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Mmmmm. Bacon. This warm bacon cheese dip is a family favorite. It’s on our menu for Christmas Day munching plus we bring it out several other times a year when we’re looking for something delicious to eat. If I remotely think there’s a chance that you like bacon, I make this dip for you. And for some reason, sports watching and this dip go hand in hand. There’s rarely a big sports event that doesn’t get watched while shoveling bacon dip in our faces. With all the March college basketball games happening now, we have lots of opportunities to spend some time cheering on our favorite teams and enjoying this simple bacon cheese dip appetizer!
Delicious Super Bowl Recipes
Why are Super Bowl recipes so delicious?! You know you only go to Super Bowl parties for the food. Whether you are heading to a friend’s house or watching the big game at your own home, here are a bunch of great recipes for you to shovel in your face.
Food
Your favorite dip, on a sandwich! Artichoke Dip Sliders.
The kids will go crazy for this Football Shaped Cheese Ball.
I’m def making these Herb and Sea Salt Sweet Potato Fries.
I’m not kidding, this is The Best Chip Dip Ever!
I don’t love chicken wings, but I think I would really love Baked Brown Sugar Chicken Wings.
Nacho Fries? Yes, please!
Salad is acceptable at a football party especially if it is a Winter Panzanella With Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Drinks
Your lady friends might like a Beer Infused Julep.
Here are 15 pitcher drink recipes to keep you enjoying your party instead of playing bartender.
Serve a twist on the ever popular mule and make it a Honey Tennessee Mule.
Bloody Mary’s are soooo old fashioned. Try this new take with the Bloody Gary.
Don’t get bored!
Bring along these printable Super Bowl Bingo cards to keep yourself entertained!
Print out this Football Pool Sheet and place your bets!
OMG! Mini Football Corn Hole! So cute!
Are you all about football or do you mainly chat with your friends? My oldest son is super in to football right now so I know it will be fun to watch with him. He knows way more players than I do and can totally help me figure out what is going on. Plus he LOVES pop music so he geeks out at the half-time show! But I could just as easily stay home and fold laundry and watch Scandal. Is that unAmerican? What are your go-to Super Bowl recipes?
Artichoke Dip Sliders with King’s Hawaiian
*This post is sponsored by King’s Hawaiian. All opinions and calories consumed are mine.
Artichoke Dip Sliders. So good. I mean, how can they not be? They are filled with a very popular cheesey dip. And they are served on Kings Hawaiian rolls. The only thing that could make these better is if they somehow had chocolate in them. On second thought, no. That’s gross. This simple appetizer recipe is perfect for any party. And guess what. No double dipping. You’re welcome. 
Chances are you have your own recipe for artichoke dip. I find this is one of those personal preference things. But they generally vary only slightly. Feel free to sub your fave recipe. Mine is far superior, but that’s ok, go ahead and still make yours…The dip can be made ahead of time. I love dishes like that for entertaining. Don’t you? The King’s Hawaiian rolls are already slider size and have the perfect sweetness to accompany this salty, tangy dip. I don’t want to get gross, but I’ve been known to eat these Hawaiian rolls, heated in the microwave, with butter, for meals. Nothing else, just the rolls. And I love every minute of it.
Make the dip. It wouldn’t hurt to make a double batch. With the leftover dip you can serve it with tortilla chips for those who don’t feel like eating a sandwich at the moment. Or you could just eat it for breakfast. The star of this show is the unmarinated artichoke hearts and the garlic. Oh and the cheese. These ingredients play really well together.
Once the dip is all bubbly and golden, you can start making the sliders. Simply toast the rolls (this will help them to not get soggy as quickly and provide a nice little crunch) then dollop some dip on top. It is as easy as making, well, a sandwich.
Are you salivating? You should be. These are delicious. Maybe I should start a new blog. It can be all about making dips in to sandwiches. I already eat onion dip on my hamburgers so I KNOW that would be good.
These sliders are perfect for game day entertaining but also great for BBQs, weeknight dinner, movie night, baby showers, bat mitzvahs, and Tuesdays.
I have out-of-town guests coming in this weekend. I should probably make some of this dip and have these rolls on hand to create a fast snack. Are you going to make these Artichoke Dip Sliders? You should!
Artichoke Dip Sliders
Ingredients
- 2 cans unmarinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups Swiss cheese, shredded
- 1 cup mayo
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 package King's Hawaiian rolls
Instructions
- Combine the artichoke hearts, mayo, garlic, Parmesan and Swiss cheese in a 2 1/2 quart, oven-safe, baking dish.
- Heat, uncovered for approximately 10 minutes in a 400 degree oven.
- The dip should be bubbly and melted through.
- Cut King's Hawaiian rolls in half with a serrated knife.
- Place on a baking sheet, cut side up, and broil until golden brown and toasty (approximately 1 minute).
- Spoon warm dip on one cut side of King's Hawaiian roll and top with the other half. Serve warm.
- Serve any extra dip with tortilla chips. Or spoon it straight in to your mouth.
