Tailgate Recipe - Orange Hot Chocolate

With snow flurries last night across the state of South Carolina and really, really cold temps that make you just want to stay in bed under layers of blankets all day long, we think hot chocolate is just what the doctor ordered for Thursday's Clemson vs. Georgia Tech tailgate menu. Make your hot chocolate solid orange with a little food coloring by following this simple recipe...

Orange Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:
12 oz. white chocolate
8 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 drops orange food coloring
Whipped cream and orange and purple sprinkles

Directions: Chop white chocolate and place in a bowl. Heat milk in saucepan over medium heat until in bubbles. Pour milk over chocolate. Stir until chocolate melts. Whisk in vanilla and food coloring, then continue to whisk until light foam forms on surface. Pour in mugs or cups and top with whipped cream and sprinkles. Add a half ounce or ounce of Baileys to each serving for an adult flavored hot chocolate. Drink responsibly.

Recipe Source: mama-craft.blogspot.ca

Smile and have a Clemson cupcake!

If you live in the Charleston area, we invite you to Queen of the Tailgate boutique's Football Kickoff Party at the Belle Hall neighborhood clubhouse. It's a great opportunity to shop the latest in gameday attire and accessories just in time for football season, while sipping on drinks and tasting some munchies!

We will be there with all of our Clemson Girl goodies! Stop by and visit and do some shopping!

We also volunteered to bring some Clemson cupcakes -- we surfed the web looking for inspiration and found some delicious looking and super cute Clemson cupcake creations. Who knew orange and purple could taste so good?!? :)

Check it out...

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Tailgate Recipe - Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls

One of my favorite tailgating dips is Buffalo Chicken Dip -- but when I saw these Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls with blue cheese dip... my mouth immediately started watering. Mmmm!

Check out this video from the Food Network to learn how to make this delicious tailgating snack...



Or visit the Food Network website to get the recipe.

Happy Hour - Solid Orange Sizzler

Solid Orange Sizzler Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. Champagne
• 3 oz. Pomegranate Juice
• 5 oz. Clementine Juice
• 1.5 tbs of Limoncello
• 2 tbs Lemon Juice
• 2 tbs Simple Syrup

Directions: Combine clementine juice, pomegranate juice, lemon juice and Limoncello. Add in champagne and simple syrup. Serve immediately with ice. **Drink responsibly

Recipe source: undejeunerdesoleil.com

Tailgate Recipe: Taco Tortilla Rollups

Tortilla rollups are always a crowd pleaser at tailgates. Try this simple recipe for one of your tailgates this Fall - make the night before, refridgerate overnight, then cut and serve at the tailgate!

Taco Tortilla Rollups

2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
4 green onions, chopped
1 (1 oz.) package taco seasoning mix
14 (10") flour tortillas

Directions:

• Mix cream cheese, sour cream, green onions, and taco seasoning in a bowl until well blended.
• Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture onto each tortilla.
• Roll each tortilla tightly to create a long tube. Spread more of the cream cheese mixture on the edges of the tortilla to seal.
• Place rolls in the fridge overnight.
• Before serving, cut each roll into 1-inch pieces and serve with salsa for dipping.

Recipe Source: Allrecipes.com

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Tailgate Recipes: Orange flavored treats for the Orange Bowl

The Clemson football team has already arrived in Miami and practices are underway -- the Orange Bowl is only 6 days away!

Whether you're watching from home, joining a Clemson alumni party in your area or venturing to Miami to see the Tigers play in person, these orange-themed recipes would be a great addition to any Orange Bowl celebration.

Click the photos or photo captions for links to full recipes from recipe source.

Delicious Drinks


Fresh Orange Smoothie

Orange Party Punch

Orange Razzletini Recipe

Zesty Munchies

Better Than Takeout Orange Chicken

Cranberry-Orange Muffins

Healthy Fluffy Orange Fruit Dip

Pull-Apart Orange Bread

Tastey Orange Treats

Chocolate-Orange Truffles with Almonds

Paula Deen's Orange Brownies

Orange Chiffon Cake

Dreamy Orange Cupcakes

Just for Fun

Rainbow Jello Orange Wedges
(you could make these with or without liquor)

Orange you glad for orange flavored recipes? (sorry, couldn't resist)

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Tailgate Recipe: Football inspired tailgate snacks

Try one of these fun 'football themed' recipes at your Clemson tailgate this weekend. They look very yummy!

