Game Day Treats

Today, y'all, I invited over retired football player Chris Jenkins

Chris! He's like a big teddy bear. Oh, babe. Now, we're kicking it off with my pimento cheese burger sliders

and Chris shows me one of his game day favorites, the option dog

And we wrap up this meal with a roasted potato and fennel salad

Then it's time we grab the food, y'all, and head outside to challenge Michael, Brandon, and the rest of the bunch to a little football

Hey! Touchdown! How many arrangements do we have to..

I'm just going to do one nice something on the table out there, but Callaleys have done good

They came back from last year. What is that one right there? That is Fatsia

Fatsia makes a nice statement together. Excuse me, has anybody seen Paula Deen

You found her. All right. How are you? All right, I'm good

Can I tell you how excited we all are? Especially my men's

They couldn't believe it when I told them I was going to throw a game party and you were coming

Yes, yes. Yes! Chris Jenkins, y'all, is a fairly recently retired NFL player

When you stand next to one of these guys, you realize, gosh, these are some really, really big guys

I mean, like his hand made two of mine, and it was fabulous

I felt so petite. You and I have got some cooking to do

Well, thank you for having me. I'm excited to be here. You ready? Yes. I'm going to make you the first dish, okay

Okay. So are you in it to win it? You're the captain. Show me what you look like when you get excited

When I get excited? This is exciting. I'm just... I got... What position

I'm there. You there? He needs a tackle. Love it. Best position on the football field by far

Since today is all about game food... Okay. I'm gonna make us a Southern Pimento Cheeseburger

All right, so we're gonna start with some ground beef. Okay. And if you'd pass me the salt and pepper... Okay

We're just going to season this meat. While I'm doing this, would you mind mincing me up some onion

All right. Maybe half that onion. And when I say mince, that means smaller than diced

Okay. So just cut it until I either cut myself or the board, right

Yes. Okay. I know I'm not going to get any style points for cutting this, so..

Oh, that's all right. Just dice it up. Mince it up. All right. So I'm just going to get in here with my hands

See, this could be a quarterback. Yes. How long have you been retired

For a couple of months. Now, who was the last team you played for

New York Jets. New York Jets. Yes. And who was the quarterback on that team

Mark Sanchez. You would like him. I would? He's a very dashing individual

How old a guy is he? He's a baby. I could be a cougar

What do you know about that? I'm a cougar already. Meow. You've done perfect on that

We're just going to take that and mix it up. So I understand that your daddy counted on you to help

Yes. That was how I learned to cook. So he was a good cook

Yes, yes, he was. He was. He's wonderful on the grill, but I'm better in the kitchen than he is

Oh, you are. It's okay if I make mine a little bigger, right

I know. I know. It's just happening. I noticed. This is your first one

Yeah. And this was my first one. There's a sizable difference. But I understand where you're coming from

I raised two boys, and I'm telling you what, honey, it was like they walked around with hollow legs for so, so long

They appreciated their mama's cooking. I'm checking you out. So you're not married

Yes, I am. I'm in the doghouse right now. I was in a rush to get here

and I left my wedding ring on the sink. What is her name

Tashia. Tashia. Hey, girl, this is Paula. Don't you worry about your man being here without his wedding ring

I will take good care of him, and you have nothing to worry about, okay

See? So, see, we took care of that. Now, I've got our pimento cheese

Okay. I've got it already made up. Pimento cheese is very big in the south

Okay. Just dip. Okay. That wonderful Yes and this is one of the first things that I made for the bag lady when I started my Look at him He getting excited

I dance when I eat. Oh, get out. I do. I'm hoping I'm gonna get to see you dance

You will. All right, so let's start checking some of these out

Look at that big old burger down there. and he's sitting in kind of a cold spot

It's like a jumbo slider. This is going to be a jumbo slider for a jumbo guy

All right. All right, so I'm just going to lightly toast these buns

I've got our lettuce that I've already washed, and it's ready here

And if you'll slice us up some onion. All right. I've got mayonnaise

I've got a little... Did a good job on the first cut. Yes, of course

Of course. I got some raw eggs. If we cook it, I'll put it on there

Not raw. You want an egg on yours? I don't mind. Okay

I love a fried egg on my burger. So here goes everything

Some mayo, mustard, ketchup, pimento cheese, A little onion. A little pickle

Get it, baby. And some tomato. That egg is talking back to Chris

Don't tell anybody. Oh, my goodness. Don't tell anybody. I am so impressed

All right, look-a here. That is the big fat burger that's medium

Okay. This is the kind of medium whale burger for me. You have just cooked the perfect egg

