Nibble: to pitch along the far edges of the strike zone, around home plate.
The Penny Pinch Hitting Chef has a dugout full of recipes for baseball lovers that will leave enough green in your wallet to buy an extra keg of beer for your tailgate party. Just click on any recipe name below to see what I mean. There are no foul balls in this recipe list!
First at-bat, hot dogs are the kings and queens of the ballpark. And boy does this Knight of the Round Dinner Table have a couple of royal video recipes for you to try...fresh off the bench!!
Okay, I'll admit to cheering on the Houston Astros this time as I was born in the Lonestar State. I grew up fed on Tex-Mex cuisine. You can grill any of my high school buddies about the deliciousness of my Mom's Tex-Mex Chili Enchiladas, and they're bases-loaded with cheddar cheese!
High Schoolers 99 Cent Chef, Marvin & Dennis
Check out the video below to see how they slide down my buddies Homeplate gullet!
Mom's Shrimp & Rice is a one-pot meal your home team will gladly gather around.
More shrimp dishes are always good during extra innings and you won't ground out with my Mom's Shrimp, Scrambled Eggs and Jalapeño Tacos.
For my local baseball fans, the LA Street Dog is the grand slam of tube steaks. If you have never had one, you don't know what you're missing. It's a kaleidoscopic flavor bomb of bacon-wrapped wieners sauteed with sliced bell peppers, onion, slathered with mustard, mayo, and ketchup, and topped with a grilled whole jalapeno....whew, now that's a mouthful.
High Cheese: A fastball thrown high over the plate.
Homemade L.A. Street Dog -- A Delicious Hot Mess!
Heading toward the East Coast, behold the Chicago Dog: it's a warm, rosy-red grilled frank topped with mustard, nestled in a black-speckled poppy seed bun, flanked by half wagon wheel slices of tomato, Day-Glo green relish, chopped onion, a wedge of pickle, two sport peppers, and finished with a sprinkle of celery salt.
This is the real thing; just looking at it makes me shudder from the winter chill on a blustery, cloudy Chicago day. Now that you have the recipe make your own version using easy-to-get regular pickle relish, just don't tell Cubbie fans or you may get aced with a beanball.
Authentic Chicago Dogs can be had here is Los Angeles, too, at the exceptional Fab Hot Dogs in the San Fernando Valley. So all you Windy City transplants will definitely feel at home there. Check out my video below to see how a Chicago Dog is done right.
For the Washington Nationals inaugural appearance in a Baseball World Series. I have a recipe that will rattle your batting cage tastebuds! And it's an appallingly delicious Trump Orange Chicken. I came up with the recipe when the Cheeto-In-Chief was running for the highest office of our nation. So step up to the plate for an egomaniacal mouthful.
Tired of stale, soggy stadium hot dogs? I have a great and easy Corn Dog Recipe made with Vienna sausages -- but you can use regular wieners. There will be no foul balls as your hungry guests dip these crunchy coated pig skins into my tasty honey-mustard sauce.Since you have the fryer going you might as well make a batch of my Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. They're as light and airy as the Goodyear blimp.
Ran out of hot dog buns? Well toss a few wieners or sausages on the grill and try my version of a Currywurst. Your recipe batting average just doubled when you slather on grilled tubes steaks: my spicy mix of ketchup, cumin and cayenne spices. It's also a great starter appetizer on game day.
Washington Nationals revelers will eat up my riff on a Lobster Roll -- a cheaper Scallop Roll. And if East Coast fans can't make it to National Park, then throw another log on the fire and gather in front of the big screen with a steaming bowl of my cheap$kate Clam Chowder.
Scallop Roll
Everybody loves Nachos, but no one does them like my brother from another daddy, the Swamp Chef! My Cajun Nachos are a yummy pitch right down the strike zone. Tortilla chips? - first base hit. Cheese? - second base steal. Louisiana hot sauce? - advance to third base with a sacrifice bunt. And topped with succulent crawfish tail meat? - GRAND SLAM! Okay, you can substitute an easy-to-get protein like canned beef chili or cheap small bay shrimp.
