The Superbowl is a perfect excuse to have a party!
With my husband off to an all ‘boys’ Superbowl bash…I thought it would be fun to have our own Superbowl bash with my boys and their friends. With a twist…as hostess I would cater it as an allergen free feast!
A few munchies to start:
Dairy Free Onion Dip with Ruffles Potato Chips, Homemade Pita Chips recipe by Giada de Laurentiis, Veggies and Spicy Edamame Dip by Trisha Yearwood from the Toronto Star and Hot Air Popcorn. (I spray the popcorn with Canola Oil and sprinkle with freshly cracked Sea Salt)
The Spicy Edamame Dip is the first dip I made for Michael…he loved it!
Followed by the main course:
Allergen Friendly Chicken Wings, Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Sticky Ribs, Homemade French Fries and French Stick.
Dessert was something special!
With Valentines Day just around the corner, I thought I would treat the boys with something decadent…something chocolatey!
Dairy, Egg, Soy and Peanut/Tree Nut Free Heart Brownies and Brownie Pops!
Half the hearts are Iced in Chocolate and the other half are iced with a Dairy Free Chocolate Icing and drizzled with chocolate.
Dairy, Egg, Soy and Peanut/Tree Nut Free Decadent Brownie Hearts
I just used heart-shaped cookie cutters to cut out the brownies. First, I cut some Brownies without the Chocolate Icing.
I brushed them with melted Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips and dusted with a little Icing Sugar.
I then iced the rest of the Brownies, cut out my heart shapes, drizzled with the melted chocolate and dusted with icing sugar.
Dairy, Egg, Soy and Peanut/Tree Nut Free Decadent Brownie Pops
For the Brownie Pops, I simply mixed together all the scraps of Brownies left over from cutting out the hearts. Rolled them into little balls and put them in the refrigerator to firm. I then stuck a cookie stick into the Brownie Ball and brushed them with melted Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips.
The finishing touch…topping each with a Gimbal’s Cherry Lovers heart-shaped candy.
Did you know that Gimbal’s candies are free of 8 major food allergens: Peanut/tree Nut, Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Fish and Shellfish. I happened to stumble upon a jar at HomeSense…perfect for Valentine’s Day!
The Half Time show did not appeal to the boys. They took the opportunity to emerge from the ‘man cave’ and devour the Brownies…I was surprised the boys had any room left for dessert.
As Michael’s friend Chris simply put it, “There is always room for dessert!”
I packaged up a Dairy, Egg, Soy and Peanut/Tree Nut Free Decadent Brownie Pop to take home for Matthew’s friend’s sister…she loves my Brownies!
Tip: Plenty of leftovers for dinner tonight…perfect! I love it when I can get two meals out of one!
P.S. Carla @ My 1/2 Dozen Daily presented her Dairy, Egg, Soy and Peanut/Tree Nut Free Bread. Love that she uses the Bread Machine to make her dough! I will definitely have to try her recipe and method for her loaves of fresh bread.
P.P.S. My update on Week 1 of my Decluttering my Personal Space will be up on Wednesday. Superbowl Party preparations took a little more time than I had anticipated.
There just is not enough time in the day! lol
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Thank you
I am truly honoured and flattered to be rereceiving the Leibster Award! As I have already had the pleasure of receiving one, perhaps there is someone else on your list that would be just as excited to be recognized…spreading the friendship among our fellow followers. Just a thought.
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