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When watching games every Sunday, it’s tough to stay on the health-food kick, especially with all the amazing tailgate food around. So, here are some of my favorite recipes that are still delicious, but on the healthier side! Enjoy and happy tailgating! All recipes can be found on www.cooks.com

GROUND TURKEY MEATBALLS:
1 lb. ground turkey
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 c. bread crumbs (fine)
1/4 c. fresh or 1 tbsp. dry parsley
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
Mix and shape into 1 1/2-inch meatballs. Saute in large skillet until browned and no longer pink.

SAUCE:
1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, cut up
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. sugar
1 1/4 c. chicken broth
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 clove garlic, minced
Add all the sauce ingredients to meatball mixture. Bring to boil. Simmer covered until sauce thickens, about 30 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

VEGGIE CHILI:
2 c. dry pinto beans
1 (14 oz.) cake frozen firm tofu, thawed
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. tomato paste
1 tbsp. peanut butter
1 tsp. onion powder
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 c. water
4 tsp. oil
1 lg. bell pepper, diced
1 lg. onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 c. tomatoes, chopped
2 c. tomato sauce
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. chili powder
3 tbsp. ground cumin

Check beans for rocks, wash and cover with cold water. Cook until tender (about 90 minutes). Squeeze water out of tofu and crumble into bite size pieces. Combine soy sauce, tomato paste, peanut butter, onion powder, garlic, water and oil. Add tofu and stir until tofu is coated. Fry tofu in 2 tablespoons oil until browned. Saute pepper, onion and a garlic in 1 tablespoon oil. Add this, along with tofu to cooked beans. Add remaining ingredients. Stir and cook over low heat until warm. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

TORTILLA-WRAPPED MEXICAN SANDWICHES:
6 oz. container frozen avocado dip, thawed
3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
6 (8 inch) flour tortillas (warm in microwave - 10 seconds on high)
8 oz. thinly sliced cooked roast beef or turkey
Leaf lettuce
4 oz. (1 c.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Alfalfa sprouts
Tomato salsa

Combine avocado dip and cream cheese; blend dip. Spread each tortilla evenly with avocado mixture to within 1/2 inch of edge. Arrange slices of meat, cheese, lettuce and sprouts over avocado mixture. Spoon on desired salsa. Roll up each tortilla; secure with toothpicks. Serve immediately or wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate.

SPICY ASIAN COLESLAW:
1 bag of shredded coleslaw vegetables
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1 tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tbsp. canola oil or vegetable oil
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. McCormick chinese five spice (or dash ea. ginger, curry, clove, cinnamon, star anise)
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp. red pepper flakes
1/2 cup cashew halves and pieces

Mix all ingredients except cole slaw and cashews. Stir well with wire whisk.
Add sauce and cashews to cole slaw and toss, chill and serve. Serves 6-8.

FRUIT KABOBS:
Cut 2 apples, pears, bananas or any fruit in season, sprinkle with lemon juice. Place on kabob stick or party toothpicks.

SAUCE: 1 Dannon strawberry yogurt with 1 tablespoon strawberry cordial liqueur mix. Place in dipping bowl. Can be arranged on platter or stick into 1/2 grapefruit.

Written by: Jenn Brown

So I am getting ready to fly out to Mississippi where I will be covering the Alabama vs Ole Miss game this weekend for another installment of ESPNU Road Trip and I thought this would be a good time to share a gameday checklist to use before you head to the stadium.

When game day is approaching, it’s so easy to get caught up in all the excitement, which can leave me to forget some key essentials.

Here’s my go-to TOP 10 checklist before the game starts:

1. Weather plays a crucial part in how gameday goes, so I have to check the forecast before heading to the field. Especially when at games in the mid-west, I always come prepared to stay warm!
I make sure to have a small bag with me… Girls, stadiums are typically pretty strict about what you can bring in with you, so make sure to leave the big hobo at home.

2. Sunscreen!!! Don't need to explain much here...if the game is outside...you are going to want some sunscreen. Unless you like the tank top/jean short farmer's tan!

3. I don’t leave the house without my FlipCamera regardless of where I’m going, but on gameday it’s essential. I love being able to capture the moments, especially the excitement of the fans and the stadium. It’s so fun to re-watch after it’s over.

4. Whether you’re still in school or not, its always good to hang on to your school ID… the discounts are so great, and you can try to sneak into the student section and re-live the good old days.

5. When I was covering the UF/Tenn game two weeks ago I saw a pretty cool item at one of the book stores...a plastic disposable flask. Yep, great for brining in your own libation and it won't set off the metal detectors like an old school flask.

6. Don't forget to bring your favorite team's gear! Hats, Jersey's, a terrible towel...whatever you use to get into the gameday spirit.

7. I am not a huge fan of concession food so I always make sure to bring a little snack in my bag incase of that much expected hunger attack during the 4th quarter.

8. Girls, you've got to remember this one...how many times have you gone to a game or concert and had to use the restroom only to find that there is no more toilet paper??? Well, be sure to pack a little packet of kleenex in your purse...you will thank me later.

9. Charge up your cell phone! For the past 3 weekends I have been covering all the college games for ESPN and the one thing that has been my biggest problem is my cell phone dies before the game is over. If your day starts out early with Tailgating and you are going to a night game, chances of the cell phone lasting are slim to none. So make sure you charge up, because the last thing you want to do is miss the best after game party because you couldn't get the text. Another option is to buy an extended battery for your phone. I just bought one and you can throw it in a bag and it will give you an additional 12 hours of talk time!

10. Last but not least…. don’t leave the house without your tickets!

Enjoy!

Jenn Brown
“The Guys Girl”

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Twitter...

