Super Bowl Party Playbook

Published on Monday, December 22, 2008, by The CHOW Editorial Team / Edit Post

Super Bowl Party Playbook

Tackling the game-day festivities

Super Bowl parties attract two types: the superfans who have waited all season for the biggest game of the year, and the social butterflies who attend for the company and the commercials but often know next to nothing about football.

What brings them together? Eating. Here’s a menu that’s dude food done right: It’s perfect for grazing (for the superfans, whose main focus will be on the TV), can be made ahead (so you can watch the game too), yet is attractive enough to be proud of (and to give the butterflies something to discuss). Bring out the snacks (beware the double dippers) at kickoff, the brats and beans during halftime, and the brownies toward the fourth quarter (they’ll help mollify the losing side).


» Honey-Mustard Snack Mix


» Cheesy Artichoke Dip


» Beer-Braised Bratwursts with Onion


» Braised White Beans with Chard


» Pecan Turtle Brownies

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  • Whoops, I forgot the garlic powder in the above white chicken chili. Silly me. No measurements for the other ingredients: just add them to your taste.

  • Try this instead of chard/beans:
    Cans of Progresso cannelline beans, drain lightly, add jar of medium supermarket salsa, pinches of cumin. Stir. Add water to make like chili. Heat in pot.
    Serve in bowls with side garnish of grated medium cheddar, chopped cilantro, scoops non-fat sour cream, shredded cooked ckicken. It is fast, cheap, tasty and the drones (as opposed to 'butterflies') won't know...+READ

    Try this instead of chard/beans:
    Cans of Progresso cannelline beans, drain lightly, add jar of medium supermarket salsa, pinches of cumin. Stir. Add water to make like chili. Heat in pot.
    Serve in bowls with side garnish of grated medium cheddar, chopped cilantro, scoops non-fat sour cream, shredded cooked ckicken. It is fast, cheap, tasty and the drones (as opposed to 'butterflies') won't know what hit 'em. They will think you are a gourmet-type genius and day after is even better.-COLLAPSE

  • I gotta say the beans and chard wouldn't fly with my crew. The rest of it is OK......

  • The cheesy dip looks nice, but the artichoke I'm not so sure about. And where the hell are the nachos?! Hotdogs are good... What about some chili?

  • I think they are referring to the "social butterflies" from the first paragraph :)

  • "yet is attractive enough to be proud of (and to give the butterflies something to discuss)"

    What does that mean?

  • I like the snack mix and the brownies. The in-between food choices I would trade in for substitutes.