Not too late!
Cook a Bunch of Good Food for The Super Bowl
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Below you’ll find links to instructions for preparing some of the kinds of greasy, meaty food people like to eat at their Super Bowl parties, but in much healthier format. Pick one, cook it, and bring it, and people will be glad you’re there.
Chicken Wings: How To Make Wings, Instead Of Letting The Pizza Dude Do It For You
Here’s a good, straightforward way to make ‘em, and some blue cheese dressing for them, instead of ordering them from a pizza delivery joint like a scrub.
Chili: How To Make Chili: A Guide For People Who Aren’t Anti-Bean Zealots Or Elitist Scum
The fun part is the part where all the other dudes at the party bicker with you over whether your chili recipe is more authentic or purist or has more fire alarms in it than theirs. Actually, no, that’s the terrible part. The fun part is eating some good-ass chili.
Bag o’ shredded cheese, bag o’ chips, paper plate, microwave, right? Nah. Have some fun with your Super™ Bowl® nachos! These have some shredded chicken and other fun stuff on them, like actual real food for grownups and not sad bachelor chow.
Bean Dip: How To Make A Bean Dip
This is just a criminally under-appreciated foodstuff. It’s hearty and beery and bacony and satisfying, and when it’s available people eat it compulsively. Bring a bag of chips, too.
Pulled Pork: How To Make Pulled Pork:
Hell no I don’t need to sell you on the virtues of pulled pork. Hell goddamn no.
Potato Salad: How To Make Potato Salad
OK, so it’s not greasy or meaty. Shut up. It’s good and it’ll go over like gangbusters.
Whole Shrimp: How To Cook And Eat Whole Shrimp (Yes, Even Their Heads)
Yes, with their gross-lookin’ heads! These are great finger food: Fiery hot and crunchy and compulsively eatable. Also, unlike chili or wings, there’s no chance anybody else was already planning on bringing these.
Hummus: How To Make Hummus For Yourself
Everybody likes hummus. It’s just a fact.
Hushpuppies: How To Make Hushpuppies, Which Are Man’s Second-Best Friend
Another great finger food: Crispy-fried and hearty and fun to dip in stuff.
Fried Calamari: How To Make Fried Calamari, The Classiest Of Fried Foods
This is a little more ambitious. You can do it! And everyone will love you for it. These are lightly breaded and lightly fried and amazing, and they come with instructions for whipping up some stuff for dipping them into.
Fried Mozzarella: How To Make Fried Mozzarella, Instead Of Getting It At A Crummy Bar
Listen. Maybe you are noticing a theme, here. People like to eat greasy fried finger-food while they watch football.
They won’t know what hit ’em! Go forth, and feast, and be merry.