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I'm hosting the party this year, am thinking of making these bacon-wrapped hot dogs: http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/005291grilled_baconwrapped_stuffed_hot_dogs.php

Vegan Chili
Mesquite Flat Iron steaks, sliced thin (for nonVegans to put in chili)
Buffalo Wings (for nonBeef crowd)
Getting a 1/4 keg of Grizzly Peak Scottish Ale (Ann Arbor MI)

I found that it's good to have options; and to make sure food is easy to keep for 4 hours and easy to serve.

JerzeeTomato -- can i come to your house for the superbowl?

every year since i moved to scotland i've tried to stay up and watch the game. and every year i'm asleep on the sofa before the 1st quarter's even over! still, i make nachos and chocolate cake and yeah, we dig into it before the game even starts.

this year, there's a scotland vs. france 6 nations rugby match on during the day. i've invited our friends ian (scottish) and julie (french) over for braised lamb shanks and chocolate cake. we'll see if i'm still hungry when the game starts at 11 pm!

JerzeeTomato........I never tried a muffaletta (had to look it up).

Is it better than an Italian hoagie?

BF wanted to get a whole pig but all the places that are best for it are closed Sundays (relgious Hispanic population). Instead, I'm making pulled pork.

Also making this:

Layered Mexican Dip
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 lbs. Ground Chuck
Chili powder
Cumin
S&P
6 peppers (a mix of red bells and poblanos)
Black beans or refried beans
Salsa
Mexican shredded cheese blend
Sour cream
Cilantro

You will need: Large fry pan, Dutch Oven or large, clear, deep baking dish.

Heat olive oil in a fry pan and sauté the onion. Add the ground beef and brown it well. Drain off fat. Season beef with S&P, chili powder and cumin. Mix well and set aside.

Seed and de-rib peppers, then cut peppers into small dice. Toss together to mix colors (you may also add yellow peppers if you like.) Set peppers aside in a bowl.

You can either use black beans or refried beans in this dip but I generally use black beans. If using black beans: Rinse canned beans, and use them as is. Alternatively, you can puree half the beans, combine with the intact beans for a “mock” refried bean mixture. You may also use prepared refried beans. Set beans aside.

These ingredients can be prepped ahead up to this point.

To assemble, have cheese, salsa, cilantro and sour cream ready.

Preheat oven to 375(ish).

Spray a Dutch oven or deep baking dish with veggie spray. Spoon in half the meat mixture, spreading into an even layer. Spoon in half of the peppers (sprinkle with S&P), follow with half the bean mixture, then some of the cheese. Repeat with remaining meat, bean and pepper mixtures, and some more cheese. Bake in 375 oven until very hot and bubbling, about 30-40 minutes. Remove from oven and add dollops of sour cream and salsa – garnish with cilantro.

Chiffy Notes: You can serve this with tortilla chips or warmed taco sized tortillas. If you want to kick up the heat, feel free to do so. I sometimes add canned green chiles as well. The temp can vary if you have other, more temperature critical foods in the oven. You’re only heating the ingredients through and melting the cheese.

chiff0nade and Mrs. Bao... those recipes both sound AWESOME. Thanks everybody. I think I'm going to go nuts and make the bacon wrapped hot dogs, wings, the layered mexican dip, a veggie tray, and the desserts.

Bleu cheese garlic cheese ball w/onion crackers or Warm Gorgonzola-Ale dip w/homemade lavash - haven't decided yet - maybe both
Crudites and herb-sour cream dip
Salt & Pepper candied pecans
Chili-beer poached shrimp with fresh horseradish sauce (a must-have every year)
Many microbrews chosen from a vast selection in the beer fridge
Does anyone even have room for dessert? Peanut butter chocolate chunk brownies w/chocolate ganache

Hey merriman, thanks for the heads up on the Scotch ale at Grizzly. We haven't been there since Xmas and a scotch is one of my faves, especially on cask. We were actually at ABC last night and had the last of the Belgian Triple (it is now done), and found that Terminator is now done also. Jackhammer will be back and we saw a tank of HXL fermenting as well. Yay!