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Friday, September 4, 2015

8 Game Day Recipes

A round-up of my favorite gameday recipes. From drinks to breakfasts snacks and meals there is something for everyone.

Yay College Football season has begun. The first games were Thursday, but my team plays Saturday. I love football season it's one of my favorite sports to watch and I like to have snacks and/or meals to go with the games. I thought it would be great to share some of my favorite gameday recipes. I mostly enjoy these recipes during football season, but they are great for watching any sport.

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Homemade Bloody Mary Mix

Nothing's like a spicy bloody mary to help you wake up. With 6 AM kickoff (we're 6 hours--5 when daylight savings ends--behind eastern standard time) on Saturdays they are necessary. My husband recently bought us an espresso machine so I hope to share some espresso recipes during football season this year. Stay tuned.

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Loco Moco

Enjoy a Hawaiian breakfast of rice topped with a beef patty and fried egg smothered in brown gravy. Loco Moco is a great gameday breakfast whether you're at home or tailgating.

Wake up with a Hawaiian #breakfast on #gameday [Tweet this]

Bacon Wrapped French Toast

I love bacon for breakfast...anytime really. Nothing says football like bacon. This is an easy breakfast finger food for early morning football snacking. It can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen until ready to bake. Then, it only takes 15 minutes in a 350 degree F oven to have a delicious crisp morning snack or breakfast on the go (time will vary if baking from frozen).

Breakfast fingerfood | BaconWrappedFrenchToast | for #gameday [Tweet this]

Bacon Pecan Maple Sticky Buns

These are not health food but will certainly make early morning football viewing a treat. These buns are decadent and delicious. Made with 3 sticks of butter, 1 1/2 cups of sugar/maple syrup, and 1 pound of bacon these are not ideal for everyday consumption, but great for a special gameday treat.

Bacon Pecan Maple Sticky Buns: a yummy start to #gameday [Tweet this]

French Onion Dip

Late morning and afternoon games need to be served with dip. When it's late enough to not want breakfast anymore; dips are a perfect snack food for gameday. This is a homemade version of my favorite potato chip dip. It's beefy, oniony, creamy, and delicious.

Dip into #collegefootball w/ French Onion Dip [Tweet this]

Loaded Baked Potato Dip

This dip is like a loaded baked potato on a chip. When it makes an appearance at a gameday party it disappears in no time. What's not to love? It's made with football snacking staples; potato chips, sour cream, cheese, and bacon. I think this could easily be called gameday in a dip.

Loaded Baked Potato Dip it's #gameday in a #dip [Tweet this]

Loaded Baked Potato Skins

If you like Loaded Baked Potato Dip then you will love these skins. They are basically just dip on hollowed out pieces of baked potato. They may be simple, but they taste awesome. Again, bacon and potato products are great gameday foods.

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Slow Cooker Roast Beef Sandwiches

Most of our football watching is over by late afternoon, but I know that's not the case for most of the U.S. so I had to include a meal in my gameday round up. During a football game, simple slow cooked meals and sandwiches are the best (you don't want to spend too long in the kitchen and food that doesn't require utensils is preferred). This recipe incorporates slow cooked beef, beer, and sandwiches making it a staple for football fare.

#Slowcookedmeals and #sandwiches are best #footballfare [Tweet this]

Sit back, watch some football, and enjoy.

Go Pirates!

For more gameday recipes check out:

Guinness Barbecue Brisket Sliders

Bacon Wrapped Potato Wedges

Blue Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip

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Friday, June 12, 2015

Turkey Bacon Avocado Sub

Yum

Sliced turkey breast, crispy bacon, and creamy avocado stuffed into a soft chewy Honey Whole Wheat Hoagie Roll.

My stomach is growling as I'm writing this. This has to be the best sandwich ever. The bread is homemade, soft, and delicious, the turkey is tender, the bacon is crisp and smokey, and the avocado is buttery. These simple flavors combine to create one amazing sandwich.

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Turkey Bacon Avocado Sub

Servings: 2-4

Ingredients:

2 hoagie rolls (foot long) like my Honey Whole Wheat Hoagie Rolls
12 turkey breast slices
4 strips bacon (cooked)
1-2 cups mashed avocado (with lime juice to keep from browning)
red onion, sliced
lettuce or spinach
other toppings of your choice

Split the hoagie rolls in half long ways but don't cut all the way through.

Spread the rolls open and layer about 6 slices of turkey breast (more or less depending on how thick/thin) down the length of one side (the bottom side) of the sandwich.

Top the turkey with bacon, red onions, lettuce and any other toppings.

Then spread a thick layer (about 1/2-1 cup) of mashed avocado along the top side of the sandwich. Season the avocado with salt, pepper, and hot sauce to your tastes and close the sandwich.

