Tailgating Recipes

Crispy, cheesy potatoes on the fire sound like the right choice for the next time you’re camping.

I usually prepare this distinctive, colorful coleslaw for picnics, block parties and potlucks. No matter where I take this tasty...

Peggy Burdick shares her recipe for Banana Spice Cookies. Reports this Burlington, Michigan cook, "My grandkids love these tasty soft...

"This is a crisp snack with punch," reports field editor Miriam Hershberger of Holmesville, Ohio. "Once you get started eating...

These moist cupcakes don't need frosting, so they're perfect for a picnic or traveling. Kids and adults love them! —Florence...

This cookie recipe from my 91-year-old grandmother was my grandfather's favorite. She still makes them and sends us home with...

"I got this family-favorite recipe in the 1950's," remarks Victoria Walzer of Lakeport, California. "It makes a big chewy batch...

I've been making maple syrup for over 50 years and have collected many recipes. These bars, which my wife, Sue,...

These bars stay very moist, and their rich banana and chocolate flavor is even better the second day. My mother-in-law...

Marjoram stars in this recipe. I use the rub on a variety of beef cuts—it locks in the natural juices...

Dill and cucumbers are natural companions in a number of dishes. I turn to this recipe every summer when my...

You'll relish this zesty condiment Erlene Cornelius sends! "For years, I stirred this up 'by guess and by golly' before...

Reports Karen Grant of Tulare, California, "I enter these treats, which are similar to Kit Kat bars, at the fair...

Sharon Wilkins of Grande Pointe, Ontario says, "I often take these bite-size chocolate goodies to potluck dinners for our country...

You'll be amazed and delighted with how quickly you can whip up a batch of these homemade cookies. —Clara Hielkema,...

Say aloha to a dinner with a tropical twist: Here's how to make a bacon and pineapple Hawaiian burger.

—Shirley Watanabe, Kula, Hawaii

I take this fresh-tasting, colorful salad to potluck dinners throughout the year, since everyone who tries it loves it. The...

Reveals Jeanette Grantstein of Wichita, Kansas, "This crisp snack mix is a mouthwatering combination of sweet and spicy. I've taken...

Meet the Cook: Being single (I'm in my 27th year as a teacher), I enjoy sharing favorite dishes at church...

With nuts, raisins, M&M's and coconut, this is a super snack. In small gingham bags, it made wonderful party favors...

Meet the Cook: My family likes its food spicy. I found the original recipe for these burgers in a cookbook,...

On the outside, these look like traditional brownies. When people bite in, though, are they surprised! It's almost like eating...

When our two grown children were at home, I baked these brownies often. These days, I make them for big...

Although I enjoy sweets, other recipes have failed me (I'm a beginning baker). But not this one! It's easy, and...

You can enlist the kids to help make these chocolaty peanut butter brownies. I like
the fact that I...

I had a recipe for three-bean salad and added garbanzo beans for taste and color. It soon became my father...

My family enjoys spicy food so this recipe is wonderful for us. We add it to sandwiches.—Madeline Cole, Willow, Alaska

Everyone comes running when they hear the sizzle-and smell the wonderful aroma-of these burgers on the grill. Nothing else captures...