Bruce Brio: SUPERBOWL Fun!

UGH! What a bummer that our beloved Pack is not playing. AWFUL! I will say, that if my green and gold cannot be playing, I'm happy that the Denver Broncos are making an appearance. A tribute to my bestie CAROLYNN BLAUMANN soon to be BERTRON. Love you!

So for game day, we are fortunate to spend it with a few of our close friends. Derrick and Dan. And on the menu (as promised) are a few of my go-to recipes.

Of course we are having ROTEL. Sorry. No picture on this one, but I hope you all have had rotel and velveeta mixed. It's possibly the easiest, most common side in America. Next, we have Caro's salsa. Technically it's not called that but it is around our house! We were first introduced to this salsa when she'd make it for our get-togethers. Now, it's a must for every game day. Here's the recipe.

Caro's Salsa

14 Oz can Black Beans

16 oz Frozen Corn

1/3 Cup Lime Juice

1/4 Cup Red Onion

1/4 Cup Green Onion

1/4 Cup Cilantro

1/3 Cup Fresh Lime Juice

3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

1 Generous Teaspoon Salt

1 Generous Teaspoon Pepper

1/2 Cup Tomatoes (or more to your liking)

In a large bowl, mix everything except the tomatoes. Chill at least 2 hours and up to overnight. Just before serving, stir in tomatoes.

DELISH! Next on the menu is Chex Mix! There are so many varieties but I go with the classic. You can make this in the oven (for quadruple the time) or in the microwave. For busy mom's like me, short-cuts are always welcome. Here is the tried and true recipe...

Classic Chex Mix

3 Cups Rice Chex

3 Cups Corn Chex

3 Cups Wheat Chex

1 Cup Gold Fish or Cheese-It Crackers

1 Cup Peanuts or Mixed Nuts

1 Cup Pretzels (my husband prefers more)

6 Tbsp butter

1.5 teaspoon Seasoned Salt

3/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder

In a large bowl, mix all the cereals, nuts, cheese crackers and pretzels.

In a separate bowl, melt the butter and add seasonings.

Pour over the cereal mix. Mix well.

Microwave for 2 minutes and stir, microwave for 2 more minutes, sitr. Microwave for 1 more minute.

Cool on cookie sheets.

Enjoy!

Normally, on such a special occasion, I would make cookies from scratch. However, today, I chose to go sledding with my family so that meant that I had to make cookies from a box (I know!!!) however, these cookies are pretty amazing and every time I make them, people go CRAZY! So here is the secret...