(Also posted -- but not crossposted -- to alt.fan.cecil-adams)

For the past several years my husband and I have held a Super Bowl party.

Well, back in 1992 I read in a newspaper article about a couple that was
serving team-inspired snacks at their party. That year the Buffalo Bills
were playing the Washington Redskins, and this couple was serving buffalo
wings and potato skins as snacks.

I thought this was a good idea, and did the same. Ever since then, I've
served hot appetizers at our party that were themed to the two teams. This
has somehow become kind of a big deal, so every year since then I've been
worried about what I'd do if certain teams made it all the way to the Big
Game.

So I'm putting it up for suggestions. What I want is ideas for hot
appetizers that are somehow connected to the city or mascot of the NFL
teams. In addition, they need to be items that can be made ahead (or,
ideally, purchased all made) so they just need to be heated before serving.
(We normally get 30+ people at the party, a good number of whom stand in my
kitchen, drinking beer and getting in the way.) They also need to be finger
foods. As I trip my way down the stairs that lead from my kitchen to the
family room I'm not in any position to deal with forks or cups and spoons or
whatever.

Suggestions for any team are greatly appreciated (and I've included below
what I've done in the past or would do for various teams), but I
particularly need ideas for the following teams:

Cleveland Browns
Seattle Seahawks
Detroit Lions
Indianapolis Colts

Many, many thanks!

Anny

Here are my prior year snacks and ideas:

Baltimore Ravens
Something with crab. Made these toasted bread cubes filled with creamy crab
stuff, but they were too much work for how they tasted. Ideas needed.

Buffalo Bills
Buffalo wings

Cincinnati Bengals
??? Something with Cincinnati chili, maybe - little biscuit cups filled
with chili? Ideas needed.

Cleveland Browns
????

Denver Broncos
Min quiches with Denver-omelet style filling. Other ideas appreciated.

Houston Texans
Something Tex-Mex.

Indianapolis Colts
?????

Jacksonville Jaguars
Something Floridian ????

Kansas City Chiefs
Something BBQ - maybe BBQ chicken wings

Miami Dolphins
Something Floridian?

New England Patriots
Made these sorta weird things - small squares of toasted whole wheat bread
topped with smashed Boston Baked Beans and liberal amounts of chopped cooked
bacon. Only thing I could come up with. Somewhat surprisingly, people
liked them. Other ideas greatly appreciated.

New York Jets
Something New York-y. Maybe meatballs in apple jelly-vased sauce, in honor
of the Big Apple

Oakland Raiders
Last year did cheese-stuffed breadsticks with marinara dipping sauce that I
bought, on the basis that there are a lot of Italians in the Bay area.
People rolled their eyes at this explanation. Ideas needed.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Made mini Pitts-burgers. Everyone loved them, especially the kids.

San Diego Chargers
Something Mexican. I think I did frozen taquitos.

Tennessee Titans
Something BBQ. I did mini BBQ sandwiches in 2000.

Arizona Cardinals
Something Mexican.

Atlanta Falcons
I did Southern-fried chicken wings (frozen).

Carolina Panthers
???? Something BBQ?

Chicago Bears
We should be so lucky as have the un-Bear-ables in the SB. I'd probably do
pizza bites.

Dallas Cowboys
Something Tex Mex. I think I did Cowboy Cups - mini biscuit crust with
barbeque sauced ground beef.

Detroit Lions
????

Green Bay Packers
Fried cheese sticks - frozen.

Minnesota Vikings
Swedish meatballs

New Orleans Saints
Something Cajun.

New York Giants
I did mini Coney Island hotdogs in 2001

Philadelphia Eagles
Mini Philly steak sandwiches

San Francisco 49ers
I did these English Muffin/crab/cheese things, cut in small wedges. They
were good, but connection to SF was somewhat iffy.

Seattle Seahawks
????

St. Louis Rams
Toasted ravioli. I had to explain to most guests that these are a local
specialty in St. Louis.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I did chicken wings with an orange mustard sauce last year. Other ideas
needed.

Washington Redskins
Potato skins

Cleveland Browns
????

Brownies
sauerkraut balls (a local fav)
Hot dogs (think dawg pound)



~Kat


"I think I would like to call myself 'the girl who wanted to be God'. Yet if I
were not in this body, where would I be--perhaps I am destined to be classified
and qualified. But, oh, I cry out aginst it." --Sylvia Plath

"Anny Middon" wrote in message
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(Also posted -- but not crossposted -- to alt.fan.cecil-adams)

For the past several years my husband and I have held a Super Bowl party.

Well, back in 1992 I read in a newspaper article about a couple that was
serving team-inspired snacks at their party. That year the Buffalo Bills
were playing the Washington Redskins, and this couple was serving buffalo
wings and potato skins as snacks.

