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Healthy Superbowl Snack Ideas From Bethenney Frankel of Real Housewives

Linette Gerlach — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:38:20 +0000

I had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Bethenney Frankel from the "Real Housewives of New York City." Now you can check out what Bethenney has to say as she demonstrates how to make healthy Super Bowl snacks for your Superbowl party. Frankel is not just a "real housewife", she’s also a Culinary school-trained Chef who runs her own Manhattan bakery, and was a finalist on Martha Stewart’s "Apprentice" show.

Bethenney also shares a few of her party tips to make your party go a little smoother. Such as coming up with a signature cocktail and making pitchers of it ahead of time for guests to enjoy.

Here are two of the healthy Superbowl snack recipes that Bethenney talks about in the video.

Simply Irresistible Blue Cheese Dip

Prep : 10 minutes

Makes: 2 cups

1 container (8 ounces) reduced fat vegetable cream cheese, softened

1 cup reduced fat sour cream

1 cup crumbled blue cheese (about 4 ounces)

1 teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley

1 teaspoon minced fresh dill weed

Pepperidge Farm® Baked Naturals Savory Cheddar Pretzel Thins

1. Place the cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, garlic powder, pepper, parsley and dill into a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture is blended.

2. Sprinkle with additional parsley. Serve with the pretzel thins for dipping.

Lemon Basil Hummus Dip

Prep : 10 minutes

Makes: 1 ⅓ cups

1 can (about 16 ounces) chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

5 large fresh basil leaves (about 1/2 cup)

1 clove garlic, peeled

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon olive oil

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon soy sauce

Pepperidge Farm® Baked Naturals Toasted Wheat Wheat Crisps

1. Drain the chickpeas, reserving 1 tablespoon liquid. Rinse the chickpeas.

2. Place the chickpeas, reserved liquid, basil, garlic, lemon juice, oil, pepper and soy sauce into a food processor container. Cover and process until the mixture is smooth. Serve with the wheat crisps for dipping.

Enjoy!

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Super Fun Superbowl Party Ideas

Linette Gerlach — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:59:59 +0000

She Knows Parties has a whole list of Superbowl or football party planning ideas right at your fingertips. Check out some of these to help you plan a fun football party this year.

15 Superbowl party appetizer and snack ideas
10 more Super Bowl party food ideas
Have your guests dress up as their favorite football player.
Super Bowl party margarita recipes
Superbowl party favor ideas
Superbowl party decorating ideas
Looking for Superbowl cake ideas? Check out this Nordic Ware® Stadium bundt cake pan.

Do you plan a football theme party for the Superbowl, or just watch it at home with the family? If you have any fun football party ideas I’d love to hear them, feel free to share!

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15 Appetizers and Snack Foods For Your Superbowl Party

Linette Gerlach — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:47:53 +0000

When you’re planning Superbowl party food you have to think hearty, spicy, and easy to eat. Your party guests will have one eye on the TV, and one arm up in the air cheering on their favorite team. Try to focus on appetizers, and snack foods for your Superbowl party menu.

Here are a few of my favorite favorite game day munchies for Super Bowl Sunday:

If you have a favorite party food, or appetizer for game day please feel free to share.

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Superbowl Party Appetizer Idea~ Buffalo Chicken Wings

Linette Gerlach — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:07:31 +0000

I love this recipe for Buffalo Chicken wings, you can use regular chicken wings, chicken breast strips or boneless chicken chunks to make them. I love making them with chicken breast strips, they’re fabulous!

I think I originally got this recipe from Emeril Live. I think I’ve made a couple adaptations to it since then (tweaked it a little to suit my own tastes). These wings make wonderful party appetizers.

Buffalo Chicken Wings
20 chicken wings (you can also use chicken breast strips, or boneless breaded chicken chunks), washed and patted dry.
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 recipe buffalo wing dipping sauce, recipe follows
Blue Cheese, or Ranch dressing
Place chicken wings into a large, zip-top plastic bag. In a small bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Add the flour mixture to the plastic bag and toss with the wings to coat well.
Pour the chicken wings and excess flour onto a baking sheet and spread evenly. Allow the chicken to sit on a floured baking sheet to dry out for about 1 hour.
Preheat a large stockpot filled halfway with vegetable oil to about 350 degrees F.
Add chicken to hot oil and fry until cooked crispy and thoroughly cooked, about 10 to 13 minutes.
Place the wings on a large cookie sheet and drizzle with half of buffalo wing dipping sauce. Toss and coat well. Serve hot with the remaining dipping sauce and Blue Cheese or Ranch dressing.

Buffalo Wing Dipping Sauce
1 cup hot sauce (Frank’s is great)
1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and set aside until your ready to use it.
Makes about 2 cups

They’re messy to eat, but delicious! Stay tuned for more Superbowl party appetizers and finger food ideas to get you ready for the big game.

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