Food and Football

What's the best part of watching sports at home?  Well, the best part is your warm while those at the game are dealing with 30 degree weather if they are lucky.  But the second best part, at least for me, is coming up with a fun menu to eat throughout the night. 

So with the boyfriend and the parents coming over to watch the first set of NFL playoffs games, I had to come up with a menu that would keep us going.  What I came up with was Greek Style Stuffed Mushroom and Buffalo Chicken Wanton Cups for Appetizers.  My parents came out of the 11degree NYC weather and were greeted with two different warm appetizers.  My favorite was the buffalo chicken cups, but the boyfriend found it to be a bit to creamy/cheesy so he preferred the mushrooms.  Either way, by the time the appetizers were gone, it seemed as if the Colts were already down 20 points.  Luckily we had wine and board games to amuse us.

And then, suddenly the game was interesting! Somehow, someway, the Colts came all the way back to win the game.  And how did we celebrate?  By pouring the rest of the wine into our glasses and then sitting down to the main course.  To finish off the night we had braised short ribs that had been cooking all day and a green bean/potato salad.  Perfect hearty winter fare. 

I love to cook.  And I love sports.  So its great that I get to do two of my passions at the same time.  And its even better when I get to share those passions with friends and family.  Here's to a great new year filled with amazing sporting events and even better food!