More Super Bowl Ideas

Is Stonewall Kitchen not the first place you think of shopping when it comes to the Super Bowl? Skip the supermarket snacks! Let me tell you, the Super Bowl and gourmet food may just have more in common than you thought! For a superb Super Bowl party here's my Stonewall Kitchen top ten:

10) Grilling in the snow?
My husband and his friends grill in any weather. If you know football fans like them, pick-up some grille sauce. (And check out Laurie's post Chillin & Grillin)

9) Pretzels & Dip
For a seemingly never ending snack - our pretzel dips will last through several bags of pretzels... even if your guests are over enthusiastic dippers!

8) Fine Home Keeping
Because football-watching dudes still like to smell nice! Our Herbs de Provence has a fresh but not floral (i.e. girly) scent.

7) Sticks & Straws
These make great snacks - just open and serve.

6) Chili & Cornbread
Use our chicken chili recipe and cornbread mix for some traditional football fare.

5) Football sugar cookies
The cookies (pictured at the top of the page) are available pre-made in our company stores. Want to make your own? Pick-up our sugar cookie mix and frost with Royal Icing.

4) Dips with keep-cold server
Mix up our dips in this server and the dip will stay cool for all 4 quarters!

3) Nachos
Enough said! Find our favorite Nachos Grande recipe here.

2) Chips & Salsa
Our tortilla chips taste just like the ones at your favorite authentic Mexican restaurant. These homemade chips with our array of salsas take chipping & dipping to a new level.

1) Burger Bites
Don't want to venture out to the grill in the cold? Use this handy grill pan to make your own mini burgers. Don't forget the ketchup!

Don't have time to order the food you need online? Not to worry, these suggested items are all available in our company stores, or find a retailer near you (scroll down to the bottom of the page).

Lastly, if you're like me and just in it for the food & commercials - you'll love these top ten commercials of the decade!

UPDATE: In case you missed them, here are this year's Super Bowl commercials!

Super Bowl Recipes for Cooks Like Me Who Don't Cook

So this coming Sunday is the Super Bowl. I hope to be skiing during the day but will probably stop in at a friend's party to see the first half of the game and to enjoy the half time entertainment. As I am sure most of you do when you're invited to a party like this I am thinking of what I can bring that will be easy to make, doesn't require a lot of prep time and maybe something that's a little bit out of the norm of Buffalo Wings, pizza, dips and chili!

Even if I didn't work here at Stonewall Kitchen I can honestly say I would recommend loads of their recipes on line for something quick, fun and delicious for the game.

A couple of tried and true recipes are so simple and yet everyone loves them. Just get a jar of Roasted Garlic Onion Jam or Red Pepper Jelly and serve it with cream cheese and crackers. It takes literally two minutes to pull together and people can't resist. Another of our favorites is our cheese ball recipes made with one of our savory jams or chutneys. They take a little bit of time and a few ingredients, but the effort is so worth it. Make a few up at once and keep them in the fridge. Grab one and a box of crackers and everyone will rave.

Here is just one more "no-cooking skill needed" cocktail meatball recipe for the big game. Buy some frozen cocktail meatballs in the market, they are in almost every frozen food section. Purchase one bottle of any of our steak sauces or pasta sauces or one jar of our Apple Jalapeno Jelly. Put the meatballs in a slow cooker and the contents of the jar and heat them up. Unbelievably good!

This is what I think Stonewall Kitchen does best. It makes cooks like me (no fuss, no effort please) make something that people truly enjoy and with a minimum of time and ingredients even us challenged chefs can contribute something to the party that won't embarrass us!

Oh, and by the way, our Blue Cheese Salad Dressing is great if you decide to go with the Buffalo Wings! Have fun on Sunday!

PS All these recipes and many more are on the website.