All right, look right here. Oh, my gosh. You loving it, ain't you

Yes. You ready? Okay, guess. Is it good

Cheers. Cheers. Bon appétit. There you go. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Coming up next, Chris is the cubie on this dish

This is the fun part. And what's a game day without my roasted potato and fennel salad

and a little football? Pop a pop! Yay! It's game day

All right. I can't wait to see how we make this hot dog hamburger bacon egg sandwich

with a sweet and spicy kick. What am I doing here? We need to put some butter on there

Now, you want me to chop your herbs? Yes, my herbs. Okay

So I can do that. And what all do you want me to chop and how much

I'd say about a tablespoon of each. Okay, and we've got basil

We have parsley. And we got some sage. Okay. Are you an eyeball cook

Yes, I am. Some people like formula cooking. Some people like eyeball

I actually like both. So here we go. And I guess you want this minced up pretty good, don't you

Because we're going to mix it in the butter. Yes. All right, so how much of this butter do you want me to use to mix these herbs in

You use however much you would like. Okay, well, I didn't know if you liked it real strong or kind of strong

Well, I like mine real strong. I love things to be very flavorful

Hey, what are you doing? Don't tear my bun apart. Well, you don't have to. I wasn't going to tear it all the way apart

That was just for me. I'm sorry. Keep your hands off my bun. I'm just going to the side then

All right, fine. Then you can do your bun the way you want. Fine. Okay. Okay

All right, so, Nat. Sorry. So tell me, I'm going to take this butter and stir those herbs in it

Is that right? Honestly, I just put the butter on the griddle

and then I just drizzle the herbs over it. Because we've got to save those bowls for the separation of the eggs

Oh, I'm so sorry. Yes. See, you've been unclear on my instructions, Chris

Separation of the eggs? Of course, I am a novice. Cut me some slack

You are not a novice. I mean, as far as, you know, instructing people

This is a bowl, and what you are supposed to do is take this bowl and use it for..

I didn't know you did, Julia. I think that's a staple for any cook

You have to know how to do that voice All right now you was coming over here and kind of touching my buns I sorry I sprinkled the herbs across and then but I thought this one was my recipe

So can you try it my way just once? Come on, hollies

Okay, crybaby. I just took off. Oh, I'm crying right now. Okay

Okay, darling. I got you. I'm going to let you do the honors of placing the hot dogs in

I will put our hot dogs down into our water. Are these all beef dogs

Yes. The next thing we have to do now is separate the egg white with the shell

I love doing this. You do? Yes, I do. Your hands are so big

And that little bitty egg. But I do it pretty well, don't you do it

You do it very well. Thank you. Okay, we need a serving platter

Here you go. This is the fun. I'll hold it for you. We just need to get these off

Oh, okay. These are beautiful. I love all the herbs on them

This is the fun part. It is? Yes. We get to put peach preserves and spread them over

Is that enough to suit you right there? Yes. Yes. Okay. I want to please Mr. Chris Jenkins

I put grapeseed oil in. I love to cook with grapeseed oil. Okay, okay. I just think that it has just a smoother consistency than olive oil

Okay, okay. And then I'll put my eggs in. Absolutely. Yes. All right, so I don't know if you like spices, but I love spices, so

I can take a little heat. I mean, I don't like that to hurt me

You just sprinkle however much you want. On the bread? On yours, on yours

because then I'll show you how much I like to put on mine. I'm a sissy

There you go. That's mine. Okay. That is a lot of chili powder, Chris

I am a spice lover, so I have to put a little bit more on there

We're going to put the cheese on. When do I need to take the bacon out of the oven

I think you can take the bacon out of the oven now, if you would like. Okay

I don't know at which point. Oh, that's perfect. So we're going to put the hot egg white

You can put the bacon strips on one side. Yes, I guess the hot dogs are ready

Whoa. That's a big dog. Oh, this is the bottom touch

Just on the sides. Sweet Camille. Yes, it's so pretty. It's so pretty

You got that pudding right. Touchdown. That's not me. I told you

You got to believe in me, Paul. You got to believe in me. I believe in you, baby. All right, come on over here

