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Baseball Time!

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October, as I’ve said, is just about my favorite of all the months. One of the reasons is it’s the baseball postseason. The ALCS starts today! We only get the free TV channels, so we watch whatever games are on FOX. But we’ll take what we can get. I don’t really have a plan for who to root for, since my team is out, and I’m not really following any of the teams in it closely. Mostly I just want to watch baseball.

One of the fun things about lots of baseball is I get to make lots of yummy baseball food. I suppose I’d be making a lot of it anyways, but it’s an excuse to plan extra special fun things. (If you don’t like baseball, feel free to insert another thing you like to watch, like “Football”, “Basketball”, “Ballroom Dancing” (two words), “The Office”, “Jaws”, “Princess Bride”… you get the idea.)

Traditional baseball foods include: hotdogs, nachos, ice cream, wings, beer, popcorn. To play on and play up some of those ideas, here is my post season menu (or insert chosen watched activity here) (there is the possibility of 14 games, at least that we get on our TV):

1. Smothered Chicken Sandwiches (toasted garlic bread, chicken, gravy, parmesan cheese). Or Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches.

2. Burgers and Homemade Fries.

3. Nachos, Guacamole, Bean Dip.

4. Philly Cheesesteak Pizza (or sandwiches, or both).

5. Italian Sub Sandwiches with Homemade Potato Chips (or Salt and Vinegar kettle cooked chips).

6. Spinach-Artichoke Dip, Crostini, Popcorn with Parmesan, Peanut Butter Popcorn.

7. Hot Dogs (one of the only things on my list that won’t be in any way homemade :)).

8. Fancy Grilled Cheese (maybe with some apple, or basil in it).

9. Mac and Cheese.

10. Texas Stuff.

11. BLTs or BLT Pizza.

12. Crock Pot Chicken Drumsticks and Twice Baked Potatoes.

13. Meatball Subs and Shoestring Fries.

14. Chili and Cornbread.

Other ideas: Wings, Garlic Bread, Stuffed Peppers (mini or regular), Quesadillas, Wraps, Taco Soup…

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