Cheese Ball Blitz
Ingredients:
2 packages (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened*
1 package (8 oz., 2 cups) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon chopped pimento
1 tablespoon finely chopped green bell pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or hot pepper sauce
Dash salt
Keebler® Town House Toppers® Original Crackers
walnuts for decorating (optional)

Directions:

• In large bowl combine cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, pimento, green pepper, onion, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, cayenne and salt. Mix well.
• Shape into a football.
• Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
• Decorate with walnuts and pimentos, if desired, and serve with crackers.

*NOTE: Soften cream cheese in microwave at high for 15 to 20 seconds.

Recipe Source: Snackpicks.com

Cheez-It™ Game Day Guacamole
Ingredients:
2 cups coarsely chopped onion , divided
2 large jalapeño peppers, seeded and cut into pieces , divided
6 cloves garlic, peeled , divided
8 medium ripe avocados, pitted, peeled and chopped , divided
2 cups peeled, seeded and chopped tomato , divided
2 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice , divided
1 teaspoon salt , divided
1/2 teaspoon liquid pepper sauce , divided
1 cup sour cream*
Sunshine® Cheez-It® Original snack crackers OR
Sunshine® Cheez-It Duoz Sharp Cheddar and Parmesan

Directions:

• In food processor bowl combine 1 cup of the onion, 1 of the jalapeño peppers and 3 cloves of the garlic. Cover and process until finely chopped.
• Add 4 of the avocados, 1 cup of the tomato, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper sauce to the onion mixture.
• Cover and process until nearly smooth, stopping machine occasionally to scrape down sides. Transfer to large bowl.
• Repeat steps 1 and 2 using the remaining onion, jalapeño pepper, garlic, avocados, tomato, lemon juice, salt and pepper sauce. Stir into guacamole mixture in bowl.
• Evenly spread guacamole mixture into 15 x 10 x 1-inch pan. Smooth the top.
• Pipe sour cream on top of guacamole for yard lines and end zone. Arrange SUNSHINE CHEEZ-IT ORIGINAL crackers on top of guacamole for end zone. Serve with additional crackers.
  

Recipe Source: Snackpicks.com

Do you have a tailgate recipe you and your family loves that you would like to share on this blog? Please email it to us at clemsongirlblog@gmail.com.

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Tailgate Breakfast Recipe: French Toast Casserole

Last week I posted on our Facebook page that I was looking for some more breakfast recipes for tailgates - our blog has gotten a ton of hits from searches on the Internet looking for tailgate breakfast recipes. Clemson alum Beverly Garrett-Thompson ('94) answered the call. She emailed me with a breakfast recipe that I can't wait to try out - it's a spin on one of my favorite breakfast meals of all time -- French Toast! I'm going to try this out - and if you do, send us pictures! This would be perfect for your tailgate in Clemson this weekend!

Hey Clemson Girl!

Here is a wildly popular breakfast tailgate dish I have made several times over the past few years. It was featured in my local paper, The Augusta Chronicle in 1998 or 1999. I made it for the first time for a morning tailgate, and it has been a huge hit ever since. So many people ask for the recipe, I finally saved it as a file for easier sharing :-) It tastes exactly like a delicious french toast, but is baked as a casserole!! I serve it with regular syrup and also flavored syrups like strawberry and blueberry.

I am a Clemson Kappa (1994), married to another Clemson grad. Our children have Clemson names: Tillman, our son, age 7 and Sloane, our daughter, age 9months.

Go Tigers!
Beverly Garrett-Thompson

French Toast Casserole

16 slices high quality white bread, cut into ½ inch cubes
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
8 large eggs
1 ½ cups skim milk
2/3 cup half-and-half
½ cup maple syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
powdered sugar, for garnish
maple syrup, for garnish

• Place the bread cubes in a 9x13-baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place the cream cheese in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer until smooth.
  
