Superbowl Party

Love this grown up take on a Superbowl Party.  Playing off of the black and white referee outfit, this party is sophisticated and fun without being overly cheesy.  Complete with a build your own taco bar, margarita mixes, commercial bingo and so much more.

Tasty Thursdays: Football Season

To go along with our tailgating post here, today's Tasty Thursday is all about football season, and easy tailgating eats.  Love this peanut butter football dip, it's easy to make and portable so bringing it to any party is a breeze.  Perhaps substitute gram crackers instead of pretzels?

INGREDIENTS:

¼ cup butter, softened

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup peanut butter (your choice; crunchy or smooth)

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups powdered sugar (up to 2 cups if needed)

½ cup mini chocolate chips

Chocolate sprinkles or chocolate chips for the outside of the football

White chocolate or frosting for the football laces

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cream butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter until mixed (using a hand-held mixer). Mix in vanilla.
2. Add powdered sugar, ½ cup at a time, and mix until combined. (If you want a stiffer mixture, add the extra ½ cup of powdered sugar.) Mix in chocolate chips.
3. Turn out mixture on a large sheet of waxed paper. Use your hands to form into a football shape. (This would also be cute as “lips” for Valentine’s Day!)
4. Place the waxed paper onto your serving plate. (It helps if the plate has sides…less mess!) Cover in sprinkles or chocolate chips, pressing them into the surface a little so they stick. Pipe on the laces using melted white chocolate or some leftover frosting and chill until ready to serve.
5. Serving suggestion: pretzels, animal crackers, cookies, a spoon

Tailgating Party Inspiration

Football season is in full effect, and we finally got our refs back.  Here's to some good old fashion football party inspiration.  Tailgating brings to mind grills in the parking lot, buckets of ice cold beers, and team spirit.  The menu usually includes staples like sliders, wings, chips and dip in the form of a football or 7 layer dip made to look like the field, and plenty of other snack friendly options. Some tailgating inspiration for your Thursday night football, enjoy!

{Top Row: Invitation, Table Display; Second Row: Cold Beers, Sliders, Cupcakes; Third Row: Bears, Astro Turf Coozies, Drink Straws with Flags} 

Superbowl Soiree

In anticipation for this weekends Superbowl festivities, we're breaking out the sliders and 7 layer dip, and calling shot gun on our favorite seat in the house.  Hope you're taking advantage of the big game, to throw a big party.  After all, the Superbowl is an excuse to be with friends and eat some seriously heavy treats.  And for you Bears fans here's a little inspiration to get you through to next season.  Some Superbowl inspiration for your Sunday.

{Photo Credits- Top Row: Cake Pops, Fifty Yard Line, Wings; Second Row: Beer Mugs & Peanuts, Invite, Sliders; Third Row: Cups, Guacamole, Deviled Eggs; Fourth Row: Pretzels, Food Table}