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Parties That Cook Takes Over a San Francisco Giants Game!

1 comment By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in Entertaining, General, Menus & Recipes, News & Events Tagged with , , , , , , , , , April 19th, 2011 @ 1:56 pm

The sun was shining and our warehouse was bustling, but for once, the food was arriving and not leaving! Last week, the Parties That Cook team came together for a potluck tailgate party before heading over to AT&T park to support their San Francisco GIANTS! Tensions were high, as the Giants were playing the LA Dodgers (BOO!) in one of the first games of this season!

If you’re wondering what to make for your next tailgate or game day gathering, each dish below helped make this the Best Tailgate Ever! …Just sayin’.

PTC staff and a few lucky guests arrived at around 4 o’clock for the tailgate madness!
…But we were prepared.


Bibby’s Indiana Lobster Skewers
and Crissy’s Famous Brown Sugar Baked Butter Beans with Bacon!

Beth’s (Spicy) Kick Ass Mac n Cheese!

Jed’s Coleslaw to go with all those wings!

Rosie’s Onion Dip!

Bibby’s Happy Dip aka “off-road” dip!

Tommy’s Rockin’ Potato Salad!
Rebecca’s Greek Pasta Salad!
Mick’s Super Spicy Dip
Crissy’s Hoisin Chicken Wings!

Mick’s Bacon Explosion!!

More Explosions!

More wings!

Carolyn’s Bacon Cornbread (Mole-Honey Butter not pictured)

Melissa’s Deviled Eggs

Victoria’s Brownies!

Amazing Giants Cupcakes!

AT&T Park was BEAUTIFUL!

Look at these happy game goers!

Someone READING about the Giants instead of watching the game…

We had great seats above 1st Base, with a view of the Bay Bridge and McCovey Cove!

Part of the PTC Team!

We want to see YOU at the next Giant’s Game!
(…or cooking party!)

See these photos from last week’s Giants-Dodgers game, when PTC took over AT&T park, in larger scale on PTC’s Facebook page! Don’t be afraid to join the conversation, and leave comments!

Help: There are a few valuable dishes missing. Have photos to contribute? Send them in, or tag Parties That Cook in them on Facebook. It’s never too late to add!

The Perfect Tailgating Recipe

1 comment By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in General Tagged with , , , , , September 22nd, 2009 @ 9:00 am

With football season gearing up, and Brett Favre fans unsure of what to do with themselves, it’s time to start thinking about the perfect tailgating party. Although it is best to do something low key, it is always a good idea to have some delicious food lined up. And the star of tailgating parties? Chips and Guacamole! We’ve developed the perfect guacamole recipe that you can customize with peaches, nectarines and corn during the summer, or persimmon during the fall and early winter.

CHUNKY GUACAMOLE

Guacamole:
2 ripe avocados, pits removed, flesh scooped out with a large spoon, put face down on a plate to prevent browning until ready to use
1/4 cup red onions, finely chopped1 large clove garlic, minced
1 chipotle in adobo, seeded and minced + 1 teaspoon of the adobo sauce
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1-2 bags of high-quality corn chips

Guacamole: Mash avocado with a fork until coarsely mashed.  Add red onions, garlic, chipotle, adobo, lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, and salt.  Mix.

Serve: Mound the guacamole in the middle of a serving platter.  Then nestle the chips in a sunflower pattern around the dip.  Garnish with a sprig of cilantro.

Makes enough to serve 8

Contributed by Leigh Hermansen