Super Bowl Snacks

Here are the recipes of what I am making for Super Bowl, in case anyone needs some ideas. I am making a super-fattening Buffalo Chicken dip. The recipe comes from a friend who made it at a party I went to. The other recipe is for a meatball appetizer. These could also be made as an entree, just serve over some egg noodles.

Buffalo Chicken Dip
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts, boiled & shredded
1 (12 oz.) bottle of Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce
16 oz. cream cheese
16 oz. jar Naturally Fresh blue cheese dressing
8 oz. grated cheddar cheese

Directions:
Boil chicken breasts for 20 min. Cool and pull apart with a fork or fingers. Place chicken on bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Pour the buffalo wing sauce over the chicken and coat thoroughly.

In a 3-quart sauce pan, simmer the cream cheese and blue cheese dressing over medium heat, stirring constantly until combined, pour on top of chicken.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with grated cheese on top and bake for about 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

I like to eat it with Fritos Scoops and celery.

Danish Meatballs
1 package frozen meatballs
Dill Sauce ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsps dried dill weed
1 cup sour cream

I just buy frozen meatballs, you could make homemade meatballs, and I probably would if I was making this as an entree, but for a Super Bowl snack I don't really want to take the time. Just being honest.

Defrost the meatballs and place on a baking sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20-30 minutes.
For the sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan; stir in flour. Stir in broth, salt and dill weed. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.

I am going to place the meatballs in a crock pot and pour over the sauce. Then I can just take the crock pot over to my friend's, plug it in and they'll stay hot the entire time.

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Housekeeping

I know I was a slacker this week. My husband was out of town, so I decided to take it easy, and I didn't really cook. I didn't even go to the grocery last weekend, which means I have a lot of shopping to today. I need to hit up the store, Land and Sea Market, and the produce stand.

I have planned out my week and here are the recipes you can look forward to:
- Vegetarian Bean and Pasta Soup
- Fettuccinne with fresh vegetables and chicken
- Shrimp and cheesy polenta
- Meatless Jambalaya
- Meatball and Macaroni Soup

Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday and we are going to a friend's house (shout out to Jenny Mac Seals), and I am bringing two very sinful dishes: Buffalo chicken dip and Sweedish meatballs. Recipes to be posted later.

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Paula's Apron

I am watching Paula Deen and she has the funniest apron on. It says, "I'm still a hot babe. It just comes in flashes!" She is so funny. I want a cute apron.

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Quick Dinner

My hubby is out of town until tomorrow night, so I have been taking a break from cooking. Tonight I just made a quick dinner of tuna salad and a sweet potato. I like to make tuna without mayonaise. I just drizzle in red wine vinegar and olive oil, add a squeeze of fresh lemon and season with salt and pepper. I like to add a few chick peas, artichoke hearts and kalamata olives. Serve it over a bed of lettuce or in a hollowed-out tomato. And I also have some leftover for my lunch tomorrow.

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One of My Favorite Paninis

I make paninis a lot. I like to come up with new combinations of flavors. One of our favorites has a combination of apricot jam, brie, and sliced deli turkey or chicken. It may sound weird, but trust me it is delicious. I love brie, it is one of my favorite cheeses and it goes so well with fruit. I use sourdough bread with this because it is mild, but you could definitely use a nice multi-grain bread. Just something that will hold up well when pressed. The brie is so yummy when it melts.

To make the panini, first drizzle the bread with a little olive oil. Then flip the bread over and spread a thin layer of apricot jam on all slices. Layer next with thinly sliced brie. Then, place a couple of slices of turkey, and top with the other piece of bread. Place on a preheated panini press until golden bread. If you don't have a panini press, place it in a hot pan and weigh down the sandwich with another pan. Flip, and press down until both sides are golden.

Stay tuned for future paninis, and if you have any great ones, please share in the comments section.

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St. Pete Saturday Market

My mom and I headed down to St. Pete this morning for the Saturday market. If you haven't been, you simply must check it out! It was awesome. There are a ton of local farmers, artists, and vendors selling their products. Farmers with fresh produce at unbelievable prices. Artists selling jewelry, photography, art made out of metals and old hubcaps. People selling artisan breads, hot sauces, bbq sauces, cheeses, fresh herbs, fresh seafood, desserts, specialty food items, etc.,etc., etc.

It was a foodie's dream. There was a live band and tons of people with their dogs. I bought some grapefruit, oranges, a great chedder cheese and baba ganoush. There was a great vendor, Pappardelle's, there selling homemade flavored pastas. They only sell it at local farmers markets, they don't have a store anywhere. I got a rainbow medley orzo, which is spinach, red pepper and plain orzo. I also got a basil garlic fettuccine. While my mom got lemon garlic fettuccine. You know I'll be making some good dishes with those in the future. Here is their website: www.pappardellespasta.com.

And of course I bought fresh kettle corn popcorn! One of my favorite things in the world.

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My Evil New Flat Iron

My Revlon flat iron that I had for years finally died. Seriously it was at least 4 years old, my mom bought it for me one Christmas. So I went and bought a new one. I decided to get another Revlon since my other one lasted so long. I found this cute pink one that benefited breast cancer research. Even more exciting was the auto shut-off feature, so if you forget to, it will shut itself off after an hour.

This was a huge deal for me because I am always paranoid that I leave my flat iron on. I have major OCD when it comes to appliances. I check like 5 times before I leave the house to make sure the flat iron, the toaster oven, and the coffee maker are all off.

So yesterday, I used it for the first time. It has 20 different settings and I had it on like 10 because I have pretty thick hair and that's what the package said to set it at. Well, the damn thing got so bloody hot it singed my hair! Thank God it was just a small section underneath.

I decided then that maybe I should read the directions. My bad because it said the first time you use it to start off on the lowest setting. Oops. Well, today I am pissed because I turned it on, the light came on, but the panels never got hot. Now I am going to have to return it for another one. What a pain in the ass. Next time I suppose I'll read the directions first.

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