I am extremely disappointed in my failure to post lately. With my
starting my last semester of college, which honestly has meant non-stop
outings with friends that are now back in town, I have not only been
beat to a pulp tired but also failed miserably at cooking an significant
meals to share! HOWEVER...it's the best season of the year: FOOTBALL!
Which means tons of finger foods and crock-pot recipes will be being
produced (and shared of course) to take to tailgating. As my
"senior gift" my parents and I worked out a deal that they would
purchase a Clemson tailgating/parking spot for our enjoyment and my
inebriation. If you have not been to a Clemson football experience,
which includes the an entire day of cornhole, grubbing, drinking, and
socializing with other awesome Tigers followed by The Most Exciting 25 Seconds in College Football and the loudest stadium in the country packed with 80,000 of the best fans in the world, the Orange, the Purple,
feeling the stands shake beneath your feet during a kickoff, standing
all 4 quarters/60 minutes of game play/100+ minutes of actual game time,
the cannons and Tiger rag at every score, Cadence's Count and singing
"...that the Tiger's roar may echo O'er the mountain height" while
swaying, arms around your closest friends to lift your hand, thumb
tucked, and wave to the Gods you have not lived life to it's fullest!
Before getting to the actually food for the past three
weeks, I want to mention my first visit (which brought such success, resulted in a follow up second visit the next week) to Clemson's Farmer's Market! My purchases were from three local vendors: Yummy Blueberry Preserves from the Happy Berry Farm out of Six Mile, SC which I have slathered on numerous things because I can't get enough! Out of Central, SC Missy Sassy's
Original BBQ sauce which was used the first time on my BBQ nachos below
and is definitely going to be used in Crock Pot Pulled Pork within the
next few weeks for football. And finally an immediate indulge of a
massive cinnamon roll from Artisan Breads out of Greer, oh my gracious!
