148 viewers in the U.S. watched last year’s Super Bowl. It was the most watched television program in history. This year’s Super Bowl will be on Feb.1, 2009 at 6pm ET on NBC. It will be played at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. The two lucky teams in this year’s Super Bowl are the Pittsburg Steelers, which has made six previous appearances and won five titles and the Arizona Cardinals, which are new to the Super Bowl but has won three playoff games to get here.
The Steelers will be wearing white, which are their road uniforms as they wore three years ago when they won the NFL Title and the Cardinals will be wearing red.
Some of the entertainment at this year’s Super Bowl will be Faith Hill that will be singing America The Beautiful as part of the pre game festivities and Jennifer Hudson will be singing the National Anthem. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street B and will be the headline group for the half time show.
Therefore, you will want to start planning and preparing for this special Super Bowl party rather it is a Steelers black and gold theme or a cardinal red theme. You may want to wear some face paint, wear a football jersey or anything else that be football related.
Do not forget the decorations and tableware such as plates, napkins, knives, forks,
spoons, cups and glasses. For some decorations, you may want some team banners, posters, and balloons in your favorite team color, confetti and do not forget the food like Sloppy Joes, Hot Dogs, Nachos, many different cheeses, chips, salsa, soda or your favorite beverage and just allot of munchies.
Here are a few recipes that you may want to fix for this fun and exciting Super Bowl day.
Chocolaty Football Bites Recipe
Recipe is ready in < 30 minutes Ready in: < 30 minutes
Serves/Makes: 18
Ingredients:
4 cups Post cocoa pebbles cereal
6 squares baker's semisweet baking chocolate
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
White decorating gel
Directions:
Place cereal in large bowl. Microwave chocolate, corn syrup and butter in large microwavable bowl on high 2-1/2 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture over cereal; mix well. Shape into 3-inch long football shapes, using slightly moistened hands. Place on waxed paper; cool completely. Use decorating gel to add lacings to footballs.
Edible Footballs Recipe
Recipe is ready in < 30 minutes Ready in: < 30 minutes
Serves/Makes: 4
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Nonfat Dry Milk
1/2 cup Honey
1/4 cup Rice Krispies
Directions:
Mix the first 3 ingredients together. Shape into footballs. Roll footballs in Rice Krispies. Can decorate if desired.
Cheesy Chili Dogs Recipe
Ingredients:
15 ounces Chili Beans, Canned -- Undrained
1 medium Onion -- Sliced In Rings
4 slices American cheese
4 each Hot dogs
Directions:
Heat grill. Cut four 18x12" pieces of heavy-duty foil. Spoon 1/4 of beans on each piece of foil. Top each with 1/4 of onion rings, one slice of cheese, and one hot dog. Wrap each packet securely using double-fold seals, allowing room for heat expansion.
When ready to grill, place packets, seam side up, on grill 4-6" from medium hot coals. Grill 20-30 minutes or until onions are tender and cheese is melted, rearranging packets several times during grilling.
Puppy Chow Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups powdered sugar
12 ounces chocolate chips
14 ounces crispix cereal
Directions:
In a double boiler; melt the butter, chocolate chips, and peanut butter together until smooth.
Pour over the cereal and toss to coat. Place the powdered sugar into a paper bag. Pour the cereal mixture in and shake.
Sloppy Joe Pizza Recipe
Serves/Makes: 8
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
3/4 cup ketchup or sloppy joe sauce
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 large prepared pizza crust -- 12 inch
1 1/2 cup shredded cheese -- your choice
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425F degrees. In large nonstick skillet, brown the ground beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Drain.
Stir in ketchup, green onions and seasoning; heat through.
Place pizza crust on a large baking sheet. Top evenly with beef mixture and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
