Category Archives: Football

Beer Nuts

Posted on by

On Saturday morning, Mike left early for work and Bo was awake nearly seconds later.  Since the girls were still asleep, Bo and I curled up on the couch together and indulged in a bit of Food Network.  He loves to watch the cooking shows with me and is an avid Pioneer Woman fan. 🙂

The show that we watched was about snack foods and they were talking about bar nuts from a bar in New York City.  Those nuts were the inspiration for these delicious beer nuts that I plan to make again for the Superbowl and for Mike’s upcoming Poker Night.  They are the perfect mixture of spice and the salty nuts make beer go down so much easier.

Until this year, I’ve never been a beer drinker, but I’ve started to come around and drink a Miller 64 occasionally, mostly to avoid the calories in hard alcohol.  However, it’s only good with something salty – chips, crackers, or nuts preferably.

Print
Beer Nuts
Author: 
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 6-8
 
Ingredients
  • 1 can salted mixed nuts
  • 1 Tbsp butter, melted
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Spread nuts in an even layer on baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the butter and in medium sized bowl, combine the butter, cayenne, brown sugar, and rosemary. Immediately when removing nuts from the oven, scoop into the bowl with the butter ingredients and stir well to toss and distribute the butter mixture evenly. Serve immediately with a cold beverage of your choice.

 

Frito Pie

Posted on by

Considering we are in the midst of a nearly 70 degree day here in the Midwest (Happy December!) eating a warm bowl of chili doesn’t sound as appealing as it did a few weeks ago when I made Frito Pie for Mike and his buddy, Derek, to enjoy while they watched the Bears game.  However, I’m not sure they took full advantage of the Frito Pie possibilities and probably just ate the chili plain…

Everyone can make chili and there are hundreds of different recipes for it. This chili recipe is my mom’s and Mike commented, “It was good, but not as good as your mom’s.”  So even though I used her recipe, I must not have done it quite right.  Maybe she’ll comment here with some insight…

What makes this recipe extra special is the extra ingredients that are added to the chili before serving to give it extra saltiness and creaminess.  Yum!  While you can definitely eat the chili plain, I highly suggest taking it up a notch to the Frito Pie level.  To upgrade, you’ll layer Fritos, chili, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and finely chopped white onion in your bowl.  It’s ridiculously easy but oh, so tasty!

Print
Frito Pie
Author: 
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 24 oz. can tomato juice
  • 3 15 oz. cans chili beans
  • 1 pkg. chili seasoning of your choice
  • 1 lb. hamburger, browned
  • 1 onion, chopped -- ½ added to the hamburger and browned, other half reserved
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • Fritos
  • shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese
  • sour cream
Instructions
  1. Brown hamburger and ½ of the onion, drain fat. Add hamburger and onion mixture, tomato juice, chili beans, chili seasoning, and sugar to a large, heavy bottomed pot and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Read heat and simmer for several hours.
  2. To serve, layer Fritos, chili, cheese, sour cream, and remaining chopped onion in a bowl. Perfect for enjoying during Sunday football in the fall.