Recipe Roundup for the Superbowl

The teams have been finalized, the half time show announced and the venue selected.  All that is left to do is plan the menu for Superbowl XLVI!


It seems everyone enjoys the Superbowl, whether its your team or not and even if you don't particularly enjoy football, the excitment is contagious.  There is something for everyone whether you are watching it route for your favorite team to win the championship, watching closely for the entertaining commercials or waiting for the clock to tick down to the amazing half time show.  And some of us, we admit, are in it for the food!  What better way to spend a Sunday morning in February, the dead of winter. 


With the New England Patriots in the Superbowl, we here in Maine are a little more excited this year to watch the game and are already starting the prep on our menus!  Food during the game is all about finger foods; things you can quickly grab between touchdowns or for some of us, in between commercials.  Pot Lucks are a great way to wide assortment of goodies and enjoy a little of everything. Here are some of our favorite recipes for a Superbowl party; all easy to make, delicous to eat and quick to enjoy!


Dips
Grab some of your favorite chips to enjoy with these dips.  Or, if you are feeling adventorous, you can even make your own!

Guacamole

Spicy Black Bean Dip

Artichoke Spinach Dip

Chili Con Queso

Finger Foods
Great "grab and go" items for in between plays.

Bourbon Molasses Barbecue Ribs

Buffalo Wings

Skewered Grilled Chicken

Mini Meatball Subs

Desserts
Dessert is a requirement in our books for any party.  Although you may need a fork for two of these recipes, it will be well worth it.

Mocha Brownie Ice Cream Bars

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Pie

Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Triple Fudge Brownie Mix

Easy Weeknight Meal: Buffalo Chicken Calzones

We are lucky enough to see a lot of tasty food around the office.  Between our recipe developer working on new recipes, our new product samplings and our cooking school it seems like everyday there is something amazing to try.  Although you want to try everything, you have to learn to pick and choose what you deem as being "worth it" when there is so much tasty food available, and when I saw this walk by the other day, I knew it was one of those things.

I am an avid fan of anything "Buffalo" flavored.  There is something about the spicy/sweet combination mixed with a good blue cheese dressing that makes my mouth water.  I was beyond excited when we announced our new Buffalo Wing Sauce because although you can make a buffalo sauce from scratch, it is always so much tastier and easier when you can just open a jar from your pantry. 

This calzone makes for a great weeknight meal.  You can use our new Pizza Crust Mix or a pre-made dough from your local grocery store.  Of course, you can always mix up your own as well.  We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!

Buffalo Chicken Calzone

Ingredients:

• 3/4 pound chicken tenders
• 1/4 cup flour
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 Tablespoons Oil
• 1 Tablespoon Butter
• 1/3 cup Stonewall Kitchen Buffalo Wing Sauce
• 1 pound pizza dough, or our pizza dough mix, prepared according to package instructions.
• 4 slices of provolone cheese
• Classic olive oil
• Blue Cheese Dressing or Ranch Dressing (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Grease or line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Dredge chicken tenders in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.  Shake off excess flour
3. Heat oil and butter in a straight sided skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, but does not smoke.
4. Cook chicken in batches until it is golden brown on all sides and fully cooked.
5. Toss chicken with Stonewall Kitchen Buffalo Wing Sauce to coat.  Cut chicken into small chunks.
6. Cut pizza dough into four equal portions.  Roll each piece into a thin round.  Place chicken and cheese onto one half of the dough.  Fold dough over forming a half circle and pinch edges together making sure to form a good seal.  Brush each with olive oil.
7. Place calzones on prepared baking sheet and bake 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
8. Serve with additional Buffalo Wing Sauce, Blue Cheese Dressing or Ranch Dressing for dipping

Check back soon for our post about our favorite Superbowl Menus!

Over 40 new products launched this month! How our products go from ideas to the shelves.



Our New Aioli Collection

Our resolutions here at Stonewall Kitchen are the same each year:  Create quality innovative products that our customers will love.  We work hard throughout the year meeting, tasting and creating and are proud to bring you over 40 new products this January! 

There are several steps to developing a new product and are often worked on for over a year to get them to meet the Stonewall Kitchen standards of quality.  Here is a very quick overview of what our products will go through before they reach the shelf for purchase;

• Ideas:  we gather ideas from employees, customers, friends, family, tradeshows and more.  We love hearing suggestions and take every suggestion into consideration.  Our product development team meets on a weekly basis to discuss everything from new flavor profiles to entire new product lines.
• Test Batches:  Our in-house Research and Development team gets to work once product ideas have been selected.   They spend hours developing and perfecting recipes for our sampling team to taste.
• Sampling:  Our sampling team, built up of employees spanning all departments who have been trained on how to use all senses when sampling, will then sample each and every test batch created, providing criticism, suggestions and compliments.
• Results:  Based on the results of the sampling team, the product will either be reworked by our R&D team, sent on to be created for production or slightly altered to meet the Stonewall Kitchen standard.  Products can often go through months and months of sampling before it is perfected. 
• Production:  Once recipes are altered to accommodate large batch size for production, they are then produced in our facility here in York, ME. 

This January, we are launching over 40 new products, including 2 entire new product lines:  Simmering Sauces and Aiolis.  We are so excited to share our newest creations with you!  A few of our favorite new products include;

All the complex flavors of red wine, mirepoix and a little tomato blend to make this rich and truly flavorful sauce.

An employee favorite from our Cafe is now available to enjoy at home.

With the flavor of fresh basil, no one will ever know this crust is Gluten-Free.



Great to use on a simple salad of mixed greens and goat cheese, or use as a marinade or dipping sauce.



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