Copacetic

So our Super Bowl Party has gone from just a few of our close friends, to our Couples Sunday School Class & half our neighborhood in 48 hours. Alas, my menu has doubled & i’m up to my elbows in dips, cheese & lots of chocolate! Did i mention my poor hubby is also recovering from the flu? Needless to say i’m busier than a one-armed paper hanger. Seeing as how it’s the last bit of football we’ll see for the next 7 months (gasp!), it’s reason enough for a big blowout shindig. Thanks to some fabulous foodies, especially Sarah Sprague (aka The Starter Wife), nobody’s leaving our house hungry.

Bites

• BLT Bites
• Devils On Horseback
• Pizza Bites
• Goat Cheese & Pear Crostini
• Baked Artichoke Bites
• Rosemary, Chive, Cheese Biscuit Bites 

Dips & Sides

• Greek 7 Layer Dip
• Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Creamy Hot Hoagie Dip
• Favorite Fruit Salad
• Georgia Caviar
• Crudité platter

The Main Event

• Orange Glazed Chicken Wings
• Steak Chili in Mini Bread Bowls
• Sassy Tailgate Sandwiches
• Mini Turkey, Bacon & Havarti Sandwiches
• Grilled Chicken Pineapple Quesadillas 
• Mini Hot Brown Paninis

Desserts

• Apples with Amaretto Dip
• Pistachio Cake
• Chocolate Whoopie Pies
• Key Lime Bars
• Tipsy Pecan Clusters
• Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Cocktails (The Hubby’s Domain)

• Steelers Terrible Toddy
• Green Bay Margarita
• Asst Soft Drinks, Sweet Tea, & plenty of Craft Beer

I don’t really have a dog in this hunt, but my Dad was a big Steelers fan (Falcons fan 1st, Steelers 2nd) so i’m pulling for the black & gold. My money’s on the Packers though (sorry TSW!). Either way, yet another former Georgia Bulldog will come away with Super Bowl bling -Jarius Wynn (Packers) or Hines Ward (Steelers)- so Go Dawgs! And bon appetit y’all :)

Three weeks folks. Just three weeks until the best time of year commences…Football Season in Athens, Georgia! Technically i’ll be kicking off the first Gameday in Tuscaloosa with my hubby & his family, but lets not dwell on minor delays right? ;)

With the exception of a Bulldawg Cocktail for 2010 (still working on it & would appreciate some help please), our tailgate menus are finalized! We rotate menus so it doesn’t get boring & have special menus for early kickoffs. I’m including them below with links to all the recipes in case you want to make some of these dishes for yourself.

Menu #1

• Bacon BBQ Wings
• Chick-fil-A Nugget Platter served w/ my Derby Dip
• Jalapeno Pimento Cheese Burgers
• Bacon Potato Salad
• Georgia Caviar
• Guacamole w/ Chipotle Tortilla Chips
• Sliced Apples w/ Amaretto Cream Cheese Dip
• Bourbon Fudge Brownies
• Milky Way Cake
• Sweet Tea, Soft Drinks & Assorted Libations

Menu #2

• Honey-Soy Ribs
• Grilled Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches
• Spicy Cheddar Stuffed Burgers
• Broccoli Bacon Salad
• Avocado-Feta Salsa
• Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Seasonal Fresh Fruit Salad
• Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes
• Chocolate Damnation
• Sweet Tea, Soft Drinks & Assorted Libations

Early Kickoff Menu

• Breakfast Burritos
• Bulldawg Praline Bread
• Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit Platter
• Baked Cheese Grits
• Hashbrown Casserole
• Fruit Kabobs w/ Honey Yogurt Dip
• Lemonade Cupcakes
• UGA Decorated Sugar Cookies
• Sweet Tea, Mimosas & Assorted Libations

Leave a comment if you have any questions or have some recipes of your own you’d like to share. Go Dawgs!!!