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As of this writing, our family is deeply into watching the World Series on TV. It\u2019s amazing to me how my wife and daughter, who aren\u2019t remotely even sports fans, have embraced baseball and the Shohei Ohtani effect. Who knew?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a dining room TV that we\u2019ve been using just because a lot of baseball games are telecast around dinner time. It\u2019s become our entertainment this season while we eat, which is great because we\u2019ve come to cheer our Dodgers together as a family; and I never, ever thought that would happen. I\u2019m really the only sports junkie left since my son went to the other coast to live. But I\u2019m sure a lot of you are into sports and become couch potatoes this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are a few of my \u201ctailgating at home\u201d suggestions if you\u2019re having family over for a sports event. First up, Chili!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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So we made this mouth-watering chili in our electric skillet and kept it on the dining table during the game, which is what you guys can do. I\u2019m sure you all have your own recipes you can go to, but this is ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of course, we had ours over hot rice like any self-respecting Asian-American would do. I mean, I never understood why chili is always treated like a soup and is always categorized that way on restaurant menus. Then it\u2019s served with crackers? Or at best corn bread? If you\u2019ve never had chili on rice, try it our way once and tell me this isn\u2019t the best way to eat chili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What about Kalbi<\/em> Korean BBQ short ribs for your party? If you have your own marinade figured out, be my guest. But otherwise, you can buy it at the Korean markets already marinated. It\u2019s a cool way to satisfy everyone\u2019s meat cravings without having to serve steak; but still treat them to something beyond just hamburgers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And believe me, there\u2019s nothing like the smell of Korean BBQ to get everyone\u2019s appetites going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Be sure to get some scissors and cut them up between the bones so it\u2019s easier to eat. It\u2019s a little messy for finger food, but that\u2019s the point of barbecue! I mean, you can\u2019t resist this if you\u2019re a meat lover\u2014so juicy good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To make it easy on yourself, I would suggest lining the bottom tray of your electric grill with foil so that you can take it right off after you\u2019re done. Otherwise, you\u2019ve got some scrubbing to do. The grill itself is nonstick on our Zojirushi Grill, so that wasn\u2019t a problem washing off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And since we\u2019re so close to Thanksgiving, here is our Hasselback Scalloped Potato dish that we make all the time. You can find recipes for this online everywhere, but what makes this an attractive side dish are the thin slices that make for a nice presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you line the slices up like this in a casserole dish, you get browned crispy bits with every slice while the rest of it is creamy and tender from the cheesy garlic sauce. Sounds good, right? We have this every year for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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