I thought this was a good idea, and did the same. Ever since then, I've
served hot appetizers at our party that were themed to the two teams.
This
has somehow become kind of a big deal, so every year since then I've been
worried about what I'd do if certain teams made it all the way to the Big
Game.

So I'm putting it up for suggestions. What I want is ideas for hot
appetizers that are somehow connected to the city or mascot of the NFL
teams. In addition, they need to be items that can be made ahead (or,
ideally, purchased all made) so they just need to be heated before
serving.
(We normally get 30+ people at the party, a good number of whom stand in
my
kitchen, drinking beer and getting in the way.) They also need to be
finger
foods. As I trip my way down the stairs that lead from my kitchen to the
family room I'm not in any position to deal with forks or cups and spoons
or
whatever.

Suggestions for any team are greatly appreciated (and I've included below
what I've done in the past or would do for various teams), but I
particularly need ideas for the following teams:

Cleveland Browns
Seattle Seahawks
Detroit Lions
Indianapolis Colts

Many, many thanks!

Anny

Here are my prior year snacks and ideas:

Baltimore Ravens
Something with crab. Made these toasted bread cubes filled with creamy
crab
stuff, but they were too much work for how they tasted. Ideas needed.

Buffalo Bills
Buffalo wings

Cincinnati Bengals
??? Something with Cincinnati chili, maybe - little biscuit cups filled
with chili? Ideas needed.

Cleveland Browns
????

Denver Broncos
Min quiches with Denver-omelet style filling. Other ideas appreciated.

Houston Texans
Something Tex-Mex.

Indianapolis Colts
?????

Jacksonville Jaguars
Something Floridian ????

Kansas City Chiefs
Something BBQ - maybe BBQ chicken wings

Miami Dolphins
Something Floridian?

New England Patriots
Made these sorta weird things - small squares of toasted whole wheat bread
topped with smashed Boston Baked Beans and liberal amounts of chopped
cooked
bacon. Only thing I could come up with. Somewhat surprisingly, people
liked them. Other ideas greatly appreciated.

New York Jets
Something New York-y. Maybe meatballs in apple jelly-vased sauce, in
honor
of the Big Apple

Oakland Raiders
Last year did cheese-stuffed breadsticks with marinara dipping sauce that
I
bought, on the basis that there are a lot of Italians in the Bay area.
People rolled their eyes at this explanation. Ideas needed.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Made mini Pitts-burgers. Everyone loved them, especially the kids.

San Diego Chargers
Something Mexican. I think I did frozen taquitos.

Tennessee Titans
Something BBQ. I did mini BBQ sandwiches in 2000.

Arizona Cardinals
Something Mexican.

Atlanta Falcons
I did Southern-fried chicken wings (frozen).

Carolina Panthers
???? Something BBQ?

Chicago Bears
We should be so lucky as have the un-Bear-ables in the SB. I'd probably
do
pizza bites.

Dallas Cowboys
Something Tex Mex. I think I did Cowboy Cups - mini biscuit crust with
barbeque sauced ground beef.

Detroit Lions
????

Green Bay Packers
Fried cheese sticks - frozen.

Minnesota Vikings
Swedish meatballs

New Orleans Saints
Something Cajun.

New York Giants
I did mini Coney Island hotdogs in 2001

Philadelphia Eagles
Mini Philly steak sandwiches

San Francisco 49ers
I did these English Muffin/crab/cheese things, cut in small wedges. They
were good, but connection to SF was somewhat iffy.

Seattle Seahawks
????

St. Louis Rams
Toasted ravioli. I had to explain to most guests that these are a local
specialty in St. Louis.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I did chicken wings with an orange mustard sauce last year. Other ideas
needed.

Washington Redskins
Potato skins


Seattle was eliminated by the Packers - so think Green Bay!

Kilikini

for pittsburgh's steelers--go with pierogies.

Lena

Anny Middon wrote:

Cleveland Browns

Apple brown betty?

Seattle Seahawks

Coffee flavored stuff
Smoked salmon

Detroit Lions

elk. I dunno, lions eat elk, don't they?

Indianapolis Colts

Oooo...can't even go there.

Miami Dolphins
Something Floridian?

How about dolphin?
Key Lime Pie

New England Patriots
Made these sorta weird things - small squares of toasted whole wheat bread
topped with smashed Boston Baked Beans and liberal amounts of chopped cooked
bacon. Only thing I could come up with. Somewhat surprisingly, people
liked them. Other ideas greatly appreciated.

Fried clams
stuffed quahogs
small cups of clam chowdah


New York Jets
Something New York-y. Maybe meatballs in apple jelly-vased sauce, in honor
of the Big Apple

Hot dogs
pretzels

San Francisco 49ers
I did these English Muffin/crab/cheese things, cut in small wedges. They
were good, but connection to SF was somewhat iffy.

