Smoke’s Shrimp

Just read an interesting article on Angie Skinner and her cookbook. Angie’s the wife of Mike Skinner and loves to cook. Here’s part of the article.

Kevin Harvick’s “Mexi-Cali Dip” brings chili beans, mozzarella and Colby jack cheese, black olives and green chilies in a hot mix that led Angie Skinner to his motorcoach after a race while she was making her own dinner.

Mark Martin came up with “Salmon in Merlot” while searching for a healthy meal to eat after another race.

Harvick and Martin’s dishes are some of the recipes from NASCAR drivers, their families, crew members and their fans that can be found in “Race Day Grub: Recipes From the NASCAR Family” by Angie Skinner, who is the wife of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner.

Angie Skinner did the research for her book by going camper to camper every weekend at racetracks during the 2005 season and sampling different foods that she found people cooking. She then spent her off-season writing the book.

As a result, readers can find a meal for any time of the day in the book ranging from race morning breakfasts, to speedy starters (appetizers) and snacks, to race-worthy main courses, to sweet victories (desserts).

While readers can find plenty of meals in her book, Skinner also made sure she gave her readers a window into the lives of the drivers.

One of the first recipes in the book is Henry Benfield’s “Heart Attack on a Plate,” where garlic powder, stir-fried peppers and onions, fried eggs, browned bread and melted cheese are brought together to make a sandwich. Along with recipe are accounts of how Benfield, who has served on several pit crews, has gotten revenge on a few guards who crossed his path by slipping citrus magnesium in their lemonade and serving them Ex-Lax brownies.

Angie Skinner also recounted how Tony Stewart asked her to create a recipe using, Smoke, his barbecue sauce. The result was “Smoke’s Shrimp.”

“It’s not just recipes, I’ve included fun stories about the drivers and the fans as well,” she said.

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