I’m not watching the Superbowl and I am thrilled about that. Nor am I throwing a party.
I have a hot date with some old friends.
I wish I was going to someone’s house who had all kinds of great food made so I could just graze and sample, without doing any of the work involved in cooking or in doing all those dirty party dishes. Attending parties, rather than throwing them, has huge benefit: You get to eat without the work.
If you happen to be throwing a party and need any recipe ideas, here’s 25:
Savory Sides & Entrees
Cheesy Taco Casserole (Gluten Free with Vegan option)
Spicy Baked Black Beans with Vegetables
Caribbean Citrus Roasted Sweet Potatoes
4-Ingredient Hummus (Vegan, GF)
Spinach & Artichoke Dip (Fat Free, Vegan)
Vegan Sloppy Joe’s (Gluten Free, Soy Free)
Salsa Verde Pepperjack Tofu (Microwave, Vegan, Gluten Free)
Avocado, Cream Cheese and Salsa-Stuffed Puff Pastry
Easy, Crowd-Pleasing Sweets
Bars, Blondies, & Brownies
Caramel Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars (GF with Vegan adaptation)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Squares (No-Bake, Vegan, GF)
Nutella & Peanut Butter Graham Bars with Chocolate Frosting (No Bake)
Peanut Butter Cocoa Krispies Smores Bars
White Chocolate Blondies with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting
Fudgy Nutella Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Easy Cookies
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Dark Rum Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookies with PB Cups & PB M&M’s
Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Snickers Bar Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Cookies
Ages ago I put together a Game Day Recipes post, complete with savory recipes, soups, chili, dips, and more (many of which I’ve forgotten about because it’s been so long since I’ve made some of those savory recipes)
And if you want some serious, hardcore Super Bowl Recipe browsing, may I suggest these posts:
Jessica – 25 Recipes That Should Be On Your Super Bowl Menu
Maria – 46 Super Bowl Recipes for Super Bowl XLVI
Michelle – 75 Super Bowl Recipes for Super Bowl XLVI
Sarah – 25 Vegan Recipes for Your Super Bowl Party
Hungry Yet?
What are your Superbowl Plans?
I plan to be walking around the mall, going for a run, doing yoga, cooking, taking pictures, flossing my teeth, cleaning my closet, doing underwater basket-weaving or something along those lines. I can guarantee with absolute certainty that I will not be watching the game.
Do you have anything you’re excited to make (or to eat at someone else’s house because you know they’re making something fabulous)?
If I was going to a party, one party food I love is Spinach and Artichoke Dip. A friend of ours in Aruba makes the most fabulous spinach and artichoke dip for Christmas parties. I love it so much, and one year I ate about three pounds worth of spinach and cream cheese and sour cream at a happy hour party and then went nighttime Scuba diving. Word to the wise, 60 feet under, pressurization, and a belly full of spinach do not mix, but her dip is good I can’t help myself.
Happy Game Watching & Happy Eating!
2nd day you’ve shown those white chocolate snickerdoodles and the second day I’ve slapped my forehead for forgetting to buy white chocolate chips. Another trip to the store? Probably worth it.
Well you can make them without the white choc chips, I bet they’d be tasty with butterscotch chips if you have those laying around. See I have butterscotch, white choc, dark (3 kinds/sizes), PB chips, toffee bits….yeah, I have a bakery supply store in my cabinets :)
flossing your teeth and basket weaving hahhahaha
Thanks for laughing at my jokes. I write this stuff when I’m feeling punchy sometimes. Lol
I will not be watching the Superbowl, probably making some sort of sweet for the girls to take to their respective SB parties …
Haha…I’m definitely in favor of shopping over Superbowl-watching :-) We probably won’t watch it either!
you should do exactly what you want to b/c you’re on borrowed time before you won’t be sleeping and will be nursing round the clock :)
I want the puff pastries the most of all those recipes! I will be making a buffalo chicken dip I think and watching the game with a bunch of friends. I don’t follow football or even love it but any excuse for a party right!
I dont even eat chicken and Ive seen the most amazing chicken dips this year in roundups. I bet yours is great.
I WANT IT ALL.
No superbowl party for me either!!! Shopping and otherwise relaxing sounds enjoyable. And, since I love to play in the kitchen, there’s no reason I couldn’t make a couple of the above recipes. I definitely need to try the fudgy PB s’mores bars and the French toast sweet potato sticks. Thanks for the recipe round up in super bowl style. I remember seeing some of those in earlier posts that I had forgotten about.
Glad it refreshed your memory :)
I’ll be watching with my husband and best friend and a couple of her kids. I plan on making a couple of dips and I just to make sure I have chips and veggies. Other than that, we don’t really go all out. I watch every year for the commercials, and because I think if I watch it enough times, I might actually figure out what in the heck is going on. lol
I spy Fashion Valley :). GREAT round up! All of these would be great for Superbowl Sunday.
You know it girl. We could do some damage there together I bet :)
Haha, have fun visiting your friends! ;-) I think may be making your no-bake chocolate peanut butter oat squares. They look easy and fabulous!
Yes they are super easy. They’re almost fudge-like with oats in them and so fast…LMK if you make them.
You’ve got my stomach growling with those recipes. I want you to throw a party so I can come and enjoy all of these!
I’m not going to a Superbowl party either – I don’t know anyone up here in Canada throwing one! I might check in for the halftime show though (we don’t even get most of the good commercials here in Canada so there’s no point in trying to watch those either!)
I’m planning for an Oscar watching party though – more my deal. So I’ll save some of these recipes – those beans and veg look awesome, as does the guac!
An Oscar party would be more my speed…or any party someone else wants to host/cook for/clean up :)
No bowl plans for me. I think shopping sounds like a far better idea ;-) Some great recipe ideas though. Should throw a party just for an excuse to make food LOL
Yeah sometimes the main reason to throw a party is to make food you just want a bite or two of but end up with tons…you can pawn it off that way so you can sample lots of different things. I mean, I love dips but I don’t make 4 kinds of dips on a random Tuesday for just the 3 of us, ya know :)
Great Superbowl inspiration here, thanks! I still am not sure what we’re doing either, maybe getting together with family. When we lived near Orlando, it was a great day for a theme park. :-)
I bet the parks were empty or quieter at least on game days!
Super yum! I’m waiting for the year you actually decide to throw a HUGE super bowl party :)
Don’t hold my breath, right?
Brooke
http://www.TheAnnessaFamily.com
You are correct :)
Yes I am hungry, you’re making me drool! :P
I’m not really a fan of football, so I probably will skip the game. I have some shopping to do, so maybe I will go to the mall with you!
I wish we lived closer, we could hit the mall together!
Great round up! I am hungry now and ready for Sunday:) Thanks for linking to our round up! xoxo