On Thursday night the Patriots played the Jets.
We, being Patriot fans, decided we would watch the game. It was an 8:30 p.m. game, so we decided dinner would be finger food and football-type. I wanted to share pictures of the food that we made and recipes so you can have your own family football (or whatever other sport) night!
We started off the night with dad's famous chicken wings.
Start off with however many wings your family usually consumes. Buy enough for everyone to have at least four or five.
Marinate them in frig in ziploc bag all day
in garlic-a few cloves, minced
lemon juice- a sprinkle
soy sauce- enough to cover wings
Bake wings for about 30-40 minutes at 350F then finish them on the grill. When they are done, drizzle buffalo wing sauce over the top and let them rest and saturate for a few minutes. We served the wings with our family's "secret" blue cheese dressing recipe. Comment on this post and we will send it to you and only you!
The finished product is the picture below.
Next out of the oven were jalapeno poppers. Here is the way-too-simple recipe:
Jalapeno Poppers
Use frozen jalapenos or other hot peppers-as many as you like. You can let them thaw a little-doesn't matter.
Mix together:
softened cream cheese
shredded cheese-any kind works-we use cheddar
a pinch of seasoned salt
a little milk to thin it down
Fill the peppers and let bake on a cookie sheet at 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until golden and bubbly!
These are the peppers halfway through the meal-there were no leftovers!
I'm sure everyone knows nachos are a classic game food, but do you know how to make them??
Nachos
Spread a cookie sheet with tortilla chips-any kind.
sprinkle plenty of shredded cheese over top.
sometimes we like to put black beans on ours as well.
Bake in oven on broil for no more than 3-5 minutes. They turn golden-brown quickly! Don't walk away!
Spread with whatever toppings you like:
our favorites are: salsa, hot peppers, and sour cream.
Not the best picture and not enough cheese, but you get the idea!
The evening finished up with Favorite Fudgy Brownies made by Ellie and Bjorn! Sorry Amanda:)
Favorite Fudgy Brownies
If you are a brownie purist and don't like the nuts, simply leave them out.
1 C all purpose flour
2/3 C unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 eggs
2 C sugar
1 C butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 C chopped walnuts, optional
Preheat oven to 325F. Grease 9x13 pan and set aside. Stir together flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Cream eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until moist and blended. Fold in chocolate chips and optional nuts. Spread evenly in pan. Bake 25-35 minutes. Check center. Cool brownies 30-40 minutes. Cut and enjoy!
Now you're jealous!!
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