Patch Picks: Super Bowl Snacks

The Super Bowl and food go hand in hand, and this year magazines and the Internet are full of delicious snacks made especially for those who call Green Bay and Pittsburgh home (or at least where the heart is on Sunday).  Check out the following five websites for easy-to-make recipes to make your Super Bowl a memorable occasion.

1)      Sunny Anderson's Super Bowl Snacks — On the US Magazine website, the host of the Food Network’s Cooking for Real provides munchies for both Packers and Steelers fans.  For the Packers, check out Sunny’s homemade lime soda and Nachos Blancos with jalapeno salsa, which represent the Packers colors of green and yellow.  Steelers fans can chow down on Caribbean Chicken Wings and Zesty Chicken Meatballs, a shout out to the city’s Italian community.

2)      — From Patch.com’s very own Clinton site, check out Fay’s Cincinnati-Style chili.  No, the Bengals aren’t in the Super Bowl this year, but perhaps this “neutral” snack will satisfy those who are watching the big game in mixed company!

3)      Recipetips.com's Puppy Chow—Another neutral dish for those with a sweet tooth is Puppy Chow, a tasty mix of Chex cereal, peanut butter and chocolate.  Great to put out on the table and munch on throughout the game! 

4)      Esquire Magazine's Eat Like A Man blog—If Sunny’s Caribbean Chicken Wings don’t pique your interest, try Brian Poe’s Chipotle Wings.  They’re advertised as being “Just Spicy Enough.”  Whether this means just a little spicy enough or a whole lot of spicy enough is something you can find out as you eat them!                  

5)      ChicksandQueso.com's Jessica Simpson's Game Day Dip—Also featured in the Feb.7 issue of People magazine, Jessica Simpson raves about this Queso Fundido from New York City’s Dos Caminos restaurant.  With jalapenos and chorizo sausage, this recipe is sure to knock your socks off!

Whether you’re a Cheesehead or a Steelers aficionado, or you’re just watching the Super Bowl without caring who wins, try one or more of these recipes and make sure you and your friends and family are stuffed by the time the final seconds of the game roll around!