Well I think this twitter thing may be catching on...and I have to say I have succumbed to it. I try my best to update it regularly although it is hard some times. When I am off shooting my shows, I twitter more frequently because I am doing “cool” stuff and I think my followers might find it interesting. I found a great site that lists all of the professional athletes that have twitter accounts.

Check it out here!
http://Twitter-Athletes

But to help you out, I have included the top 10 athletes and top 10 NFL athletes on twitter.

Top 10 Professional Athletes on Twitter:
http://Shaquille O’Neal
http://Lance Armstrong
http://Tony Hawk
http://Paul Pierce
http://Serena Williamsg
http://Dwight Howard
http://Ryan Sheckler
http://Stewart Cink
http://Nick Swisher g
http://Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


Top 10 NFL Athletes on Twitter:
http://Reggie Bush
http://Terrell Owens
http://Chad OchoCinco Johnson
http://Shawne Merriman
http://Larry Fitzgerald k
http://Tony Mandarich
http://Mark Sanchez
http://Warren Sapp
http://Michael Strahan
http://Chris Johnson


Enjoy!

Jenn Brown
“The Guys Girl”

http://www.JennBrown.com
http://www.twitter.com/JennBrown12
http://www.facebook.com/JennBrown12
Written by: Jenn Brown

Football season is finally here and I figured why not take this moment to break down some of my favorite fantasy football apps for the iPhone and Blackberry. If you are a HUGE fantasy football player like me, you will be happy to know that some Fantasy Football online leagues like Yahoo, CBS and ESPN all have Fantasy Football apps to help you make it through the week.

My fantasy football league is run through Yahoo and I was pleasantly surprised at their new Fantasy Football ’09 App and how well it worked. First off, it’s free, which is great! It is available for both the iphone/itouch as well as Blackberry Bold, Tour, or 8900 series smart phones. It gives you live scoring, which is free this year so you get to follow your team in real time. It also allows you to manage your team, add or drop players, view your matchups and standings. I used it yesterday with no problems and was very happy.

ESPN’s Fantasy Football 2009 is available for the iPhone. It costs $4.99 and seems to be a good answer if you want to manage your team from your phone. The only big complaints that I have read about are the ads that are placed at the bottom of the screen. It seems that people feel they shouldn’t get advertisements if they are paying for an app, which I can understand. Regardless it allows you to manage your team, start, bench, add, drop, propose trades as well as claim players off the waivers. It also gives you push notification for injuries and scoring updates. FantasyCast Live Scoring and Stats give you real-time scoring updates and stats. For other phone users ESPN has Mobile ESPN but I don't think you have the ability to access your fantasy team and make changes. I have a call into one of my peeps at ESPN to find out what they have for Blackberry and will let you guys know once I hear back.

The CBS Sports Mobile Football iPhone app gives users the ability to manage your team as well along with giving you access to ALL sports for free. You can check scores, set lineups, add/drop players as well as do all your research for the upcoming week. I really like that this app gives you commentary and video advice from CBSSports.com experts so you can decide who to start and who to bench. For other phone providers CBS offers Fantasy Football Companion which is available free on CBS Sports Mobile Web. You can view scores, set lineups and see Fantasy Team standings as well as access player and team news.

To finish things off I figured I would tell you my Fantasy Football Team this year. Yes, I did get the first pick in the draft and was very happy with Adrian Peterson’s 38 Fantasy Football points I picked up yesterday! Woohoo!

Here is my team:

QB Aaron Rogers
QB Jay Cutler
RB Adrian Peterson
RB Marion Barber
RB Darren McFadden
WR Calvin Johnson
WR Justin Gage
WR Chris Henry
WR Jericho Cotchery
WR Chris Chambers
WR Bernard Berrian
TE Jason Witten
TE Jeremy Shockey
K Stephen Gostkowki
DEF NY Jets

There you have it...I am pretty happy with my team and hope to pull out another win this season!

Good luck!
Jenn Brown

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Hello lovely readers of 944, I am Jenn Brown, “The Guys Girl.” You may ask what is a “guys girl”? To be honest, I have been called that my whole life and I’m still not exactly sure. What I can tell you is that that growing up I was a tomboy. In fourth grade, My best friend Courtney and I used to beat up the boys at the cross walk...literally. (Sorry Mike)

I was a huge jock in high school and college. When most girls were going to the mall and worrying about dating, I was playing 7 sports, breaking the record for the most Varsity letters from a male or female athlete (14) in high school and then going on to play Division I softball for the University of Florida… GO GATORS!

Aside from being a tomboy, I am what one would call a geeky gadget girl. I love electronics and always have to have the newest gadget, phone, computer, camera, etc. I have even had to show the “geek squad” how to install a new home entertainment system when they couldn’t figure it out for themselves. And I still have no idea why I even knew how to do it.

Now to the good stuff… I actually get paid to watch Football, Boxing, MMA (mixed martial arts), all action sports and College Football. I’m a TV Host and Sports Broadcaster, so yes, I basically travel around the country and interview all the biggest athletes in the wonderful world of sports!

So I guess all of these things I do kind of fall into the “guy” category. And since I’m a girl...I guess that makes me a “Guy’s Girl.”

My hosting coach once told me “Jenn, you need to learn how to talk to women. You only know how to talk to guys and it is going to limit you in the jobs you can get.” I then told her, I talk to girls all the time, they just don’t like to talk about football...and I like football.

So, my dear readers of 944, I, Jenn Brown, “The Guys Girl” look forward to talking about all my adventures in the world of sports, gadgets and electronics and hope to become more of a “Girl’s, Girl” along the way!



Written by: Jenn Brown