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 As a Giants fan I'm lucky that it's easy to remember Big Blue's last Super Bowl win, just four years ago over this Sunday's opponent, the Patriots. Jennifer wants to make sure your Super Bowl party is just as memorable, regardless of whether your team is hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.
With a Super Bowl party, it starts and ends with the buffet. Think of the buffet table as the football field, where guests will mix it up like Grontkowski and Pierre-Paul for their favorite dishes.
First Down Deli Tray
You'll have a line 10 yards long when you dish out this spread (pictured above):
- Sopressata from your favorite butcher
- Red Dragon cheese (a rustic, medium-bodied cheese with whole mustard seeds, available at Whole Foods and other places with extensive cheese cases)
- baguette (we like the ones from Main Street Market)
- caper berries
Chalk Talk Chili
Serve up both beef and vegetarian chili in a crockpot or chafing dish with any of these fine toppings:
- sour cream
- shredded cheddar cheese
- corn chips or cornbread
- thin-sliced scallions
- guacamole
- crispy, crumbled bacon
- chopped parsley or cilantro
- sliced black olives
- hot sauce
 Halftime Hummus
Jennifer's signature hummus has enough garlic to distract guests from Madonna prancing across the stage during the halftime show:
- 2 cups OR 1 lb cooked chick peas
(rinsed and drain, add 1/4 cup additional for garnish if desired)
- 1 head of roasted garlic, 1T roasted garlic, 2 cloves fresh garlic
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 3T tahini
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 teaspoon ground pepper
- 3/4 cup olive oil (add another 1/4 cup for garnish if desired)
- 3 or 4 sprigs of flat leaf parsley for garnish (optional)
- 1/8t paprika for garnish (optional)
Mix all ingredients except for the olive oil in a food processor for 2 minutes or until the ingredients start to blend into a paste. Slowly drizzle in olive oil and run food processor for another 5 minutes until consistency is extremely smooth. Add more olive oil for a thinner consistency.
Serving suggestion: Spoon out hummus on a platter, garnish with lightly chopped and fresh flat leaf parsley and whole chick peas, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle a dusting of paprika. Serve warm flat breads or Trader Joe's Salt and Pepper Potato Chips. |
