Synopses & Reviews
Good food, great racing stories, and classic race-day traditions are a key part of the NASCAR experience, both for fans and for the racers themselves. In Race Day Grub, NASCAR wife Angela Skinner reveals all the insider secrets of the sport and brings the excitement and high-octane flavor of NASCAR race days to the home kitchen. Skinner shares the race-day routines and recipes of drivers, their families, and their fans, including top racers like Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Michael Waltrip, and her husband, star driver Mike Skinner. The book includes recipes for race morning breakfasts, starters and snacks, main courses, sides and salads, desserts, and beverages, plus a chapter devoted exclusively to kid-friendly recipes for NASCAR's littlest fans. Recipes include favorites like Mark Martin's Salmon in Merlot, Betty Jane France's Lemon Squares, and Benny Parson's Favorite Crab Cakes. With 94 recipes, 50 color photos of drivers and tailgating legends, and a sporty, NASCAR-driven design, this book is a clear winner for racing fans and food-lovers everywhere.
Review
Hot on the (w)heels of John Youk's Big John's Speedway Grill, Race Day Grub is a cookbook that burns rubber. Skinner, wife of NASCAR star Mike Skinner, culls recipes from the NASCAR family: drivers, wives, technicians, etc., who work, live, and breathe this sport. The result is a smart, easy-to-handle cookbook for your everyday chef or grill master.
Skinner tells a fun tale of crashing in the kitchen-she had a major fiasco during Thanksgiving-and then launches into her assumed role entertaining guests on the road before and after races. Here she shows how this role helped her develop and find exciting recipes that don't require much time but are big on flavor. Life can be every bit as quick as a racetrack, so families in a hurry can sink their forks into "The Lazy Meat and Egg Bake" and still make it to work and school on time. With six chapters of nearly 90 recipes, this work is your everyman's and every woman's cookbook. Highly recommended for large public libraries.
—Steven G. Fullwood, Schomburg Ctr. Lib., New York (Library Journal, May 15, 2007)
Synopsis
A collection of recipes and anecdotes from famed NASCAR drivers, their families, and fans includes a wide array of snacks, breakfasts, main courses, side dishes, salads, sauces and marinades, and desserts, as well as an inside look at the special traditions behind classic dishes.
Synopsis
Insider recipes and stories from NASCAR drivers and their families and fans
NASCAR is one of America s fastest-growing sports with no signs of slowing down. In Race Day Grub, Angie Skinner NASCAR insider, wife of star driver Mike Skinner, and seasoned media professional brings the excitement, anticipation, and high-octane flavor of NASCAR race days to the home kitchen. She shares the race-day routines and recipes of drivers and their families and fans and uncovers the special traditions behind classic NASCAR dishes. From Mark Martin s Salmon in Merlot to Betty Jane France s Lemon Squares, readers can start their engines with speedy snacks and breakfasts, fuel up with tasty main courses, marinades, slick sides, and salads, and finish with a sweet victory lap of desserts. With color photos of drivers and tailgating legends and a sporty NASCAR-driven design, this book is geared up for strong sales.
Angela Skinner (Daytona Beach, FL) tours the country with her husband, NASCAR driver Mike Skinner. She has appeared on the Travel Channel, will host an upcoming Food Network special, and was the national campaign spokesperson for " Think Fast. Think Eggs!, " which included a TV and radio satellite tour. She is also the author of Turning Points: Defining Moments in the Lives of NASCAR Superstars (0-943-86031-8).
Synopsis
Rev up your appetite! This cookbook by Angela Skinner, wife of NASCAR driver Mike Skinner, gives you the inside scoop on many drivers’ race-day routines and traditions as well as high-octane recipes from drivers, their families, and their fans. With 94 great recipes, color photos of drivers, and a fun NASCAR flavor, this unique cookbook will have you going “Boogedy, boogedy, boogedy” while you cook great race day grub.
Table of Contents
RECIPES FROM THE FAMILY.
FOREWORD BY MIKE SKINNER.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER ONE: RACE MORNING BREAKFASTS.
Skinnerite Breakfast Casserole.
The Lazy Meat and Egg Bake.
Insider Recipe: Heart Attack on a Plate.
Insider Recipe: Grandma Red?s Biscuits and Gravy.
CHAPTER TWO: SPEEDY STARTERS AND SNACKS.
Insider Recipe: Smoke’s Shrimp.
Roasted Jalapeño Pepper Dip.
Insider Recipe: Mexican Chex Mix.
Three-ingredient Chicken Dip.
