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!
I will be watching the game and cooking up some yummy food! I think I am going to try the spinach dip, looks awesome!
report back if you make it and lmk what you think! :)
I made the spinach & artichoke dip and it was awesome! I have tried a couple of different spinach & artichoke dip recipes that I have not been thrilled with. I think is defiantly my fav!! I used pepper jack cheese and white cheddar with it.
I also made the Spicy Black Beans with vegetables and Cheesy Taco Bake!! All delicious!!!!! We had a great dinner and will defiantly be making these again!! Thanks for providing all these yummy recipes!
Glad you like the dip, the spicy black beans, and the cheesy taco casserole…wow, that’s so awesome you made all of those! Thanks for reading, for making them, and I love the ‘field reports’ and that my dip recipe is your recent fave. I’m flattered :)
Yum!! Thanks for sharing all these great recipes, and for linking up at my blog hop :-) I also won’t be watching the super bowl, but still love the food!
and thanks to you for organizing it every week :)
I love all of these, but you really caught my interest with the sweet potatoes! Going to have to give those a go!
OMG, all of that looks sooooooo good!!! The super bowl isn’t that big in Canada … our thing is the Grey Cup, so we probably won’t be making anything for it. But … I might just make some goodies anyway!
A recipe compilation! Wow ~ thanks! It is also so good to see Fashion Valley from here in dead-mall-landia, Alabama. Anything decent, well, it’s a trip to Tennessee for me. Our home in SD is just seven miles east of FV, so it’s good to see my old go-to mall. I miss it so! Have a wonderful weekend in America’s Finest City.
Glad you enjoyed the Fashion Valley pics!
I don’t think I’m watching the game either, it will e a normal Sunday for me! But do plan on cooking some stuff and all your recipes look great! I’m still planning on making htose sweet potatoe fries, yum!
Oh ok. It’s official. I am drooling…
I’m sure we’ll have the super bowl on, but I’m not that into the football. But I am into eating the food!!
What an awesome round up of treats…of course all I want right now is some sort of brownie bar:-)
I think I could easily dupe a roomful of beer-swigging burger-eating football fans with all those recipes (maybe except the tofu!) Or at least intoxicate them with the cookies. mmm….cookies.
LOL you have a hot date with Neiman Marcus?
Girl i do love you.
When I move back we are so hooking up!
mmmm everything looks great and would be an awesome party dish!!! :)
Hi,
Just wanted to tell you I love your new picture~ Your apron is so cute and you look stunning!
I also wanted to tell you I pray someday you’ll put out a cookbook because I have made 25+ of your recipes and I love them all. I suppose I could print them all out and put them in a binder, but I think your recipes and your photography would make a great book.
Katie
From your mouth to God’s ears, my friend.
THANK YOU for this comment and for the encouragement and for reading and for making so many things and for the compliments. This comment means so much to me. Thank you!!!!!
xo
I really wish you were throwing a party and that I could come! I could happily sit through watching two teams I don’t care about with all of these snacks – they all look amazing. Instead, I will be watching the first part (before it gets too late here) mostly for the commercials and a taste of the US!
Happy shopping!
~Emily~
The ONLY way I could sit thru football is with copious amounts of booze. Or dessert :)
The Avocado, Cream Cheese, and Salsa-Stuffed Puff Pastries looks amazing!! I have no super bowl plans right now…I need to put a menu together! :)