The flyover states love a succulent and smoky BBQ Pulled Pork. No need to travel far for delish eats, touch down right here for my succulent pork recipe.
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
Smoked pork rules in the Lone Star State. My smokin' Pulled Pork recipe is easy and cheap to make, of course. Just check out the video below or click here to see all the tasty recipe details.
Texas is known for its meaty Chili. Southerners love their Chili with or without beans. While beef is expensive, I get around that by using cheap beef shank. Once you've cooked it down for a few hours, beef shank is as tender as any pricey cut. My Homemade Meat and Bean Chili recipe is perfect for your Astros sports gathering and can be served during all 9 innings of the game - make plenty just in case the game goes into extra innings. I serve mine topped with shredded cheese and chopped onion.
Set the Table: getting runners on base, ahead of a power hitter.
Next to pizza and hotdogs, Fried Chicken is a fan favorite. And I've come up with a crunchy coating that will empty the bleachers and have fans storming the kitchen! Kickoff the MLB World Series with my Fried Chicken Sandwich Recipe or use my special flour and spice mix for regular bone-in chicken parts. My mouthwatering video below is better than an inside-the-park home run.
Your boys and girls of summer will take a 7th inning stretch and huddle around your cast iron pot of my Mom's fragrant and spicy Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya and Cajun Gumbo.
Mom's Cajun Sausage and Chicken Gumbo
Serve a pitcher's mound size plate of Teriyaki Spam Musubi for your Hawaiian friends.
Spam Musubi
Or, set out shredded slow-cooked pork, chopped onion, and cilantro, with warm tortillas and your favorite salsa, for Mexican Carnitas Tacos. Your food fans will start a wave, from the living room to the kitchen table.
Can of Corn: An easy to catch high fly ball to the outfield.
Does beer go with Steamed Articokes? Hmmm....you'll have to try out my recipe to find out - do let me know if you try it!
If fish is on your mind then hook your bleacher bums with some of my homemade Sushi Recipes. Try tagging out a Spicy Tuna or California Roll. How about setting up a Fielder's choice of chopped veggies and fresh fish and roll your own delicious Hand Rolls? It's easier than you think, and I have simple photo-illustrated instructions a click away, here.
My Fish Tacos deserve the MVP award for deliciousness. I make mine Baja, Mexico-style, that is, battered and fried tender fish fillets with a cabbage and creme topping.
Fish Taco
While everyone's watching the pre-game show send in any of my delicious dugout sides, including: Bacon Wrapped Dates, Tomato & Basil Bruschetta, Deviled Eggs, Portabella Mushroom Fries, Sweet Fried Plantains, Ceviche with Avocado and Black Beans, and Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce.
Crack a few eggs for a meal most fowl, not foul -- click here to see my Veggie Frittata recipe that will feed all your hungry team players (add some ham pieces to fill out the frittata.)
Dying Quail: a fly ball weakly hit, that lands in between the infield and the outfield.
There will be no need for rain checks when you serve a sandwich plate of gooey, cheesy Patty Melts, hearty Meatball Subs, Homemade Deli Pastrami, Falafel Pitas, and steaming Sloppy Joe's.
How about a relief pitching recipe? It's a different twist on Buffalo Wings an African Spiced Water Buffalo Wings!! This original recipe features chicken legs, but you can substitute wings.
The Cheap$kate Chef's Turkey & Black Beans Chili recipe will add extra points on your scoreboard for flavor. Make it spicy, but be sure to have an ice chest full of brews for all your bench-warming guests.
And don't forget to send in from this Whisk Welding Culinary Coach a most versatile of plated plays, the Pita Pizza -- a varied list of toppings you can use would fill the coaches chalkboard.
Pita Pizza
So dig deep into my bullpen and click on any of the tasty treat names above to watch an instant reply of recipes from my blog. Your guest will be cheering you on -- from their cheap seats!
I'll leave you with my wacky video below, where I swing at all types of produce...and knock them out of the ballpark!
Batter Up!
