One week from today, we'll all be huddled around the TV watching the Super Bowl for a night of testosterone-fueled fun. A Giants fan by birth, I'll be marginally more interested in this game than I am most years, but really I'm in it for one thing.
The snacks.
Field goal, fumble, touchdown, sack, or blitz. I don't really care, just pass the chips.
My brother and sister-in-law are ordering up some of the old standbys from their local Italian deli -- a 4ft sub, a tray of baked ziti -- and I've been tasked with bringing a mystery dish. The question is, what to bring? Savory or sweet?
I'm a good cook, but I'm not a good baker. Cooking I like because it's improvisational. A pinch of this, a dash of that. Ok, I get it. But baking is so precise! If your measurements are off, your cake's a wreck. And the pitfalls don't stop there -- what you put ON a cake is as important as what you put IN it.
For inspiration, I've turned to
Cake Wrecks. File these in your Big Game baking playbook under "What Not To Bring"...
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| Are you ready for some FOOBTALL?!? |
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| Wow, this dog is an artist. He poops out footballs! |
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| Home? Away? Who cares! All I know is " You Teaw" is here, and that's enough for me. |
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| When football and Hanukkah collide. Yee haw! (Oy vey.) |
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| Super Bowel, Go Go Go. Is that a cheer after you've had too much bean dip? |
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| Keep your hands where I can see them, Cookie. Nobody wants to touch down there. |
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| Here's someone who knows less about football than I do. They're round, dummy! (Kidding, I know they're square.) |
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| We salute you, Mr. Grocery-Store-Bakery-Cake-Decorator. (Ooooh ooh... tell us how you really feel!) |
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| You know what? Football IS fabulous! Go Red Sox! |
Are YOU baking up anything special for Sunday? Save me a slice below...
tags:
food,
sports
10 comments:
We are having cannolis: GO GIANTS!
OMG these cakes are hilarious! You always find the best stuff. :)
PS I'm making brownies and choc chip cookies. You can't go wrong with that.
have you ever make millionaire shortbread? i heard that is good
Im deciding between cheesecake brownies and peanutbutter brownies.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cheesecake-brownies-recipe/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/peanut-swirl-brownies-recipe/index.html
Well, I am deciding between this and a bag of Oreos..........
http://www.holytaco.com/ultimate-super-bowl-snack-stadium/
Ahahahahaaaa these are great. Just one thig the PATS WILL WIN!!!!!!!!!
No bake peanut butter balls
http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/No-Bake-Peanut-Butter-Treats
One year we ate them all before the game even started :)
More wrecks..........my favorite is the cookie. Way to dream big
http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2012/2/1/rah-rah-wreckage.html
Ohh and "Tom Brady" your going down!!!!!
Aweee yeahhhhhh G-men! What did you make?
Anon #1: We had cannolis too!
Jess: Thanks!
Anon #2: I had that once at a picnic and I had to step away, I could have eaten the whole plate.
Anon #3 & #4: Both sound delicious. If only I could bake... Maybe you can make them for me?
Chris: That stadium is UNREAL. Such an awesome find.
"Tom": Sorry for your loss. Actually, no, I'm not.
Kev: Woo hoo! I wound up buying the cannolis. But my sister-in-law made this amazing thing like a s'mores and a cookie and a brownie had a baby. Delish.
http://www.bakedperfection.com/2008/07/smore-cookie-bars.html
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