So why not serve up some election night fun in style?
And it will give your guests something interesting to chat about. As an added bonus, if you click on any of the state titles below, it will link to interesting political analysis and facts about these key swing states.
"This is beginning to look like a five-state election. Those states are Virginia, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nevada. Essentially all relevant electoral scenarios involve some combination of these five states." --fivethirtyeight.com
Missouri
Anheuser-Busch beers (HQ in St Louis)
Ozark Pudding
Indiana
Breaded pork tenderloins and fried biscuits with apple butter.
Anything corn. Try: Cornbread and creamed corn savory bread pudding
Ohio
Cinncinati Chili
Bloody Mary’s: Tomato juice is the official state beverage of Ohio (no kidding), so some up with a twist!
Pennsylvania
Philly Cheese Dip with Pennsylvania Dutch Pretzels
Shoofly pie
Scrapple
Florida
Key Lime pie
Citrus (lemon, orange or grapefruit) Tart
Hanging Chad Potato Salad
North Carolina
Fried green tomato BLT finger sandwiches
Sweet corn succotash
North Carolina BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Scalloped sweet potatoes with cream, nutmeg and parmesan
Nevada
Chayote Salad
Virginia
Virginia Honey Ham Finger Sandwiches on mini biscuits
Peanut butter pie
Peanut butter cookies
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Fudge
Mountains of Mashed Potatoes
Colorado-based micro-brew beers
Rocky Mountain rainbow trout
For more state-specific ideas, check out the informative Foodtimeline.org
This is such an awesome idea! I won't be cooking on election night- my plans involve a bar in Andersonville and 12 flat screens of election coverage. This is a great, original idea though!
ReplyDeleteWow, those all look so tasty. My election night event will have just one theme item: swing state punch. Grape juice, vodka, club soda. Get it? It's purple.... I crack myself up....
ReplyDeleteI just wish I knew whether I'm cooking in victory or defeat. Thanks for the suggestions!
ReplyDeleteInteresting - I'd say this would make for a fantastic party idea!
ReplyDeleteShouldve thought about this before hand - definitely a hit!
-DTW
www.everydaycookin.blogspot.com
I know this post is old, but I'm disappointed you didn't include New Mexico. It was also a battleground state and has a unique cuisine all its own. Its also surprising because, reading through other entries, I would imagine you to be a huge fan of New Mexican food.
ReplyDeleteSorry this is anonymous, I don't have an account.
Vixen: Hope you had a great time out in Andersonville. Its a fun neighborhood for going out, and being with other Chicagoans is pretty much all it will take to make election night great.
ReplyDeleteAdrienne: I dig the purple punch. I thought briefly about a menu planned around red, blue and purple, but couldn't come up with enough ideas.
Margie: Hope you were satisfied with your results (in the kitchen and the polls)
Darius: Hope you enjoyed yourself however you spent the election night.
Anonymous: You are completely right. I definitely should have included a New Mexico menu, and it would have had some truly impressive culinary items on its list. Not nearly so challenging as coming up with food for Indiana. But I pulled my swing state list directly from www.fivethirtyeight.com, which did not at the time have New Mexico listed. Sorry for the omission! Thanks for bringing it up.