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Summarized by Kent Larsen
Coach Reid diagrams a secret play at the stove
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA -- It may not be unusual for the Philadelphia
Inquirer to run a feature article about Eagles coach and LDS Church member
Andy Reid, but it is certainly unusual for the article to appear in the food
section. Reid, it seems, loves to cook, and has a few unique recipes that
reporter Maria Gallagher persuaded him to share. But, as you might expect
for recipes from a football coach, these are not light entres.
It took a little effort for Gallagher to persuade Reid to part with his
recipe for his western sandwhiches, because Reid thinks he might open a
restaurant one day, and the sandwhiches would clearly be one of his
signature dishes. The sandwich is mainly eggs and handburger with onion and
whatever seasoning you like, on whatever bread is handy. "They look almost
like when you get egg foo young. Almost like an omelette," Reid said. "It's
one of those things you come up with when you're a kid and you're fooling
around in the kitchen."
Reid's love of cooking has him grilling a turkey each Thanksgiving and
making a prime-rib roast for Christmas each year. In addition, he makes
"fajitas, spaghetti, blueberry pancakes, omelettes, and a mild barbecue
sauce made with ketchup, Diet Coke, garlic powder and Lawry's Seasoned
Salt," according to the article. But during the football season, which just
began with the first preseason game last weekend, Reid has little time to cook.
Once a year Reid and his wife Tammy invite the Eagle's coaching staff to
their home for a cookout; nothing fancy, just hamburgers and hot dogs on the
grill, cooked by a young man they hire so that they can concentrate on their
guests. Following LDS Church teachings, beer isn't served at the cookout.
Reid himself drinks caffeinated Diet Coke.
Gallagher attended the most recent cookout, which featured, in addition to
burgers, hot dogs and Reid's Western Sandwiches, Mississippi Mud Cake (sans
walnuts, Reid is allergic), Lemon Squares, Broccoli Salad and a Baked Bean
Cassarole. Recipes are included with the Inquirer's article.
Gallagher also observes that the food at the cookout is as unassuming as
Reid and his family are themselves. While he now makes in excess of $1
million a year as the Eagle's head coach, his wife Tammy still shops at
Sam's Club to get the ingredients for the cookout. But, one extravegance is
obvious; a miniature version of the Green Bay Packers 1997 Super Bowl ring on
Tammy Reid's finger, copied from the ring Reid got that year as the Packer's
quarterback's coach. "Isn't it pretty?" says Tammy. "We've already got the
Eagles' design picked out."
Source:
Coach Reid diagrams a secret play at the stove
Philadelphia PA Inquirer 30Jul00 S2
By Maria Gallagher: Philadelphia Inquirer
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