Superbowl food is as important as the game, and besides chips and dip and veggies, you need good buffet of yummy treats for your pals. Heres a few of my favorites. Have a great superbowl!
Flatbread Pizza With Feta, Mint, and Lemon Zest
1 can pizza dough (I use Pillsbury)
Olive oil
1 garlic clove, halved
1 c. feta cheese
¼ c. grated Parmesan cheese
3 T minced fresh mint
1 T lemon zest
Red-chili-pepper flakes.
Stretch dough into a large rectangle. Cut in half. Drizzle both with olive oil, and bake on greased sheet at 450 degrees until golden brown, about 10 minutes. While hot, rub each flatbread with garlic. Top with feta and Parmesan, and bake until melted, about 3 minutes. Remove and sprinkle with mint, zest, and a few shakes of chili-pepper flakes.
Sweet-and-Sour Drumettes
They're much easier to eat than wings, but still have some wipes on hand for sticky fingers.
2 pounds chicken drumettes (ask your butcher to cut them for you)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ cup barbecue sauce
¼ cup French dressing
1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
Dash of hot sauce (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Brown chicken in batches (don't overcrowd the pan), about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer drumettes to a baking dish. Then combine butter, barbecue sauce, dressing, vinegar, and hot sauce. Microwave until butter is melted. Stir. Pour sauce over chicken, and toss to coat evenly. Bake for 15 minutes.
Chinese Five-Spice Popcorn
I like to make this popcorn ahead of time. After it cools, I put it in Chinese take-out boxes for a scrumptious movie snack.
1/2 c. popcorn kernels
2 T canola oil
2 T sugar
1 T Chinese five-spice powder (available in most grocery stores)
1 t. salt
1 T unsalted butter, melted
Combine corn, oil, sugar, five-spice powder, and salt in a pot with a tight-fitting lid over medium heat. When corn begins to pop, turn heat to medium-low. Shake constantly until popping slows. Remove from heat (careful — it can burn easily), transfer to bowl, and drizzle with butter.
And my favorite Superbowl snack I now love making is Peanut-Butter-Cup Brownies
1 box brownie mix
16 peanut-butter cups (like Reese's)
Prepare brownie-mix batter according to package instructions. Pour half of the brownie batter into a 9-inch by 9-inch baking dish. Top with peanut-butter cups. Spread the remaining half of the brownie batter evenly over peanut-butter cups. Bake according to package instructions. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.
Also try marinating olives in fresh herbs and chili-pepper flakes.
Season nuts with chili powder, and toast lightly.
A few good drinks: Greyhound
Think a screwdriver, but with more kick.
Ingredients: 2 oz vodka and 5 oz grapefruit juice
Instructions: Put ice in a glass, and pour vodka and grapefruit juice over it. Stir well.
Malibu Coconutini1 oz. Malibu rum
1 oz. Irish cream
1 oz. chocolate liqueur
Put all the ingredients in a shaker, add ice, and shake. Drizzle chocolate syrup along the inside of a glass, and then add the beverage. Garnish with a chocolate lollipop.