More eating. I'm going in. Oh. You want a knife and fork

I don't. Mm. So it's OK, huh? It's sinful

I'm glad you like it. Out of this world. You know, you never thought

I've never had a hamburger hot dog sandwich. Only during watching you eat

I made Paula bless on the first try. On the first try. Mm-mm

Yes! Mm-mm! That is so good. I'm glad you like, so. Mmm, this is yum

I'm going to. Great time of day with a mouth. Look at that perfect egg

We cannot eat like this every day, Chris. Well, this is special occasions

I'd say once every couple of months. It's a Sunday food, isn't it

Yeah, special occasion. I love sweet and savory. I adore sweet and savory

This is making my day. You're so stinking cute. Thank you. Coming up next, Chris and I whip up a scrumptious potato salad

You're like an artiste. And are you ready for some football? It's the Glam Squad versus Chris and me

Goodbye, babe. Mm-hmm. Tree top. Oh, my God. I can't top that optional dog

Pretty sure you can. I'm glad I got enough time to let my food settle

Well, you know what? Wouldn't be a tailgate without potato salad. So, Chris, we are going to cut our potatoes

going to cube them up. I going to slice up our fennel We going to put this on a cookie sheet and we going to roast them And then after they done we going to put together a yummy potato sandwich Okay

Now, you said it's just been, like, weeks or months since you retired

A couple of months, yes. So what do you plan to do? Are you going to retire completely

I think I will do a little bit of broadcasting. You certainly know football

Now, tell me what that smells like. Smells like a licorice. Yes

It's going to be so good. Now, I'm just going to slice this up. If you would, get our pan back there

We've got it lined with tinfoil. Where are you going to place it

Just right here, darling. Okay. Start putting your taters on. Okay. And you know what

Before we do that, let me just give it a spray. Let me just give that a quick spray so they won't stick too bad

Now we're just going to spread those out just like that. There goes our fennel

Now we're going to need a little olive oil, and I'm just going to drizzle that over there

Then we're going to need the salt and pepper. Okay. Yes. Thank you

You're welcome. All right, there we go. Now I'm just going to kind of do it like that. Okay

Make sure every one of those taters get a little wetness. All right, we're just going to lay those out in a single file

We're going to put this in a 425-degree oven, about 25 minutes

Okay. So if you would do the honors while I wash my hands

All right, all right. In the oven they go. There you go

I like that squat you just did. Oh, my squad. I told you, my niece

They still work. They still work. All right. Coming up next, Chris and I'll put the finishing touches

on my roasted potato and fennel salad. Then, game on. Hey! Ah! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha

Let's get these potatoes out. Potatoes? Taters! You know, a potato's my favorite food

It is? What's your favorite food? If you just had one food to choose

I would say pasta. You like macaroni and cheese? I love it. All right, we need to get started on the dressing for our potatoes

Now, I've got some chives here. If you would give me about a half a cup of mayonnaise

Let's just scrape these potatoes in that wonderful roasted fennel. Put a little salt and pepper in that, and I'm going to just cut us up just a little parsley

Look at the mango. All right, now just kind of fold it in

Let me show you what fold means. Fold means going down and over, and you're folding those ingredients together

So going outside and up and over is different than going inside and up and over

Yes. Okay, so I'm sorry. That's good. I love warm potato salad

Look at you, cold baby. I'm trying to make it burnt. You're like an artiste

Well, what do you say let's go out and challenge my friends to a little football

If you would grab the option dogs. Okay. The pimento cheese sliders. Okay

And I'll take the potato salad. All right. And let's go see what our crew's doing

Okay. Football time. You know, I was a head cheerleader in high school

Chris, I can't wait for you to meet my boys. Hey, guys

Hello. We got all the food ready. Chris and I have been working our tater patches off

We got up a football game in the backyard, y'all. Team Glamour

That was made up of Dimpy and Courtney and Jamie and Brandon

And I guess that Michael was on Team Glamour. against Team Chris and Paula

Well, yeah, I was feeling pretty cocky. Ready? Hey! Hey! Somebody cover Paula

Cover Paula! He tries to run. Oh, there you go. Oh, Robo

I almost got him! Oh, I'm going to say hey, and I'm going to just hang the ball

and then I'm going to block for you. Ah, perfect! I love my captain

All right, set. Hey! Touchdown! There you go. Team Glamour never stood a chance

Way to go, Chris. I think it's time we all chow down now

Well, Chris, I have had fun on. I do, too. I love it here

What you see is pretty much what you get. Mm-hmm. I feel like I fit right in

I think you do