Onion Dip scores on Super Bowl Sunday
On the biggest day of the football season, you simply must eat in front of the television.
That's especially true if you live with football fans, because otherwise you'll be eating alone.
This is the Sunday to pull out the dips, the meatballs and cocktail weenies, the guacamole and salsa, and spread it out all over the coffee table. Here are some tips for Super Bowl snacking success.
• Cover the coffee table with a small tablecloth. (A vinyl one is nice.) This protects the furniture but also can set the theme if you find one decorated with footballs.
• Set up a card table in a corner for a beverage station. (A small empty garbage can is good as the recycling bin.)
• Pull out the slow cooker to help keep food hot and eliminate stove time. If you happen to have more than one slow cooker, so much the better.
• Spiral trays of ready-to-go shrimp cocktail tend to go on sale around Super Bowl Sunday and often include the cocktail dipping sauce. They're impressive, easy and people love them.
• Do make today's recipe for Caramelized Onion Dip. It takes a bit of prep, but it can be made a day ahead, refrigerated, and then baked just before halftime. Forget football players – with a spread like this, you're going to be the star they cheer for.
Finally, for one more recipe, visit KitchenScoop.com for Meatloaf Sliders that go together in 20 minutes flat. Touchdown!
• Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross are co-authors of “Desperation Dinners!” Contact them at Desperation Dinners, c/o United Media, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016 or tellus@kitchenscoop.com. More at the Desperation Dinners website, kitchenscoop.com.