned that it is an extreme sport. Tailgating isn’t for everyone – it’s a lot like camping, but of a more temporary variety. It is an opportunity to share in the spirit of your team and enjoy the victory that is surely at hand. If you’re going to enjoy tailgating and the cooking games that go along with it, there are a few simple rules to follow:

Know the laws. There are rules about where you can part and you may have to arrange a parking permit weeks ahead of time if you’re planning to tailgate at a particular stadium. Make your arrangements and get situated so that you can enjoy the fun of the event.

Bring friends. Tailgating by yourself isn't the right spirit of the cooking games. If you’re going to be tailgating, you need to have some friends along for the adventure. Invite your friends to bring along side dishes if you’d like since you’re cooking up the main dish.

Get creative. The cooking games that come from tailgating are legendary and you can create fabulous things with a bit of creative flare. Enjoy the opportunity and never try the same recipe twice!

Cooking Games and Dinner

One of the things kids can do for their parents is cook them dinner. It might not be the first thing that you think of when you start brain storming about cooking games, but making dinner for your family is a simple, easy way to help out around the house and earn some serious brownie points. Fortunately, cooking dinner isn't much trouble once you've got the hang of planning for it.

The first cooking game you might try for preparing dinner can be done in the crock pot. Grab some hamburger meat and find a collection of beans, soups and other canned vegetables. Dump the soups into the crock pot while you brown the hamburger meat with onions. Then dump the meat into the crock pot  stir it all up and set it on low all day. When you get home your cooking games will have paid off with a delicious, home-cooked meal.

Cooking Games and Health(ier) Halloween Treats

Let’s admit right now that Halloween treats stop being treats when they are totally healthy. Nobody wants to eat a handful of celery for Halloween after all! It’s about the candy, the sweets and the stomach-ache that comes later. That being said, there are some cooking games that give you a bit more flexibility when it comes to sweets on Halloween – you can make them sweet, but perhaps just a wee bit healthier as well.

Popcorn Balls – Make your own popcorn balls using butter, caramel and other natural ingredients. They will be loaded with sugar and fat, of course, but at least your homemade popcorn balls won’t be full of preservatives.

Candy Apples – These cooking games give you lots of choices for how to make things healthier. You’re going to have to use a bit of caramel on the apple, of course, but you can also use other ingredients to add some additional flavor and fun. Roll the apple in coconut or perhaps nuts. Then, enjoy the apple cooking games knowing you’re eating some good things along with that sticky caramel.