Friday, September 11, 2009

Innovation At Its Finest

Although the first USC home game was missed on account of traditional holiday weekend camping obligations, I honestly cannot wait to get back into the Coliseum, decked out in our Cardinal and Gold. When I do get there, I'm thinking I'm going to need a new cushion. Not for my arse, but more for enhancement of beverages:



It's the Sippin’ Seat Flask Stadium Seat Cushion! OMG. Get yours today! http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?productid=21705&cat=1176&page=1

Non sequitur: Stoked to see the USC/OSU game Live in 3D this weekend at the Galen Center-- Something ESPN is trying out!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

::Salivating::

As Labor Day approaches, I'm planning what to bring for a camping trip with friends. I love to cook for a crowd, so I take my dinner responsibilities very seriously. I think the man is going to whip up some of my great aunt's taverns (sloppy joes, white castles, depending on your location in Iowa) to serve. He does a pretty great job on them, so I'll allow it. Our recipe involves a can of Campbell's chicken gumbo (random, I know), and I'll post it some time if I think you deserve it.

I'm also going to whip up some crispy caramel marshmallows for snacking. My mother in law makes these as part of her holiday cookie spread (again, ::salivating::) and they are always something that I tend to go for first.

Behold:



Recipe and photo credit can be found here: http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2009/08/crispy-caramel-marshmallows.html (still having linkage problems, which kinda makes me cold sweat)

Also looking ahead towards the SC football tailgates this fall, I'm looking for something to have for the non-Homecoming games (as that one is the blow-out shin dig) and again went back to my midwestern roots for-Taco-In-A-Bag. This was served at just about every sporting event my brother and I were ever part of. It's easy. It's delish. And it's a crowd pleaser. A friend just came across a blog detailing it:


Info and photo credit at: http://www.suburbanbliss.net/suburbanbliss/2009/08/did-they-eat-it-walking-tacos.html#more

Yum! Can't wait for the season to begin!