The Super Bowl appetizer spread is more important to the game than the point spread. Packers were up against that black and yellow team, guacamole faced salsa, the best of the best were on the biggest stage. The football season has sadly come to a close, but at least I ate enough to hibernate until August. With the rest of the entertainment providers of Super Bowl XLV (besides the game) providing lackluster performances, the food got my game ball.
Christina Aguilera butchered Francis Scott Keyes's lyrics, Slash was the only performer not lip-syncing the halftime show and the commercials would be forgotten by next week if we didn't have to watch them after every twelve minutes of programming. But, the food at the Super Bowl party I attended should be put on ESPN Classic (thanks, Crissy). The half dozen assorted bags of tortilla chips were dug into homemade guacamole and salsa like cleats into fresh grass. These classic sports-watching-snacks are, as previously stated, a favorite of mine. This year, the fresh guacamole had a smooth texture with a flavor as bright as the avocadoes green center. Its heat was minimal, yet substantial. The salsa was exactly the opposite. The freshly diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos provided a chunky and spicy contrast to its smooth green cohort. The other appetizers were an innovative twist on classic dishes. Pulled pork potatoe skins and buffalo ranch bites were as bold and beautiful as Jerry Jones's multi-gazillion dollar stadium. After diving face first into this party-food paydirt, my stomach was as big as the 600-ton flat screen Jumbotron hanging over the field.
I was happily full, until the Cheeseheads poured into the snowy Dallas streets in celebration. Then, I was hungry for more football.
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