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Which Clam Chowder Reigns Supreme?

YumSugar — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:27:31 -0800

New York may have beaten New England at the Super Bowl, but I want to know who would've won the chowder bowl? Would New York (aka Manhattan) clam chowder take home the prize or will New England clam chowder win it all? Vote for your team below!

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Off to Market Recap: Super Bowl Setting

partysugar — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:18:31 -0800

Tami715 and her boyfriend are hosting a Super Bowl soirée for a large group of friends. Since Tami needs some inspiring ideas on how to decorate her table, I asked you to head off to market in search of a football-themed table setting. You looked for everything from the tablecloth to plates to the centerpiece to any awesome extras. You bookmarked your finds in the Yum Market on TeamSugar with the keyword tag, Super Bowl Setting.

You found some cute stuff, I especially like this football pan that TidalWave discovered. It can be used to make a cake or bread the shape of a football, how festive is that?! For more, browse below.

Come Party With Me: Super Bowl - The Look

partysugar — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:18:31 -0800

Instead of decorating in red, blue, and white - which are the team colors for the Patriots and the Giants - at your Super Bowl party, use green and brown to evoke the colors of the field and ball. But, before you begin to decorate, make sure the TV is in a central location with plenty of comfortable seating. Next turn to the table and set up a food buffet.

Cover the table with a green Astroturf tablecloth and place a brown suede runner down the middle. Sprinkle shiny football confetti all over the suede runner. A versatile pilsner glass can be used for beer, soda, long island iced tea, or Boston punch.

Serve the nachos in individual red and white paper trays and stack brown plastic plates nearby for sandwiches and empanadas. Don't forget festive football napkins.

Give beer drinkers a football insulator so their hands don't get cold. A football clapper makes a fun favor, especially if given at the start of a party.

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The United Snacks of America

YumSugar — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:23:31 -0800

The Super Bowl is quickly approaching, and I'm sure quite a few of you are planning parties and stocking up on football food. While just about every state chows down on the stuff, the folks at Wal-Mart wondered which states consume the most "football food." So they looked at the number of purchases and came up with the following discoveries. It's sort of interesting to see which states top the snackfood list. What do you think? Do you agree with these findings, or do you think your state should (or shouldn't) have been there?

Most Chicken Wings: Utah and Louisiana
Most Frozen Pizza: Nebraska and South Dakota
Most Potato Chips: New Mexico and Virginia
Most Dips: Kentucky and Louisiana
Most Snack Mixes: South Dakota and Indiana
Most Mixed Nuts: North and South Dakota

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Come Party With Me: Super Bowl - Invite

partysugar — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:20:19 -0800

Although it's not an official holiday, the Super Bowl is a wonderful excuse to host a party! I'm sure plenty of you are planning some sort of watching event this weekend, so feel free to take my ideas and make them your own. All week we'll be featuring winning recipes and touchdown tips. To start things off we have to send invitations. While you could remain neutral in the invite, I like to show spirit for the team I'm rooting for. To see how I made these simple, not-too-feminine New England Patriot invites, read more.

To make an invite similar to the one seen here you will need the following supplies:

cardstock
scissors
glue
image of a football field
computer and printer

To assemble the invite:

Start by dragging the image into a new document on Microsoft Word. Add the text You're Invited to the image. This will serve as the front of the invite. Print out on a white piece of cardstock and cut down to size. Set aside.

Open another new document and write out the details of the party. For my invite I used the font BlairMdITC TT-Medium in size 16 to write:

No matter who wins, odds are you’ll have fun at my Super Bowl Party!

Sunday, February 3, 2008
The party kicks off at 2:30 p.m.

PartySugar’s House, San Francisco
Please rsvp: 415.555.5555

Go Patriots!

Center the text to the bottom half of the page. Print out on a plain sheet of paper and check for grammar or spelling mistakes. Once satisfied with the text, print out on the cardstock.

Fold the cardstock in half over the text.

Glue the football field image to the front cover of the invite.

Slide into an envelope and send.

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Pepsi Gives the Super Bowl the Silent Treatment

YumSugar — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:28:31 -0800

Super Bowl ads are usually associated with loud noises and a lot of hoopla. However this year, PepsiCo is planning on changing all of that. This Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, PepsiCo will air a 60-second commercial filmed in American Sign Language. The commercial, which will air during the pregame show, was created by and features employees of PepsiCo. It will promote both Pepsi and Lay's Potato Chips in the spot, but its main goal is to create awareness for the American deaf community.

The spot, which is called Bob's House, started out as a pet project of several employees. They wrote, created, and taped a demo. The demo got such great internal buzz that senior Pepsi management felt they should give it a big stage. After watching it, I completely understand why. The commercial, which is approved by the National Association of the Deaf, is actually quite clever.

Two guys are headed to their friend's house to watch the big game. Unfortunately, neither of them knows which house is his. I'd tell you what happens next, but it would really give the punchline away. I suggest you tune in on Super Bowl Sunday, but if you can't wait, check out the commercial and the making of when you read more.

Bob's House

The Making of Bob's House

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Yummy Link: Spicy Winter Chili

partysugar — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:33:31 -0800

In my opinion, you can never have too many chili recipes. I like to experiment with a couple new versions around Super Bowl season and this recipe for a spicy, Winter chili caught my eye. It's at the top of my must-make list! - Under the High Chair

Yummy Link: Score With This Super Bowl Centerpiece

partysugar — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:01:18 -0800

The Super Bowl is just around the corner and I'm sure many of you will be hosting parties. If so, then why not decorate your table with this festive football centerpiece? It's uber cute and certain to be a conversation starter! - Hostess With the Mostess

Yummy Links: From Wedding Pictures to Andrew Carmellini

partysugar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:45:23 -0800

Check out the best Wedding pictures of 2008. - Hostess With the Mostess
Sign up now for a share in this Summer's community supported agriculture boxes. - The Kitchn
The time is right to organize those kitchen drawers. - The Epi-Log
Super Bowl must make: the steak sandwich to end all steak sandwiches. - Serious Eats
Andrew Carmellini on properly saucing pasta. - Chow

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