I volunteered to host the Superbowl Party this year, and as usual, there was WAY too much food.
So of course we brought it all in to work today for a Leftover Lunch.
On the menu:
Veggie Plate with Ranch Dressing
Teriyaki Meatball Sliders (on Hawaiian Rolls)
Barefoot Contessa's Goat Cheese and Pine Nut Elephant Ears (YUM!)
Grandpa's Baked Beans with Sliced Beer Brats
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Crackers & Chips
Teeny Weeny Cheese Puffs
Brie Cheese
Onion Dip
Caramel Fudge Brownies Texas Sheet Cake
I highly recommend the Elephant Ears. Peggy saw them on the Barefoot Contessa show the same night I found them in her cookbook. I was SO EXCITED when she brought them over. They are absolutely amazing and delicious and apparently easy to make. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/savory-palmiers-recipe/index.html
I decided not to do the traditional chili for the game, because I made it for the conference finals and I'm no one-trick-pony. Instead I pulled out an old family recipe for my Grandpa's baked beans. I kid you not, he made these once a week.
They are the simplest thing - I wouldn't even call it a recipe. Mix together one medium can of kidney beans, white beans, green beans (yes, the canned kind you ate as a kid), and one larger can of baked beans. Add 1/2 cup of katsup, 2 Tbsp of mustard, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 a chopped onion and 1/2 a chopped green pepper. Bake at 350 for an hour. Patrick was nice enough to marinate about 20 bratwursts in beer and somethin delicious so we threw those on the grill last night. I sliced up the leftovers today and tossed them in with the beans. Delicious!
Erika's meatball sliders were AMAZING. And apparently cooked in the microwave. E - please share your recipe here...
Jorgie made brownies and threw some caramel on top. I always love when she makes dessert. She pre-cuts everything so the portions are tiny. It's perfect, and never makes me feel like a fat pig...until I eat 6 pieces - because they're so small!
I thought I was full yesterday, and imagined I wouldn't eat much for awhile.
And then I had a piece of the chocolate/cinnamony Texas sheet cake for breakfast and realized I had fully recovered and was ready for the Leftover Lunch!
There were too many recipes to post them all in this post, but please let me know if you want any of them and we'll post them separately.
