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Food we enjoyed while watching NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football action, on Sunday, February 2, 2014. Denver Broncos against Seattle Seahawks, with Seattle achieving a stunning 43 to 8 victory over Denver!
Photo: Kickoff for Super Bowl 48 wasn't until 1530, West Coast time, but by 1100, I was in the kitchen mashing avocados for guacamole, and grilling potato slices indoors, on my George Foreman Grill. I sliced each medium-sized Russet potato lengthwise into four equal sections, drizzled them with olive oil, added seasoned salt, and grilled on the Foreman for about 12 minutes, until grill parks appeared.
Photo: After the potato slices were finished grilling, I removed them from the grill to cool. When they were cool enough, I sliced them lengthwise into equal sized pieces, each piece about 1/2" by 1/2" or so, with each piece being as long as the potato it came from. For dipping, I used a mixture of half ketchup and half picante sauce that I'd purchased during my last trip to Mexico. There were a few leftovers, which I saved, and used in a vegetable soup the next day.
Photo: Jalapeņo Pepper Poppers, cooking in the toaster oven, wrapped in bacon. To derail the heat, I sliced each pepper in two, and scooped out off the seeds and stems with a spoon. I whipped up a mixture of cream cheese and green onion, and loaded each pepper half with the mixture. Each pepper was given a piece of bacon, held intact with a toothpick. I cooked them at a temperature of 375 degrees for 20 minutes, and it all worked out.
Photo: Finished Jalapeņo Pepper Poppers, on a plate, and ready for kickoff.
Photo: My plate of Hors d'oeuvre, consisting of grilled potato sticks, Jalapeņo Pepper Poppers, guacamole, tortilla chips, ketchup/picante dipping sauce, and lots of Mexican beer. Just the appetizers for the Super Bowl!
Photo: The main course... PIZZA, or course! I acquired a "Papa Murphy's Favorite," combination pizza from our nearly Papa Murphy's Pizza outlet, click on the hyperlink for a review of the restaurant. I am glad I had the foresight to go the day before, since it's a "bake at home" pizza, sitting in a fridge for 24 hours is not an issue, as during the game I "Googled" around and found there was a long wait to get pizza. Plus, after a few Mexican beers, it would have been foolhardy to risk a DUI in order to get a pizza. The food was great, the beer was cold - with plenty of it - the half-time show was excellent, and we enjoyed a great late Sunday afternoon and early evening. The only "downside" was the fact that the Seahawks won, but at the end of the evening, it's only a football game, albeit a big one... Copyright(c) 2014 eRench Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. This site has been on the web since December 22, 2002. Web page design has been created by eRench Productions, Inc., custon photography for any occasion...
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