Yup- I know this is slightly late, but not as late as my
Christmas posts will be!
This year for super bowl Sunday I spent the day prepping
food for the big game. No friends over, no party to go to just me, my husband, Patches
and our new Sister. Yup- we got a second doggie. Patches didn’t know what to
think at first – is she here to stay? Am I leaving? Do I have to share
everything now? There was major jealousy issues in our household for a few
weeks but things have settled down and now they get along pretty well. Sister
is a sweet dog. She loves to play – always has a toy in her mouth – loves to
cuddle – will find her way up on your lap somehow. She was a complete mess when
we picked her out – correction – when my husband picked her out. She was lonely
sitting in a kennel at an adoption event and no one was even looking at her.
Maybe that is because she had long ratty hair, smelled really really bad,
stained hair on her paws, missing teeth, and later we found out had worms and
an ear infection. Who in the world would bring home a dog like that? My husband
and I would and did. We do like the funny or ugly looking dogs more – at least
the ones most people would say are ugly – we think they’re unique. Anyhow,
Patches and Sister are getting along fine; sometimes they even play tug-o-war with
toys. Patches still gets jealous when Sister sits on our laps but he was never
one for being a lap dog so he’ll have to get used to it. Back to Super Bowl
Sunday…It was going to be just the four of us but I still wanted to make some
good eats.
So first I prepped the best dip I’ve ever eaten! Spinach Artichoke Dip with Blue Cheese and Bacon. I found the
recipe on Better Homes and Gardens. I altered it slightly only because I forgot
to buy some of the ingredients. http://www.bhg.com/recipe/appetizers-snacks/spinach-artichoke-dip-with-blue-cheese-and-bacon/
Ingredients:
- 4-5 slices of bacon
- half onion, diced
- 2 14oz cans artichoke hearts
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 4 oz blue cheese
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- and instead of garlic and red pepper (because I forgot to buy them) I used some ground red pepper and some garlic salt to taste
Right before serving add the bacon.
Yum! I served it on thinly sliced baguette that I toasted in the oven. This was soooo delicious! I will be making it again!
Second was a Meatball Taco Ring. I found this in a Taste of
Home magazine I have. I changed up this recipe quite a bit – I used it more as
a guideline than a recipe.
Original recipe: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Taco-Meatball-Ring
My Ingredients:
- Schimek’s meatballs
- Crescent rolls
- Sour Cream
- Taco Seasoning
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Onion
- Green Pepper
Steps:
1. Microwave the meatballs and season with taco seasoning.
2. Open crescent rolls and do the best you can to make them
into a circle with the points out like a sun – I wish they would have shown
this in the magazine because I had to try about 4 times before I got something I
could use - like this...
3. Then roll each meatball in the ends until they are just
covered. Then bake according to the crescent roll package or until gold brown.
4. Mix some taco seasoning with sour cream and spread on the
middle of the ring and then top with lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and onions – anything
you like.
I cut it like a pizza to serve, I couldn’t figure out any
other way to serve it or eat it. It was tasty – I would make it again but it
was difficult to eat.
We also had chicken wings – just shake and bake, nothing
fancy.
We were just about to go into a food coma and continue
watching the game when we noticed Patches wasn’t in the house and wasn’t in the
yard. We looked outside and there was a chain with no dog on the end. We
grabbed some Beggin’ Strips, on went our shoes and out we went into the cold,
dark neighborhood to try and find Patches. We first spotted him next door so he
hadn’t gone too far but the second we tried to catch him he took off. We spent
the entire second quarter of the game chasing Patches around houses – he stayed
on our street thankfully but he is not good at coming home once loose. I think
he peed on every pole and tree on our street. Finally he got tired and came
closer and closer for the Beggin’ Strips and I caught him. I carried him home
and we got inside and settled just in time for the power to go out in the
stadium. Maybe Patches wanted us to get up and burn off some of what we had
just eaten. I fell asleep and didn’t watch another minutes of the game. I was definitely
in a food coma.
Oh- here’s Sister
Before her trip to the groomer...
And after...
And here are Patches and his Sister playing toys...
