HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAYS
Are you ready for some football? We didn't think so. You may not have wanted to admit it, but you knew it was coming...
The Super Bowl, that most venerated day in the life of the American male. But forget beer, chicken wings and nachos, this year it's time to even the playing field. After all isn't the end of football season reason enough to celebrate?
Whether you're single or attached, take a cue from our playbook and go on the offensive by rallying the girls for gender bending Super Bowl party.
Hot dog! While guy's wolf down brats, here's a guilt free alternative for us girls who would rather not look like a linebacker come bikini season.
Garnish with mustard, salsa or Walden Farm's calorie free ketchup.
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Fat Free Hebrew National Hot Dog
- 1 Whole La Tortilla Factory Low Carb tortilla
- 1 Slices Fat Free Cheese
Steps
- Grill hot dogs on stove top grill.
- Slice tortilla's and cheese in half
- Roll cooked hot dog in cheesed up tortilla
Preparation Time: 5-10 Minutes
We know that you're no couch potato. So this Super Bowl, pass on the grease and go butter-NUTS for these easy (and healthy) fries.
Fries are done when they are starting to brown on the edges and get crispy.
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Butternut Squash
- 1 Pinch Kosher Salt
Steps
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Using a sharp knife peel and de-seed your butternut squash and cut it into thin wedges
- Place on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray and cover lightly with kosher salt.
- Place tray in your pre-heated oven and bake for 40 minutes or so, flipping halfway through baking process.
Preparation Time: 60-90 Minutes
No need to wing it! Lettuce offer you a way to kick your party up a notch. What are you chicken?
Garnish cups with condiments like salsa, fat free sour cream, fat free cheddar cheese and guacomole
Ingredients
- 9 Whole Iceberg or Romaine lettuce leaves
- 9 Oz Raw Boneless Skinless chicken breast
- 1.5 Cup(s) Red Pepper, sliced
- 1.5 Cup(s) Red Onion
- 1/2 Cup(s) Guacamole
- 1 Cup(s) Salsa
- 1 Cup(s) Fat Free Sour Cream
- 1 Package Dry Fajita Seasoning mix
Steps
- Place chicken, peppers, and onions in a medium bowl. Blend fajita seasoning mix with 3 tbsp. water, and pour mixture over the chicken and veggies. Marinate for 10 minutes
- Spray a medium pan with nonstick spray, and bring to medium-high heat.
- Pour chicken/veggie mixture (including any excess marinade) into the pan. Moving mixture around occasionally with a spatula, cook until chicken is cooked through and veggies are slightly browned (about 6 minutes).
- Transfer mixture to a bowl. Serve with the lettuce leaves, guac, salsa, and sour cream. Enjoy fajita-style, by loading up each lettuce "cup" with 1/3rd of the mixture and topping with the condiments.
Preparation Time: 30-60 Minutes
Super Bowl Party Ideas
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Play 1: The Single Girls Shuffle
- Invite all your single girlfriends over for a Gender-Bender of a Super Bowl party.
- Ask all your guests to dress (and impersonate) their favorite (or least favorite) stereotypical guy. Great examples include: The Overgrown Frat Boy, The Work-a-holic or The Super Fan. Extra points are awarded for faux facial hair.
- No salads allowed! Make like a Skinny B++++ and girl-ify red-blooded, All-American male staples for a guilt-free menu of appetizers and finger food favorites.
- If you can't stomach a light beer, serve cans of champagne like Sofia's cute four-pack. Straws are included, but remember to set out trays of chocolate cigars.
- Hold the yawns. To get the testosterone pumping while the game is on, plan a few 'mock' male bonding rituals like drinking or card games.
Play 2: The Football Widow's Reverse Tackle
- Why fight over the remote? If your better half has won the coin toss and has called home-field advantage, rally a few fellow "football" widows for an away game.
- Choose a fun location. If you're in the mood for some friendly competition, stage an All-Girls Bowl-Off at a local bowling alley or take off your cleats and treat your toes to a Foot Ball at a nail salon or spa.
- For a stress-free post-game meal, find a local BYOB. Make sure to remember to tell your guests beforehand that you plan on rallying at a restaurant. If you can't think of a good spot, ask your teammates for suggestions.
- Bring along a bottle of champagne and toast the end of the season.
Play 3: The Kiddie Corner-Back
- If Dad has plans to go out for the big game, invite a few moms (and kids) over to stay in.
- Get into the spirit by telling the kids to dress up in their favorite jerseys. Plan to paint faces and set the scene for some chearleading with pom-poms and mega-phones.
- To keep kids entertained throughout the game, set up an activity station with blank poster board, stickers, markers and construction paper cut-outs. Encourage the kids to create their own broadcast-worthy "Super Bowl" posters.
- If you've got some performers in the crowd, have the kids choreograph their own half-time show routine to music.
- In addition to kid-friendly finger foods, make sure to set out a few healthy appetizing options for the moms.
- During the fourth quarter when the kids are getting restless, set up a "Super Bowl Sundae" bar with vanilla ice cream and a variety of themed toppings.
We know men are from Mars...so we consulted Esquire to find out what they do for fun on their planet. Turns out it's a lot simpler that you might have thought.
The Esquire Super Bowl Drinking Game
Preparation
- Open the alcohlic beverage of your choice...
Steps
- When the singer of The Star-Spangled Banner adds a syllable to a word (e.g., "bra-A-a-A-a-A-a-A-a-VUH"), take a drink for each syllable.
- Any time an overly hyped-up player punctuates a routine block or tackle with a self-congratulatory celebration, drink twice.
- If a handmade sign in the stands includes an ill-crafted slogan suggested by the initials A, B, and C, drink twice.
- If John Madden uses the telestrator to highlight the way an overweight fan is eating kielbasa, drink.
- If the cameraman finds a celeb in the stands, take two shots.
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