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  
• Add milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  
• Pour over top of bread cubes, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove casserole and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  
• Bake for 50 minutes, until puffed and golden. Slice into individual servings and top each with a sprinkling of powdered sugar and a drizzle of maple syrup, if desired.

Makes 12 servings.

• This works well with fat free cream cheese
• Can also substitute heavy cream (whipping cream) for half-and-half
• May take as long as a full hour to cook thru, just check at about 45 mins into cooking
• I add a dash of cinnamon to the egg mixture for extra flavor :)
• Perfect to make ahead for Christmas morning, Easter morning, or Clemson tailgate!!


Thanks Beverly for your submission. We are sending Beverly a Clemson Tiger Rag courtesy of clemsontigerrags.com. Do you have a recipe or tailgate idea you'd like to share with Clemson Girl readers? Email us!!

Breakfast Tailgate Recipe: Sausage Swirls

Have you heard about the Clemson vs. Wake Forest game? Yup, that's right, another noon kick off...which means you may be serving breakfast at your tailgate next weekend. Here's a yummy (and really easy) recipe for Sausage Swirls that will fill your tailgaters tummies and give them a morning boost so they are ready to cheer on the Tigers at noon.

Sausage Swirls

1 - can crescent rolls
Hot or sweet mustard to taste
1 lb. - bulk sausage

• Open crescent roll dough, and while keeping dough together as much as possible, unroll and separate into 2 rectangular pieces
• Spread the mustard on top of both rectangular pieces
• Spread the sausage out on top of both rectangular pieces
• Roll up each rectangle length wise and refrigerate overnight
• Slice each roll and bake slices on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper at 350 degrees for 15 minutes

And... voila! Delicious breakfast treats for your Clemson tailgate! Mmm!

Do you have a tailgate recipe you'd like to share on this blog? Email it to me at clemsongirlblog@gmail.com.

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Tailgate Recipe: Clemson Sweet Mix Snack

This yummy and easy recipe will make you the queen of the tailgate - especially with the little Tiger fans. Easy to snack on at the tailgate and in the car on the ride home.

3/4 cup of brown sugar

6 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
4 cups of Corn Chex
4 cups of Rice Chex

• Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper
• Microwave the sugar, corn syrup and butter in a large bowl for about two minutes (or until butter melts)
• Stir in baking soda until it dissolves
• Stir in cereals
• Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring at least once
• Spread the mixture on wax paper and let cool
• Break into pieces once cooled and store in a Ziploc bag or container
  

Enjoy! Just be warned - once you start snacking on this tasty mix, it's hard to stop!

Try this recipe and send in your pictures for us to post to this blog. Or if you have a tailgate recipe you'd like to share, email it to us and we'll post it to the blog and credit you.

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Tailgate Recipe: Touchdown Taco Salad

Here's another simple recipe to try at your next Clemson gameday tailgate this Fall.

1 can of refried beans
1 avocado mashed with lemon juice
5 chopped green onions
16 oz. sour cream
12 oz. taco sauce
1 tomato chopped or diced
1 bell pepper chopped
8 oz. Monterey jack cheese with peppers (or cheese of your choice)

In a 13x9" pan start with refried beans and layer in order of ingredients accordingly ending with the cheese on top. Chill a few hours before serving. Serve with corn chips or crackers.

Pretty simple and takes less than 30 minutes to make.

Try this recipe and send in your pictures for us to post to this blog. Or if you have a tailgate recipe you'd like to share, email it to us and we'll post it to the blog and credit you.

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Easy to make Clemson tailgate recipes - Tiger Chow

Here's a sweet treat that your whole tailgate crew will love - simple to make and fun to munch on. Get your little Tiger cubs to help you make it and let them shake the bag.

Tiger Chow

12 oz. box of Crispix cereal
12 oz. package of chocolate chips
12 oz. jar of peanut butter
10 oz. box of powdered sugar

Melt chips and stir in peanut butter in microwave until smooth (about 2 minutes). Pour over cereal in a large bowl and stir to coat. Shake coated cereal in a paper bag with sugar. Store in an airtight container.

Simple, right?

Try this recipe and send in your pictures for us to post to this blog. Or if you have a tailgate recipe you'd like to share, email it to us and we'll post it to the blog and credit you.

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