Superbowl Sunday

It seems that everywhere you look someone is writing a recipe on their blog for Superbowl Sunday.  Since my husband is an avid Eagle fan, we are forbidden to mention the Superbowl in this house, as he is still in mourning and wearing his green Eagles shroud!


One of the great things about writing a blog is that as you become more well known, you start to get wonderful e-mails from publicists, publishers, and a host of other people who want to tell you about their products.   Today was one of those days, and I received an e-mail that stopped me from forfeiting my game...


In spite of my poor husbands team shortcomings,  I feel it only fair to put at least one recipe on the blog that is Superbowl themed, as I am not a poor sport (or a football fan for that matter.) This mornings 
e-mail  from Maria Coder the Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator for  BnB Finder.com got me  out of the penalty box, and allowed me to be able to post a recipe for all my wonderful readers.


 She sent me this recipe with these two cute pictures, for a great appetizer for Superbowl Sunday. She said, "I thought this fun football field-looking (healthy) appetizer complete with teeny tiny lightweight football players could be of interest to your readers. Hope you like it!" and so I am passing it on to all of you.  The recipe is from : The Barn Inn Bed & Breakfast in Millersburg, Ohio.  

Corn Bread Salad

1 pkg. Jiffy corn bread mix                              
1 pkg. Ranch dressing mix                                
1 cup sour cream                                              
1 cup mayonnaise                                              
1/2 green pepper, chopped                            
1/2 sweet red pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion 
1 jar bacon bits

3 large tomatoes
1 can pinto beans or black beans
1 cup whole kernel sweet corn
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Mix the corn bread according to package instructions and bake in either a pan or cup cake liners.  Cut into squares or crumble into a bowl.  Set aside.  Mix vegetables in a bowl.  In a separate bowl mix mayonnaise, sour cream, and ranch dressing.  In a 9" x 13" pan or serving bowl, layer half of the corn bread, half of the vegetables, and half of the cheese, half of the bacon and half of the dressing.  Repeat layers. Organize salad cups into rows (photo shows seven rows and four columns but adjust your “field” to your tray size). Use a few cooked strands of spaghetti or cheese to show the scrimmage lines and cake decorations (or small toys) are positioned as football players. Pretzels or chocolate make great goal posts.

Single Corn Bread Salad

Maria was kind enough to supply one recipe, but you could use several of your favorites to achieve the same look.  Let me know if you give it a try, and thanks Maria for bailing me out on this one. Make sure you clink the link above and visit Maria's site if you are a fan of Bed and Breakfasts, the amount of information on the site is amazing!

If by chance you are an Eagle fan or a Jet fan (I am a New York girl myself), there is always next year, and the year after, and the year after....

You Must Visit These Sites...

Searching the Web

(Photo upload to Flickr by Shesnuckinfuts')

I was going to post a blog today with a recipe of a quick side dish made with peas and mushrooms. I sat at the computer and thought I would open my e-mail first. I started to go through my mail and received a few things that I went to check out. I was looking at a few web posts and blogs that I found interesting, hilarious, thought provoking, etc.

Some of you may never get to see some of these sites unless someone tells you about them so I thought that today, instead of doing a traditional post, I would tell you of some of the interesting blogs, or articles I have come across in the past week.

If this is a feature that you enjoy, I may make it a regular part of the blog,
so please let me know what you think...

The first site I'd like you to check out is called Bed and Breakfast Recipes from Innkeepers Kitchens. I received an e-mail from Mary at Bed and Breakfast Kitchens who wrote, "Many people write to us because they LOVE the carefully selected recipes offered at bed & breakfasts. Innkeepers know how to make tasty dishes that are easy to prepare. We have many of these recipes on our site and would love if your followers were interested in them, tried them, and then posted a review.

Check out the link for the Peach Bread Pudding, it looks yummy!

I went to the site and was delighted by what I found. There were 26 categories of recipes listed on the recipe page of the blog including Main Dishes, Muffins, Cakes, Holiday Treats, Egg Dishes, Desserts, Appetizers, Breakfast, Breads and more. If you go back to the home page, you will find a wealth of information about Bed and Breakfast across the country and the world. They have gift certificates, listings of Inns for Sale, everything you could want to know about this category.

If you enjoy traveling and staying at Bed and Breakfasts, you will enjoy this site. If you love to cook, you won't be disappointed by the recipes from Inns and Bed and Breakfasts from all over the country. I have also added this listing for this site under Traveling Foodfanataholics.

Cake Wrecks

When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong.

The next site I'd like to introduce you to is called Cake Wrecks. This is a blog where people can submit pictures of cakes that are decorating diseasters. They have guidelines as to what you can submit and how to submit them. If you are feeling down, or just need a good laugh, visit this blog, and when you get to their page, look to the right and scroll down to where it says Categories. Then click to your hearts content, and start laughing. I was laughing so hard, my son Steven ran in to see what was going on. Then he started to join in with me. From store bought cakes, to bakery cakes, to home decorated cakes, from mispelled writing, to ugly, to just plain hilarious, this site will put a smile on your face!

The caption on this cake reads "Girls-Shouldn't-Have-ALL-the-Fun":

What a fun blog to visit. I hope you enjoy it...

The next site was sent to me by my dear friend Wendy Perry,

who is one multi-talented woman, chef, outdoor kitchen designer, culinary coach, and personal shopper... as Wendy likes to call herself, "Femme de beaucoup chapeaux" the Lady of many hats. Wendy and I met at a cookbook seminar in Nashville several years ago, and have been friends every since. She was the best thing I got from the whole convention, lol.

She sends me the best hints, sites, and ideas.

She sent me the link for a site called Not Martha. This is a great blog written by Megan in Seattle, Washington. She talks about everything from cookbooks, to recipes, to how to make things, home spas, you name it. It is another fun site to visit. Be sure to click on the following link to see Megan's Bacon Cup Appetizers, what a great idea, and different too!

The next site is called Perrie Meno Pudge.

It is written by my very talented cousin Joanne Fsadni

and her friend Barbara Kimmel. It is a cartoon based on women going through menopause. Although it doesn't have much to do with food, it does have a lot to do with many of you who read this blog. Many of us are just like Perrie...pretty soon we'll be forgetting where the kitchen is and how to cook. Again, if you need a little comic relief, visit Perrie's website at Perrie Meno Pudge and check out the cartoon of the week, and the other neat things on their website.

Here are two of my favorites from Perrie:

Be sure to sign up for the cartoon of the week on their website! !!!!!!

The last link is to Epicurious, in honor of my niece Abby,


(my nieces Karen, Abby, and Jennifer)

who sent me a text message this morning asking me to do a post on Hamantaschen. For those of you who are not Jewish, the holiday of Purim which begins at sundown on the 9th of March. Purim is the most festive of all the Jewish holidays. It commemorates a major victory over oppression. The story is told in the Megillah, the scroll is of the story of Queen Esther, King Ahasuerus, Haman, and Mordecai.

Children wear costumes, similar to Halloween costumes, and wave noisemakers called Groggers, and eat cookies filled with fruit, chocolate, or cheese shaped into a triangle called Hamantaschen. Well Abby, I didn't get a chance to make the cookies, but here is a link to
Epicurious with a recipe to make them for you.

Here is a picture from the website of the Hamantaschen.

I hope you all enjoyed this post. If you did, or didn't, please let me know.
If the feed back is positive, I will try to do something like this once a week.