Cut the sandwich crosswise and serve. Makes 2-foot long subs or 4-6 inch. Serve with chips and/or vegetables.

Enjoy.

Other recipe mentioned in this post:

Honey Whole Wheat Hoagie Rolls

For more sandwich ideas check out:

Slow Cooker Roast Beef Sandwiches	Meatball Sub -	Spiced Eggplant & Mushrooms Sandwich
Steak and Cheese Shooter's Sandwich	Mayonnaise-less Egg Salad Sandwich	Mushroom and Swiss Patty Melt

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Friday, November 7, 2014

Turkey Bacon Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Yum

Soft and chewy English muffin dough rolled around cream cheese, turkey, and bacon.

Pinwheels have been very popular lately. I decided I wanted to jump on the band wagon and give them a try too but with some changes. Pretty much every recipe I've seen for these uses store bought refrigerator crescent roll dough. I know that makes these little wheels super quick and easy but I refuse to use store bought dough when I can make better. So my next challenge was to figure out what kind of dough to use. Sandwich bread, pizza, roll... the list is endless. Since I was making these as a breakfast item (to eat while watching early college football) I decided to use English muffin dough. The result was delicious. The bread was soft and chewy and the filling was creamy and delicious with a crunch of bacon. They didn't last long.

Turkey Bacon Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Ingredients:

500-600 grams English muffin dough (1 recipe for Multigrain English Muffins or Light Wheat English Muffins)

Turkey slices

1/2 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled

1 package cream cheese (flavored would be great)

green onions, sliced (optional)

Prepare the English muffin dough up through the first rise (I used Multigrain English Muffins but did not make them sourdough by replacing the 200g of barm with equal parts flour & water and adding 1 1/2 tsp yeast).

Instead of cutting and shaping the dough, into muffins, roll it out into a rectangle about 8 X 11 inches (about the size of a sheet of paper).

Onto the dough rectangle, spread the cream cheese (I didn't have flavored cream cheese so I also added green onions).

Top the cream cheese with the bacon crumbles and then turkey slices. Starting at the long side roll the dough up into an 11 inch long roll.

Cut the roll into 12 slices (I find this easiest to use a serrated knife repeatedly dipped in flour). Lay out the slices on a parchment lined sheet pan, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.

Or if you don't want to wait overnight allow the pinwheels to rise for about 30 minutes before baking.

The next morning, take the pinwheels out of the refrigerator and allow to come up to room temperature for about 1 hour.

Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 15-20 minutes until browned.

Let cool then enjoy. Refrigerate any leftovers (if you have any).

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Bacon Jam

Yum

Bacon, onions, and maple syrup cooked into a jam. A great football snack, party snack, or just a snack on your own.

I've been interested in trying bacon jam for a while. The first time I saw a post about it I was intrigued and knew that eventually I had to make it. When one of my favorite video blogs, Food Wishes by Chef John, made bacon jam I was sold.

I love the Food Wishes videos. Chef John makes it all look simple, he explains recipes well, and he's humorous. I could watch those videos all day. I watched the Bacon Jam one quite a few times until I decided I had the general recipe and techniques down and I set out to make my own.

Since this was my first time trying this recipe, and my husband was out of town, I made a much smaller batch that was just for me. I had a half of a pack of bacon and one onion so that is what I used, keeping with the general instructions from the food wishes video. I think it turned out great and I can't wait to make a bigger batch next time we have people over.

Bacon Jam

modified from Food Wishes

Ingredients:

1/2 pound bacon, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1-2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
fresh cracked pepper
dash dried thyme

Chop the raw bacon roughly and cook, in a large sauce pan, until very crispy. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain.

Mean while pour off all but about 1 Tsp of the bacon grease and cook the onion, with some salt, in the same sauce pan. Cook onion at medium heat until very soft.

Chop the cooked bacon more finely and then add it back to the pan with the onions.

Add the maple syrup, vinegar, thyme, pepper, and a splash of water. Continue cooking until everything is well browned and jam like consistency.

Serve at room temperature with crackers or bread (I had cheese with mine too because I love cheese). Makes 2 servings.

Enjoy.

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Friday, August 29, 2014

Bacon Day Roundup

Yum

My favorite bacon recipes all in one place for International Bacon Day

Oops I jut realized my picture has a mistake...It should read August 30th. Please forgive the mistake.

So apparently bacon day is the Saturday before Labor Day. This year it falls on Saturday August 30th. I'm excited about bacon day because a). it's bacon and b). it's a great way to kick off the first weekend of college football (yay, football's back!). So here are my favorite, personal, bacon recipes.