Game Ready?

Got your veggie plate ready?
Good job!

How about the hot dogs? Cute huh?

Now you need your little BLT Bites - Yum

Ingredients:
•16 to 20 cherry tomatoes
•1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
•1/2 cup mayonnaise
•1/3 cup chopped green onions
•3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
•2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley

Directions:
Cut a thin slice off of each tomato top.
Scoop out and discard pulp.
Invert the tomatoes on a paper towel to drain.

In a small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients.
Spoon into tomatoes.
Refrigerate for several hours.
Yield: 16-20 appetizer servings.

Then top it off with Football Brownies.


You’ll score a touchdown at any party when you make these rich chocolaty brownies in this fun shape!
Prep Time:30 min
Start to Finish:2 hr
Makes:12 brownies

1 package Betty Crocker® Original Supreme brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Football-shaped cookie cutter, 3 1/2x2 inches
1 tub Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate ready-to-spread frosting
1 cup white baking chips
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine

If you want to make it Peanut Butter Frosting add
1/3 cup peanut butter to the chocolate ready-to-spread frosting
2 to 3 teaspoons milk

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with aluminum foil, letting foil hang two inches over short ends of pan. Spray foil with cooking spray.

2. Stir brownie mix, chocolate syrup, water, oil and eggs in medium bowl until well blended. Spread in pan. Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean.

Cool completely, about 1 hour.

3. Remove brownies from pan, using foil to lift. Cut brownies into football shapes, using cookie cutter. Frost footballs with frosting.

4. Place baking chips, milk and butter in small microwavable bowl.
Microwave uncovered on Medium-High (70%) 1 minute; stir.
Microwave about 10 seconds longer or until chips are melted.
Drizzle melted chips over frosting to look like football laces.

Hints:
No football cookie cutter? You can cut both the top and bottom lids from a tuna can, and bend the open-ended can into a football shape. Or make a paper cutout, and cut the brownies around the shape.

If you’re cutting brownies with a knife, use a plastic knife for the slickest, cleanest cuts that won’t tear the edges.

Now don't forget the half time Macarena
Got to work off those calories - don't ya know!

Baconnaise Shrimp and Bacon Sandwiches

Ingredients:
1 pound shrimp (41/50 count per bag)
8 cooked bacon strips
8 toast slices or a nice bun
Baconnaise Aioli
3 tablespoons olive oil
Bacon Salt
Chopped romaine lettuce
Tomato slice (optional)

Baconnaise Aioli:
1 cup Baconnaise,
4 cloves fresh minced and crushed garlic
Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Fresh ground black pepper

Directions:
1. Lightly coat shrimp in olive oil and bacon salt.
2. Grill shrimp over medium heat on a grill grid or with bamboo skewers.
3. Toss shrimp with Baconnaise Aioli.
4. Toast bread on a buttered pan.
5. Chop romaine lettuce into half-inch slivers.
6. Combine with bacon and optional tomato and enjoy!

Makes four sandwiches.

This has a very mild flavor.
I like to spice the flavor up by drizzling Shrimp Cocktail sauce on top of the shrimp.

Note: Baconnaise & Bacon salt is carried in most super markets or on line: http://www.baconnaise.com/