Dim sum
crab cakes
sourdough bread somethings
--
It's Tis Herself

for pittsburgh's steelers--go with pierogies.

And Kielbasa. If you're serving a dessert at a Pittsburgh party, how about the
Klondike ice cream bar, or Clark and Zagnut candy bars?

One thing you can always do regardless of who's playing is make cupcakes and
get tubes of colored icing for the colors of the teams and paint them up in the
team colors.

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"The likelihood of one individual being correct increases in a direct
proportion to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong"
James Mason from the movie "Heaven Can Wait".

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:53:12 GMT, "Anny Middon"
Cleveland Browns

Hot browns

Tara

Seattle Seahawks

Something salmon-related would probably work well for a Seattle party. Think
seafood.

Detroit Lions

Coney Island hot dogs, which you can get nearly anywhere in Detroit, would make
an interesting appetizer. I suppose you could make them and cut them into
quarters (bite sized pieces). Very easy to make: fix the hot dogs and buns,
and top with some drained browned ground beef, then some cooked Hormel chili
without beans. Onions, mustard and a slice of american cheese (between the hot
dog and bun) optional. I'd fix them up and cut them into at least quarters.
You might be able to make an appetizer out of this as a variation on the "pigs
in a blanket" appetizer where you put some browned ground meat and chili and
onion into your pastry blanket and cook it with the hot dog, and serve with a
cheese sauce for dipping.




Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"The likelihood of one individual being correct increases in a direct
proportion to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong"
James Mason from the movie "Heaven Can Wait".

In article om, "Anny
Middon" wrote:


San Francisco 49ers
I did these English Muffin/crab/cheese things, cut in small wedges. They
were good, but connection to SF was somewhat iffy.


Hangtown Fry

This was a favorite of the gold rush folks, the original '49s.

It consists of bacon, oysters and eggs, all scrambled together. For
finger food, you'd serve these on some kind of bread.

Hangtown is now known as Placerville, and is east of SF maybe a hundred miles.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS

Oakland is well known for BBQ; stay with teh Raider image and serve cheap
whiskey. 'niner fans drink white wine and eat cheese.

--
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Louis Cohen
Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"


"Anny Middon" wrote in message
gy.com...
(Also posted -- but not crossposted -- to alt.fan.cecil-adams)

For the past several years my husband and I have held a Super Bowl party.

Well, back in 1992 I read in a newspaper article about a couple that was
serving team-inspired snacks at their party. That year the Buffalo Bills
were playing the Washington Redskins, and this couple was serving buffalo
wings and potato skins as snacks.

I thought this was a good idea, and did the same. Ever since then, I've
served hot appetizers at our party that were themed to the two teams.
This
has somehow become kind of a big deal, so every year since then I've been
worried about what I'd do if certain teams made it all the way to the Big
Game.

So I'm putting it up for suggestions. What I want is ideas for hot
appetizers that are somehow connected to the city or mascot of the NFL
teams. In addition, they need to be items that can be made ahead (or,
ideally, purchased all made) so they just need to be heated before
serving.
(We normally get 30+ people at the party, a good number of whom stand in
my
kitchen, drinking beer and getting in the way.) They also need to be
finger
foods. As I trip my way down the stairs that lead from my kitchen to the
family room I'm not in any position to deal with forks or cups and spoons
or
whatever.

Suggestions for any team are greatly appreciated (and I've included below
what I've done in the past or would do for various teams), but I
particularly need ideas for the following teams:

Cleveland Browns
Seattle Seahawks
Detroit Lions
Indianapolis Colts

Many, many thanks!

Anny

Here are my prior year snacks and ideas:

Baltimore Ravens
Something with crab. Made these toasted bread cubes filled with creamy
crab
stuff, but they were too much work for how they tasted. Ideas needed.

Buffalo Bills
Buffalo wings

Cincinnati Bengals
??? Something with Cincinnati chili, maybe - little biscuit cups filled
with chili? Ideas needed.

Cleveland Browns
????

Denver Broncos
Min quiches with Denver-omelet style filling. Other ideas appreciated.

Houston Texans
Something Tex-Mex.

Indianapolis Colts
?????

Jacksonville Jaguars
Something Floridian ????

Kansas City Chiefs
Something BBQ - maybe BBQ chicken wings

Miami Dolphins
Something Floridian?

New England Patriots
Made these sorta weird things - small squares of toasted whole wheat bread
topped with smashed Boston Baked Beans and liberal amounts of chopped
cooked
bacon. Only thing I could come up with. Somewhat surprisingly, people
liked them. Other ideas greatly appreciated.

New York Jets
Something New York-y. Maybe meatballs in apple jelly-vased sauce, in
honor
of the Big Apple

Oakland Raiders
Last year did cheese-stuffed breadsticks with marinara dipping sauce that
I
bought, on the basis that there are a lot of Italians in the Bay area.
People rolled their eyes at this explanation. Ideas needed.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Made mini Pitts-burgers. Everyone loved them, especially the kids.

