GAME ON!

If a recipe is fast, easy and good, does that make it cheating? OF COURSE NOT! Here’s some great ideas from the Monroe Winter Farmers Market for your Super Bowl party that take only minutes to prepare.

First of all, Toy Cow Creamery makes homemade potato chips (you read that right. homemade.) and an incredible onion dip. But here are more ideas to keep the party going:

Pretzels & Dip 

Load up on soft pretzels or pretzel chips from Apple Ridge Farm, then grab some of their Garlic Radish Dip and Pretzel Mustard. Here’s a little something extra you can do with that mustard.

1 Jar Apple Ridge Farm Pretzel Mustard
1/2 c Bramble Ridge Honey
1/2 c Dutch Hill Raspberry Preserves

Mix.

Try this:

Sweet & Spicy Cheese Puffs

Makes about 4 dozen

Preheat Oven to 375º

These can be assembled a day or so ahead and kept in the refrigerator, then baked on Game Day.

1 Package Frozen Puff Pastry, thawed
8 oz Cranberry Creek Chevre Fresh Goat Cheese
1 Jar Dutch Hill Preserves Hot Pepper Jelly
Cut the pastry into 3″ x 3″ squares and press them into mini muffin tins. (Spray those tins good with no-stick first!)

Crumble the cheese into the shells and top each with a dollop of hot pepper jelly. (They can be made ahead to this point. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate til needed.)

To bake, place them in the middle of a preheated 375º oven for about 10 minutes until the pastry corners are golden brown. These yummy puffs can be served hot or room temperature.

Zestomato Spread with Bagel Chips 

Here’s a great one from Virginia Romagno of Special Lady’s Specialties. Soften an 8oz package of cream cheese and top it with a Jar of Special Lady’s “Zestomato”. Surround it with Daily Bread Bakeshop Bagel Chips and you’re good to go with something sweet, spicy and crunchy!

Hummus from Irene’s Greek Delites

Then of course, who can forget; Irene’s Greek Delites offers several flavors of hummus made fresh each week. Choose from several flavors; garlic, jalapeño, and more!