Super Bowl Valentine!
Okay, big weekend!
Super Bowl 🏈 today and Valentine’s Day ❤️ tomorrow!
Just in case you need a few super simple last minute recipes
I’ve rounded up easy peasy ones!
Let’s start with football food…
Do you have a can of chili in the pantry?
Put it in a crockpot, add some cheese
and you have an instant Chili Cheese Dip
Serve it with chips, smoked sausage, celery sticks,
even pigs in a blanket
All you need for Cheese Toasts
is bread, mayonnaise and cheese
You can cut the bread into squares or triangles
Or use a football, star or heart cookie cutter
to cut the bread into shapes
Spread with mayo, a sprinkle of garlic,
top with cheese and bake until golden
Do you have sour cream and green onions?
Make a quick Sour Cream & Chive Dip with these ingredients
adding crispy bacon, and grated cheddar
Antipasto Skewers make a wow presentation
and you can use up things you have in the fridge~
lunch meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers
Make them big or small!
Cheddar Cheese Cookies are one of my go to favorites,
all you need is butter, flour, cheddar and Worcestershire
These are like cheese straws but are round like a cookie
and you can top them with a pecan
and add red pepper for a kick, if desired
Make a pizza or flatbread with what you have on hand
You might think, “oh, I don’t have the ingredients to make a pizza”
but get creative, you actually do!
See all the possibilities on Create a Pizza
I know a lot of couples like to have a romantic dinner at home
instead of fighting the crowded restaurants
on Valentine’s Day
You probably have your menu already planned
but here are a few ways you can easily take it up a notch
If you’re having steak,
serve it topped with a special sauce or seasoned butter
1-2-3 Steak Sauce:
Ingredients
- Worcestershire sauce
- Dijon mustard
- melted real butter
Instructions
- combine equal parts Worcestershire, mustard and butter and top grilled steak as its cooking and after it’s done
Onion Bleu Cheese Sauce:
Ingredients
- 2 T butter
- 1/2 yellow onion chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2-3 T Worchestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup crumbled bleu cheese
Instructions
- Melt butter and saute the onions until golden brown, about 8 minutes.
- Add cream and Worchestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- Let sauce come to boil, then add cheese. Reduce heat and stir to melt.
- Keep warm over low heat until serving. Makes enough for 2-4 steaks
Caramelized Onion Herb Butter
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 small sweet onion such as Vidalia, diced
- Kosher salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 T chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1 T chopped fresh chives
Instructions
- Place onion in a dry skillet with 1 tsp of salt.
- Cook over medium low heat, stirring often, for about 30 minutes, adding more salt half way through.
- Onions are done when they are caramel colored.
- Combine with all other ingredients and place in a bowl or roll into a log and chill. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.
- Place a generous slice on top of a hot steak when serving and it will melt into the meat adding more flavor
BLEU CHEESE SAUCE
Ingredients
- 1 c milk or half and half
- 1 T flour
- 1 1/2 T butter
- 2 oz bleu cheese crumbled
Instructions
- In saucepan whisk flour into milk, bring to boil and cook 1 minute or til thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add butter, stir til melted then add gorgonzola. Sauce will be thin, pour it over steak slices or put in individual bowls on the plates for dipping. Makes about 1 1/4 cups
Make your meal feel like you’re dining in a fine restaurant
by amping up your presentation
Even the simplest food can be elevated to special occasion
when it’s served on a pretty tray
Put a wow factor in your salad with
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Croutons
Cut garlic bread into strips
and insert them in a star pattern in your pasta dish
Add a fancy garnish to your food,
on top or on the plate~
fresh herbs, grated cheese, crispy bacon, fresh fruit
Make some Valentine Cheese Muffins to go with your entree
Top dessert with fresh flowers
Rose Topped Coconut Bundt Cake
Most importantly enjoy and have fun!
Happy Superbowl Valentine!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Centerpiece Wednesday / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things
Happiness is Homemade/ Friday with Friends / Share the Wealth
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Fantastic ideas, Jenna. Happy Suprr Biwl Valentine! Who dey!
Thanks Rita!
I’d love to have some of the skewers Jenna! Happy Super Bowl Sunday-enjoy:@)
Thanks Lynn, good game!
Yum, yum, yum!!! So many great ideas, Jenna! I just might have the ingredients on hand for several of these. If I get industrious this afternoon, I may try some flatbread pizza bites or cheese cookies.
Thank you Carole!
Jenna, you have included great ideas that are quick and easy. I never watch the Super Bowl, but I do enjoy the snacks. Happy Valentine’s Day ♥️
Thanks Pam!
I know you are a football family and you will have a grand time. I’m not a Super Bowl person but I must say, those treats would work for any grand occasion — even the nightly news!
haha, thanks Jeanie!
That’s a collection of fantabulous ideas! Thanks for sharing with us. Enjoy the super bowl this evening and Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thanks Martha, Happy Valentine’s Day!
wow What a FEAST! Those heart shaped muffins are fabulous, but that bundt cake is out of this world!
Thanks Angie!
Thank you again for all of your fabulous ideas.
You are so welcome!
Fun blog to read today. I hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl.
Thanks Linda, it was a great game!
Wow! Lots of fabulous ideas!
Happy Valentine’s Day to you and yours!
Thank you Nancy, Happy Valentine’s Day!
Everything looks so very good Jenna. I must say, we surely had an array of football food yesterday too topped with roaster oysters. YUM! Hugs and blessings to you and your family. Cindy
Thanks Cindy, I know you had fun!
You always have such great ideas, Jenna! Thank you for gathering some of your favorites together.
Thanks so much Kitty 💕
I don’t even watch football but I’m coming to your house for super bowl!!
Wait. What? It’s over? I guess I see you next year!! LOL
Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party! Enjoy the rest of your week.
ha ha, thanks Helen!