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Beer Chocolate and Chile Ice Cream
Yup, I made beer chocolate and chile ice cream. Well, it totally had chocolate and chile in it too. And it was good. And it is another great recipe for game day. People seem to get excited about game day. But I get excited about ice cream.
Beer Chocolate and Chile Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 large pasilla negro chile, stemmed, seeded, deveined (I found this is the International Foods Aisle at my grocery store. It was not called exactly as it is written above, but look for key words…)
- 1 1/3 cups half-and-half
- 2 ounces Mexican chocolate, chopped in to small pieces (I could not find Mexican chocolate so instead I used a bittersweet chocolate and added a touch of cinnamon to the recipe)
- 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into 1/4″ pieces
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/3 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla, preferably Mexican
- 1/4 cup Bohemia beer
Instructions
- In a small skillet heated over medium, toast the chile, pressing it flat against the skillet with a metal spatula until it is very aromatic—about 10 seconds per side. Place in a small saucepan and add the half-and-half, Mexican chocolate and the semi-sweet chocolate; heat over medium until steaming (but not boiling). Remove from heat. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes, then pour into a blender jar and process until the chile is completely pureed.
- Set up a 4-quart saucepan, filled halfway with water, into which you can nestle a 3-quart stainless steel bowl. Bring the pot of water to a boil over high heat while you’re preparing the custard base. Reduce the temperature under the pot of boiling water to maintain a gentle simmer.
- In the 3-quart stainless steel bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until thoroughly combined, then whisk in the chile-infused chocolate mixture. Set the bowl of custard base over the simmering water and whisk frequently, scraping down the sides of the bowl regularly with a rubber spatula, until the mixture thickens noticeably, about 5 minutes. The custard is sufficiently cooked when it reaches 180 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. (You can also test it by dipping a wooden spoon into the custard, then running your finger through the custard: if the line holds clearly, the custard has thickened sufficiently.) For the finest texture, strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a clean bowl.
- Fill a large bowl halfway with ice. Nestle the bowl of strained custard in the ice bath. Whisk the mixture until it is completely cool. Refrigerate if not using immediately.
- Stir the heavy cream, vanilla and Bohemia into the base. Freeze in an ice cream freezer according to the manufacturer’s directions. Scrape into a freezer container and freeze for several hours to firm.
- Recipe courtesy of Bohemia Beer
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Beer Brownies with Stout Whipped Cream for Game Day
I’m sure that most of you have never had beer in your brownies. And even more of you have probably never had beer in your whipped cream! Head over to Savvy Sassy Moms to see this man friendly, but lady approved game day dessert. Go team!
Whiskey Cocktails and Entertaining Men and Women
I have been wanting to do this post for a while now. Whiskey in teacups. It is the perfect mix of really feminine and totally masculine. And I kind of love it.
I originally put this table together as a part of a game day celebration. My family doesn’t really entertain for sports events. Our house is pretty small, and well, I don’t really like watching sports. So with that in mind, I decided to create a set up that would appeal, to both men and women. Rough woods are right at home with delicate china and delicate treats pair just fine with packaged snacks.
It’s not that men wouldn’t want to use a little china saucer for their food. I don’t want them to use the little china saucers for their food. The china that I used belonged to my husband’s grandmother and it is something that I take very good care of and would love to be able to share with my niece or son’s wives (remember I have two sons – I am not implying a sister-wife situation which is how that sentence kind of reads) some day. I would die if a china plate was used in a mimicked touchdown celebration. So a nice sturdy wood plate it is! And it just holds more snacks.
The perfect way to elevate salty snacks is to serve them in fine tableware. A man is not going to pass up on this peppered beef jerky just because it is in a pink floral footed bowl. Trust. 
The gals will drink their whiskey cocktails from mismatched tea cups. I know that some women love to watch sports but I don’t think they would hate cocktailing from a lovely little vessel. 
Ain’t no party like a cheese plate party.
Delicate creme puffs set on a wood block will satisfy any sweet tooth. And OH MY GOSH I made itty bitty salted chocolate sandwiches! I’ll be sharing the VERY simple recipe on Friday! Delicious! 
The ladies could sit around and chit chat about clothes and tight ends with delightful plates of delicious food.
Who doesn’t love flowers? I made sure to keep it to mainly greens to not totally alienate the mens. There Funyuns were served to them in a pretty dainty way…
The whiskey sour is a drink that my husband enjoys so I thought we could serve those to the men in a simple short glass. For the women, I changed up Mrs. Lilien’s Whiskey Smash recipe from her cookbook. You guys! It is SO good. Muddled peaches, lemon juice and a good bourbon.
I think this party would work really awesome for a shower involving both sexes, a guy’s birthday, an anniversary party or well, for anything.
While you might want to do a larger spread with more options I think you get a good sense of the feeling I was going for. And oh yeah, I ate all of those little chocolate sandwiches after I took all of these pictures. And I’d do it again. Don’t forget to check back on Friday for the recipe!