Race Watching and Addictive Crackers.
Insider Recipe: Hamballs.
Asian Grilled Wings.
Insider Recipe: Bacon Thingies.
“Manly” Nachos.
Marinated Cold Shrimp.
Green Chili and Beef Pin Wheels.
Insider Recipe: Bodine Dip.
Insider Recipe: Texas Hot Sauce.
Insider Recipe: Bobby Hamilton’s Hot Country Ham Dip.
Insider Recipe: Jessica’s Bruschetta.
Insider Recipe: Harvick Mexi-Cali Dip.
Insider Recipe: Mexicorn Dip.
Swiss and Bacon Dip.
Pole Sittin’ Salsa.
Insider Recipe: Sweet and Sour Meatballs.
CHAPTER THREE: RACE WORTHY MAIN COURSES.
Insider Recipe: Crab Meat Au Gratin.
Insider Recipe: #16 Taco Salad.
Insider Recipe: Power Burger.
Mom’s Mexican Crunchy Casserole.
Insider Recipe: Salmon in Merlot.
Insider Recipe: Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie.
Insider Recipe: Salmon Suited for a Champion.
Insider Recipe: Crawford Oyster Stew.
Insider Recipe: #22 Cat Car Chili.
Insider Recipe: Compton Mac and Cheese.
Easy Stromboli.
Insider Recipe: Mears? Mexican Pozole (Mexican Stew).
Chicken and Dumplings (like Mom makes).
Insider Recipe: Bloody Mary Chili.
Insider Recipe: Creamed Mushroom Sauté with Artichoke Hearts, Spinach, and Penne.
Insider Recipe: “What’s Left in the Cabinet”? Grilled Chicken.
Shrimp Boil.
Insider Recipe: #48 Tortilla Soup.
Insider Recipe: Sauerkraut Pizza.
Cheeseburger Wrap: A Skinner Family Favorite!.
Insider Recipe: Martha Nemecheck’s Sloppy Joes.
Insider Recipe: Chris Bryant’s Versatile Marinade.
Insider Recipe: Stuffed Green Peppers.
Shrimp and Vegetable Risotto.
Racin’ Chicken.
Spicy Beer Brined Pork Loin.
Insider Recipe: RC’s Ribeye.
Insider Recipe: Soy Swiss Steak.
Insider Recipe: Hornaday’s Enchilada Casserole.
Insider Recipe: Benny’s Favorite Crab Cakes.
Ribs and Kraut.
Insider Recipe: The Only Bar-B-Q Sauce You Need.
CHAPTER FOUR: SLICK SIDES AND SALADS.
Fried Green Tomato Fritters.
Insider Recipe: Grandma Dunlap’s Killer Cole Slaw.
Gran’s Cornbread.
Parked Salad.
Insider Recipe: Elliot’s Race Ready Rice.
Libby’s Potatoes.
Shocking Onions.
Insider Recipe: Carl Edward’s Green Bean Caesar.
Insider Recipe: Gail Davis’s Super Secret Salad Dressing.
Fruit Salad for the Clumsy.
Conch and Jimmy Chowder.
Checkered Flag Corn on the Cob.
Bub’s Beans.
CHAPTER FIVE: SWEET VICTORIES: DESSERTS.
Insider Recipe: Bill’s Cowboy Cookies.
Fully Fueled with Peanut Butter Cookies.
Insider Recipe: Aunt Doris’s Éclair.
Insider Recipe: The Famous Top Ten Finish Pecan Pie.
Cinnamon Cheesecake.
Insider Recipe: Caramel Apple Salad.
Insider Recipe: Betty Jane’s Lemon Squares.
Insider Recipe: Petty Angel Food Cake.
Insider Recipe: Rocky Road Brownies.
Insider Recipe: No-Bake Cookies.
Insider Recipe: Rice Pudding.
Insider Recipe: Pumpkin Roll.
CHAPTER SIX: RACING KIDS.
Lug-Nut Doughnuts.
Dip-Sticks.
Pit Stop Pull-Aparts.
Pocono Pepperoni Crescent Bites.
Green Flag Scrambled Eggs.
Kids? Champagne.
CHAPTER SEVEN: SPIRITS AND WHISTLE WETTERS.
Insider Recipe: Cowboy’s Racetrack Sweet Tea.
Mint Julep.
Peach Tea.
John’s Famous Bloody Mary Mix.
Bloody Mary Emergency Kit.
Insider Recipe: Winning Toyota Margarita.
Campbell-Ade.