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Posted by Meaghan Barry on January 27, 2015

I’ve been so busy thinking about this historical blizzard that is currently hitting us that I have barely put a thought to this weekend’s big football game! I’m pretty excited to cheer on the New England Patriots to (hopefully) another big win. I have a feeling that most of our readers will be cheering on the Seahawks, but we all can agree on what makes this game so special- the food! Are you hosting a big football game viewing party this weekend? Evite and Qdoba have teamed up to provide a great article with 5 Steps to an Easy Football Party.

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My favorite tip from this article is #3- ordering a catered meal from a restaurant. While I love to cook, I love to be able to have time to watch the game and hang out with my guests. For parties, I love to have the party catered and then I can focus on making one or two of my own favorite appetizers or desserts. Qdoba offers a variety of catering options, including their nacho, taco, and burrito bars…my mouth is watering just thinking about it! Then, save yourself even more time by using Evite to send special watch the game invitations.

Once you figure out the main meal for your football party, you can have fun deciding what appetizer and dessert you can make for your party. Here are some of our favorite game day recipes from the 2 Sisters 2 Cities archives:

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Tex-Mex Pimiento Cheese Dip– This recipe always make an appearance on my Super Bowl menu. This might be true for you too after you try it!

Mexican Pinwheels

Mexican Pinwheels– This super easy appetizer recipe has been pinned over 6,000 times on Pinterest!

Chips and Spinach Dip

Spinach Artichoke Dip– Better than any restaurant spinach artichoke dip- trust me on this one. It’s so good.

Slice of Peanut Butter Cream Pie

Peanut Butter Cream Pie– Don’t plan on leftovers with this recipe- your guests will love it!

Boxed Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies– These cookies are so easy to make and always come out deliciously puffy and moist.

Salted Caramel Brownies– I can’t wait to make these this weekend! I love the perfect combination of chocolate, caramel, and salt.

To all my fellow Northeasterners- start digging (once it’s safe out!) and start planning! And to everyone else, please send warm wishes our way and have fun planning your game day festivities.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Evite. The opinions and text are all mine.

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Posted by 2 Sisters 2 Cities on January 29, 2013

Are you starting to think about game day recipes for this upcoming weekend? I know I am! I could go for some Buffalo Wings right about now! I wanted to share some of our favorite recipes that we have posted in the past. Here are 10 game day recipe ideas in case you are starting to plan your game day menu now.

Tex-Mex Pimiento Cheese Dip: I have made this cheese dip countless times since I first tried it at our Fourth of July family reunion last year. Don’t let the weird name fool you- it’s amazing, especially with tortilla chips. While it’s definitely not the healthiest thing you could make for the game, the Super Bowl only comes once a year! If you have any leftovers (which I doubt you will), this cheese dip makes an awesome hamburger topping.

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Mediterranean Dip with Pita Chips: If you are looking for a healthier dip option, I highly recommend this Mediterranean Dip. It’s really quick to pull together if you use pre-made hummus, olive tapenade, and pesto (although you can step up the wow factor by making these yourself.)

Baked Potato Dip: While the prior two dips are good with tortilla chips and pita chips, this dip is a bit more versatile. You could serve it with potato chips, pretzels, or vegetable crudités.

Baked Potato Dip with veggies, chips, and pretzels

Goat Cheese with Basil Oil: Do you have more of the wine and cheese types coming to your Super Bowl party? Have no fear- this goat cheese dip with basil oil served with baguettes is easy to pull together ahead of time and would go perfectly with a crisp white wine.

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Chicken Chili with Corn Muffin Croutons: No Super Bowl party would be complete without a big pot of chili for guests to serve themselves out of. This chicken chili recipe is one of my all-time favorites.

Chicken Chili with Corn Muffin Croutons

Turkey, White Bean, and Pumpkin Chili: If you are short on recipe prep time, I highly recommend this slow-cooker turkey chili. On Sunday morning, it takes less than 10 minutes to prep all the ingredients and throw them in the crockpot. Allow it to cook on low for eight hours and it will be ready to go for kick-off.

Turkey White Bean and Pumpkin Chili

Red Wine Sangria: While football and beer often go hand-in-hand, try serving up a pitcher of red wine sangria at your football viewing party. If I wasn’t pregnant, I would definitively be making a batch of this sangria recipe for Sunday!

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Do you have a favorite recipe you plan on making for the Super Bowl this weekend?

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Posted by 2 Sisters 2 Cities on February 5, 2012

As you might have seen in my part of the Super Bowl Appetizer Contest, I had NY Giants appetizer picks in my Buffalo Chicken Bites. I thought I would share with you how I made these. They are really easy to make and are cheaper then going to a party supply stores for team decorations.

Here is what you need:

– A computer with internet connection
– White Card Stock Paper
– Colored Printer
– Scissors
– 1 1/2 inch circle paper punch/or stencil
– Double Sided Tape
– Flat Toothpicks

On a word processor, paste your teams logos (you can get them off the internet on Google Image by searching for your team.) Size them so they will fit in a 1 1/2 inch circle (I did this on MS Word.)

Print out on stock paper and punch or cut out into 1 1/2 inch circles. (if you don’t have a circle punch, you can trace a circle around the images with pencil and then cut them out)

Cut as many circles out as you need toothpicks for, then make as many blank circles as you made logo ones.

Take the blank circle and place two pieces of double-sided tape on the circle. Place toothpick on the tape.

Take logo circle, logo-side up and line it up with the tape-side up circle with toothpick in place ( making sure to line the logo up with the toothpick so that the logo will be straight)and press together. Press hard until everything looks stuck together.

You can make these for different teams or actually anything! I made the following for my friends who are fans of these teams:

And put them in cupcakes with green frosting and homemade chocolate footballs.
New York Teams!

Group Picture! GO Jets, Bills, Giants, Panthers, Eagles, and Cowboys! Note there are no Patriot cupcakes.

I made my favorite cupcake recipe, which I have already posted about 2 years ago. In the post, I referenced a guy I was dating. Well that “guy” I was dating is now my boyfriend and we have been together for 2 years as of yesterday!

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