Flavors up this fall
Made in Oklahoma offers tailgate-ready recipes and more
Fall’s September arrival practically makes the month a holy season with the arrival of football season and all the feasts it inspires.
Autumn brings not only football but occasions for family to gather around the table and give thanks. Cooler nights mean moonlit patio fires primed for cooking.
The Made in Oklahoma Coalition offers recipes with the season in mind starting with cornbread — an Oklahoma staple since long before statehood. Shawnee Mills helps keep the tradition alive with its selection of cornmeal and corn muffin mixes.
For September, the Made in Oklahoma Coalition’s adds Stuffed Corn Muffins with Chili to your repertoire of crowd-pleasers. Schwab’s chili is stuffed into a corn muffin dappled with cheese for dish that works as a side or hearty soup.s
While on the subject of cornbread, consider the Mini Ancho Muffin with
Green Chile Gravy. For this recipe, spicy sausage cornbread muffins meet gravy mixed with Diane’s Hatch green chile dressing. ‘Tis the season for Hatching crazy combinations, no?
With football front and center, the MIO offers the Tailgate Sausage-Cheese Dip this month. This queso gets down on the bayou with Boudreaux’s Swamp Sauce, spicy pork sausage, corn and cream cheese. Have copies ready for when people inevitably ask for the recipe.
The difference between a good and great tailgate is accommodating the most palates with panache. Some fans need to eat light to optimize game-face ferocity. What good is all that face-paint going to do if it’s smeared on a snoring snogger?
With that in mind, the MIO offers a Layered Greek Salad Dip that will work for a variety of get-togethers. The dip is ideal for pita chips but works as a dressing over local greens from Scissortail Farms.