Super Bowl? Not so Much. Super treats? YUP!

I love football. I also love the Super Bowl, the culmination of the NFL season. This year I really wasn't all that excited about the game. Honestly I would have been thrilled if both the Patriots and Giants could have lost. Not having my Steelers in the big game made it somewhat less compelling but that being said, I was still excited for getting together with company and most especially the food.

A couple years ago, my wife had to make a presentation for a class that she had done through work. She decided talk about how to throw a Super Bowl Party. That really started things for us and she went all out. A sheet cake that looked like the football field, sugar cookies that were shaped and frosted like the two
teams' football helmets and a variety of other yummy treats. It became tradition.
Here is last year's cake.

This year was no exception despite our somewhat lessened interest in the game. First the cake.

My wife is pretty amazing. I think she did a great job. She actually used a brownie recipe this year instead of a cake. The cake was super delicious.

Next was the strawberries. They were dipped in chocolate and then she used butterscotch chips (melted) to draw lines on them so that they looked like footballs.

We got the idea off Pinterest. Worked out great.

We tried another idea off Pinterest. Mini Corn Dog Muffins. They turned out really well. Kids really loved them. They were from a blog called iowagirleats.com. Super easy to make and really tasty.

We had a couple other items like a queso dip, mini smokies, a 7 layer bean dip, mini pizza bites (that I will post a recipe for some other time) and another dip that had cream cheese and peppers and some other things. I will be getting the recipe soon. Guaranteed.

One of the other things that we tried for the first time was this Buffalo Chicken Dip. I didn't take a picture but here is the recipe.

4 c. boiled shredded chicken breast (boil in chicken broth)
1/2 - 3/4 c. Franks Hot Sauce (has to be Franks)

Mix these together and spread in the bottom of a baking dish (9x13 or slightly smaller dish)

8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. Ranch dressing (could also use blue cheese dressing)

Mix together and spread on top of chicken

Shredded cheddar or Colby jack cheese

Sprinkle on top and bake at 350 for about 15 min. Long enough to be slightly bubbly - but not too long - the dressing can get a little weird

All in all it was a good night. Way too much food but so yummy. And we managed to try a few new recipes. Super treats. Oh and there was a game on at the same time.