San Diego Chargers
Something Mexican. I think I did frozen taquitos.

Tennessee Titans
Something BBQ. I did mini BBQ sandwiches in 2000.

Arizona Cardinals
Something Mexican.

Atlanta Falcons
I did Southern-fried chicken wings (frozen).

Carolina Panthers
???? Something BBQ?

Chicago Bears
We should be so lucky as have the un-Bear-ables in the SB. I'd probably
do
pizza bites.

Dallas Cowboys
Something Tex Mex. I think I did Cowboy Cups - mini biscuit crust with
barbeque sauced ground beef.

Detroit Lions
????

Green Bay Packers
Fried cheese sticks - frozen.

Minnesota Vikings
Swedish meatballs

New Orleans Saints
Something Cajun.

New York Giants
I did mini Coney Island hotdogs in 2001

Philadelphia Eagles
Mini Philly steak sandwiches

San Francisco 49ers
I did these English Muffin/crab/cheese things, cut in small wedges. They
were good, but connection to SF was somewhat iffy.

Seattle Seahawks
????

St. Louis Rams
Toasted ravioli. I had to explain to most guests that these are a local
specialty in St. Louis.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I did chicken wings with an orange mustard sauce last year. Other ideas
needed.

Washington Redskins
Potato skins

Anny Middon wrote:

San Diego Chargers
Something Mexican. I think I did frozen taquitos.

Next time, fish tacos. Ralph Rubio brought the recipe back in from San
Felipe and SD became the launching point. There are now Rubio's all over
the place.


jim

Steve Wertz wrote:

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:53:12 GMT, "Anny Middon"
wrote:


Suggestions for any team are greatly appreciated (and I've included below
what I've done in the past or would do for various teams), but I
particularly need ideas for the following teams:


Since I'm a disgruntled Pittsbutrgh fan, I would just steel any
appetizers you would make.

-sw

Hey Steve. I've been a Steelers fan since the late 50's. Gotta just hang
with 'em man.

As for the apps from a Steelers prespective: pierogies, kielbasa and
saurkraut sandwiches, fish sandwiches, if you can find "chipped" ham
anywhere for sandwiches.

And for the kids, ya gotta have floats. Vanilla icecream in a tall glass
with pop (what you probably call soda) poured (carefully) over the ice
cream - straw and spoon required.

In article om
"Anny Middon" writes:

New England Patriots
Made these sorta weird things - small squares of toasted whole wheat bread
topped with smashed Boston Baked Beans and liberal amounts of chopped cooked
bacon. Only thing I could come up with. Somewhat surprisingly, people
liked them. Other ideas greatly appreciated.


I would use brown bread with the beans, the stuff that comes in a can.

As someone else mentioned, clam chowder. Indian pudding for dessert
if you're ambitious. Or Boston cream pie.

For New York Giants or Jets, pizza.


Joanie

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:53:12 GMT, "Anny Middon"
wrote:

So I'm putting it up for suggestions. What I want is ideas for hot
appetizers that are somehow connected to the city or mascot of the NFL
teams. In addition, they need to be items that can be made ahead (or,
ideally, purchased all made) so they just need to be heated before serving.
(We normally get 30+ people at the party, a good number of whom stand in my
kitchen, drinking beer and getting in the way.) They also need to be finger
foods.

What an interesting idea. And lots of scope. You get both the location
and name for inspiration.

Cincinnati Bengals

Chile and/or some sort of Indian snack?

Cleveland Browns

Brownies, of course.

Maybe go in the other direction, think of snack foods, and decide for
whom they can be symbolic. It's certainly a challange. :-)

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 14:50:19 GMT, Frogleg wrote:

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:53:12 GMT, "Anny Middon"
wrote:

So I'm putting it up for suggestions. What I want is ideas for hot
appetizers that are somehow connected to the city or mascot of the NFL
teams. In addition, they need to be items that can be made ahead (or,
ideally, purchased all made) so they just need to be heated before serving.
(We normally get 30+ people at the party, a good number of whom stand in my
kitchen, drinking beer and getting in the way.) They also need to be finger
foods.

What an interesting idea. And lots of scope. You get both the location
and name for inspiration.

Cincinnati Bengals++

Tiger claws instead of bear claws? A bowl of Tiger's Milk bars just
for the fun of it? Tiger prawn cocktail? There's a drink called an
Orange Tiger. Steak fingers with tiger dill sauce? If all else fails,
sugar frosted flakes.

Chile and/or some sort of Indian snack?

Cleveland Browns

Brownies....

Brownies, of course.

Maybe go in the other direction, think of snack foods, and decide for
whom they can be symbolic. It's certainly a challange. :-)