Practice Round: Bite-Sized Foods For Your Super Bowl Party
Here are two game day scenarios. 1. You're eating a piece of pizza, burrito or hunk of 6-foot sub with both hands. There's a helmet-to-helmet hit, and your fist-pumping hand rises up involuntarily. Your food falls to the ground, and the five-second rule quickly expires. Also the 10-second rule. Sailor down. We've all seen this happen. 2. You were eating more logically bite-sized food (considering the occasion) and managed to hang onto your jalapeño popper while still reacting appropriately.
If you prefer scenario two, which takes less time to clean up and is less of a buzzkill, we have 10 recipes for flightless foods that you're going to love.
Paprika Lamb Meatballs Recipe
Edigio Donagrandi writes, "This is a recipe that I have known since I was a kid. I got it from my mother, who to this day makes the meatballs the same way. As a kid I also loved the leftover meatballs on a toasted roll, it was probably my first attempt to put flavors together. They do make a great sandwich (if you have any leftover)."
Chipotle Popcorn Chicken Recipe
This popcorn chicken really pops with heat. (Photo: Gabi Porter.)
Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars Recipe
Skirt Steak Skewers With Blue Cheese Dip
Don't use a creamy expensive blue cheese here; American versions like Wisconsin's buttermilk blue are really great in applications where you want a ton of flavor. The secret to delicious skirt steak skewers is all in your slicing technique.
Chorizo Potato Bites Recipe
It's like a little potato-y taco in a single bite. (Photo: Mark Shaw.)
Philly Cheesesteak Jalapeño Poppers Recipe
The classic bar snack gets stuffed with an iconic sandwich.
Soba Sushi Rolls Recipe
This fun roll is for those who have graduated from inside-out roll preparation and want to extend their sushi repertoire. (Photo: Frances Janisch.)
Smashed Shrimp Shumai Recipe
Crispy, delicious dumplings perfect for your next cocktail party.
Baltimore Crab Pretzel Sticks Recipe
Here's how proud the Baltimore area is of its crabmeat. Go ahead, look at the photo. Actually, mine don't do them justice — the real Baltimore crab pretzels are legit twisted stadium pretzels roughly the size of a dinner plate and positively coated with thick crab salad and shredded cheese. I use pre-made pizza dough to achieve very nearly the same results in an hour or less.
Pork Belly Onigiri Recipe
Tiny, crispy, porky bites to get you through anything. (Photo: Rebecca Fondren.)
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