Otherwise known as The Real Housewives of Philadelphia Part Deux!
Trio of housewives in Lot K
What is a game without a tailgate? There is not one, without the other, in Philadelphia. Since the Phillies have rivaled the Eagles for the #1 spot as Philly’s sweetheart, the tailgates have started to be cranked up a notch as well. Truth be told, my tailgates are cranked up regardless of who’s playing or where I am, but go with me on this……
Those who know me, know that I do nothing small. To be honest, this was actually one of my smaller tailgates in terms of food. Generally speaking, my tailgates include, but are not limited to, the following: a grill, chairs, tables, pre-cookout munchies, beer, food, condiments, beer, a game, beer and a potty. And so it goes……
You may or may not know that we are full season ticket holders. This year our tickets sold faster than we could reserve them for ourselves! Finally, we were able to make plans with 2 other couples (AKA housewives stars), to go to the August 23rd, Mets game; in twitter speak the “#LOLMETS” game. The game was on a Tuesday night and we had just all been away, so we threw this party together quickly. I didn’t make my normal cheese run, but instead my friend made a wonderful corn and black bean dip. (picture not so great, the photographer must have been drinking.) Actually, I didn’t think of taking the picture until the dude at the tailgate next to us started digging into it ~ The City of Brotherly Love!
Half eaten corn dip – picture an afterthought at tailgate
As for the rest of the menu, we had sausage with peppers and onions; cheese burgers with grilled caramelized vidalia onions and portabella mushrooms (grilled separately of course) and all the fixings; Caesar Slaw and Tortellini salad. I suppose there were chips too. All sandwiches were served on Conshohocken Italian Bakery Bread.
Sausages, onions/peppers and vidalia onion on tailgate grill
Closeup of those onions and peppers
My burger has mayo, tomato, caramelized onions and mushrooms
The back of the truck acts as a buffet – Oops Eagles Green!
I’m not sure if I mentioned that we bring beer also? This day we had a great assortment including Sam Adams Summer Ale, Miller Lite, Sierra Nevada Summer Ale and Dogfish 60 minute IPA. I also made up a batch of the lemon drink!
Token picture of beer
Food blog, or no food blog, I know what you are all most curious about………the potty. Sure, tailgating in Philly has become quite civilized these days, however, I do not use porta potties. I refuse! So, I bring my own. It is small and fits in between the bucket seats of our Excursion. No one can see in and we bring hand sanitizer and toilet paper. Only because I know YOU wanted to see if anyone actually used it, I post this image of my friend (who may never speak to me again).
Unidentifiable friend
Once we get into the stadium, we never drink more beer…..
Oops again….
Coincidentally, this was a big day in Philadelphia and we applauded the ambition of one young man by purchasing t-shirts post game.
GO PHILLIES!!!!!
Oh, and by the way, we smoked em!
Polanco with an amazing play on a foul ball at Yankees Stadium
Phillies Celebrate
The Grotto at Spamps in Conshohocken
Roy Halladay makes Phillies debut in Washington 
