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Super Bowl Party Playbook [Recipes]

February 1, 2016 By Laura

It’s almost Super Bowl time.

You know what that means… commercials!

I actually am slightly interested in the game this year.  I’m from the South, so I’d like to see the Panthers win.  It also helps that Vegas is all about the Broncos.  If I pick the Panthers and they win, I get bragging rights.  Who doesn’t like being right?

But let’s be honest.  The best part will always be the commercials… and the party food.  As such, I’ve put together an awesome “playbook” (see what I did there?) for all your party food needs.

Super Bowl Party Snack Playbook - super easy and (mostly) healthy!

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: entertaining, party ideas, snacks, super bowl

Strange But Super Bowl [Recipes]

January 30, 2015 By Laura

I love a super bowl.

I eat one every night.

I’m told there’s a big TV commercial football game this weekend.  Being from the South, I couldn’t care less about pro football.  College is where it’s at!  However, I do love a good party and the food that come with it.  I also love to make people stare.

In honor of the grand tradition of the Super Bowl, I’m dedicating this week’s #strangebutgood post to strange but super snacks – some from me, some from some awesome bloggers!

Brown Beer Hummus

Beer Hummus… 

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Filed Under: Recipes, Strange But Good Tagged With: appetizer, entertaining, snacks, strange but good, super bowl

Super Foods + Miso Carrot Soup

February 3, 2012 By Laura

Super Bowl, that is.

 

Do you know what you’re bringing to the par-tay on Sunday?  Dips and finger foods are king on game day, many of which are not exactly health foods.  Even if the party isn’t at your house, you can be sure to have a non-fried item or two to munch on if you contribute a clean item or two.

 

Here are a few game day-worthy ideas:

Chipotle Corn Hummus

 

Indian-Spiced Roasted Chickpeas (They’re like bar nuts!)

 

Baked Rutabaga Fries with Cheesy Vegan Non-Cheese Sauce (This works well with sweet potatoes and parsnips too!)

 

Roasted Red Pepper & Asparagus Mini Quiches

 

Blue Cheese-Stuffed Black Bean Burgers

 

Annnnnd… a dessert.  Not so healthy as yesterday’s Chocolate Zucchini Muffins, but OMG they are GOOD…

S’Mores Brownies

 

I should admit that I’m only in this thing for the snacks and the commercials.  If you’re like me (or not) these snacks won’t disappoint!

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Now that the football talk is out of the way, it’s time for some more orange food.  Seriously – 90% of everything I’ve eaten this week is orange – Sweet Potato Pie Smoothies, Sweet Potato Fry Nachos, Pumpkin Protein Bars, this soup…

 

 

It may be a little early for carrot soup.  The orange would be perfect for Easter!  After making it, I couldn’t wait 2 months to share it.

 

Rich miso with lots of ginger and cumin make this soup something special.  I loved the bold flavors against the sweetness from the carrot.  Add a bit of cinnamon to give it a little more depth and highlight the cumin.

 

 

This will be making another appearance for the Easter Bunny.

Like many great recipes, this one is based on a soup by Smitten Kitchen.

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Miso Carrot Soup

  • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lb carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
  • 1 T finely chopped ginger
  • 2 C vegetable broth
  • 2 T white miso paste
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • Optional garnish: cilantro, freshly ground pepper, red pepper flakes, squeeze of lime juice


Heat oil in heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger, and sauté until onion is beginning to turn translucent (~5 mins). Add carrots and continue to sauté until carrot softens a bit (to a “steamed” softness).  Stir in broth. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender when pierced (~30 mins).

Remove fro heat and puree soup with an immersion blender (or in rounds using a regular blender). In a small bowl, whisk together the miso 1/3 C of the soup.  Stir the mixture back into soup.  Taste the soup and season with cumin and cinnamon.

Ladle into bowls and garnish as desired.  I loved mine with cilantro, freshly ground pepper, red pepper flakes, and a squeeze of fresh lime.

Makes 4 sides or 2 mains.

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I’m really excited for a certain non-football event this weekend – Lee is hosting an Atlanta bloggers potluck!

What is your favorite food to bring to a party?

What are you doing other than Super Bowl-watching this weekend?

 

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: dessert, dinner, Easter, entertaining, hummus, miso, snacks, soup, super bowl, vegan, vegetarian

TGIF

February 5, 2011 By Laura

I almost posted “TGIF.”  Nothing else.

It had been a loooong week, but it did end well.

Dinner @ Sufi’s Kitchen tonight was really good.  I got to catch up with an old friend and tried a new dish.

Source: www.sufisatlanta.com

 

We ordered the Sufi’s Special as an app – sauteed eggplant with onion, garlic, chickpeas, and spicy tomato sauce.  The server kept warning us that it was really spicy.  It wasn’t. There was just a tinge of heat on the end.

Source: www.sufisatlanta.com

 

It was served with a fantastic flat bread (made fresh in-house).  It was baked in a stone oven that gave it a perfect crunchy char.  This was accompanied by the traditional dish filled with thyme, basil, mint, feta, butter, olives, walnuts, cucumbers, and radishes.  My favorite thing about Persian restaurants is this hodge-podge dish.  It is fun to try different combos with whatever app you order.

For dinner, they offer a Chicken Kabob Salad.  Normally, kabobs are served over a giant place of saffron rice.  The rice is good (I love saffron), but I’m not a huge rice fan so the salad offering was perfect.  I loved the chicken – it was perfectly grilled.  Plenty moist (ewwww… she said moist!) and still retained it’s lemony-marinade flavoring.

 

We ordered the Pomegranate Cheesecake for dessert at the urging of our waitress.

***Warning*** They give you the hard-sell bringing out the tray of pornographic irresistible desserts.

Pass on the dessert. It wasn’t worth it. Go next door to R. Thomas for that chocolate chip-banana cake instead.

 

Their wine list is sub-par… BUT you can BYOW and there is no corking fee.

I’ll take that any day!

 

No pics – we got caught up in conversation and flat out forgot. 🙁

Verdict: Worth a visit.  Don’t miss out on the appetizers.  Pass on the dessert.  Next time I’m trying the chicken-pomegranate stew.

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This coming week is the Atlanta Rollergirls’ Debutante Brawl.

All are welcome!  We can’t wait to debut our new rookies to Atlanta the world!

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Apparently it is Super Bowl weekend.  I don’t watch pro-football (love college ball… can’t get into NFL).

Who should I bet on???

 

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