Super Bowl Sunday is February 7. Just as a successful team plans, a little prep is needed for a successful party. I recommend a menu that follows the game’s quarters. First quarter servings: Prepare dips that include a variety such as green and red salsa, avocado dip, sour cream based dip, chip selections and crudités. Second quarter servings : Offer French dip sandwiches; grilled turkey and Swiss cheese sandwiches on cranberry bread with apple chutney; gyro sandwiches with yogurt cucumber sauce and chicken salad sandwiches with mango chutney on pumpernickel bread. Third quarter selections: Set out an interesting selection of cheese & fruit. Fourth quarter: Go in for the win with Pina Colada bread pudding & parfaits in the team’s colors.
Kelly’s Pina Colada Bread Pudding
4 cups of stale dry bread crumbs of French bread
3 cups of milk
1 cup of creme of coconut
2 cups of sugar
1 can of pineapple chopped & drained
1 cup of shredded coconut
2 tablespoons of vanilla
1 tablespoon of butter flavoring
3 eggs
1 ½ cup of chopped pecans
Combine all of the ingredients and pour into a buttered baking dish
Top the mixture with coconut
Bake at 375°F for 1 hour and 15 minutes. It should be moist not dry.
Whiskey Sauce
1 stick of butter
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
½ cup of Whisky, Rum or Bourbon
Cream the butter and sugar in a saucepan for about 5 minutes. Blend in the egg yolk. Pour in the liquor, stirring constantly over low heat. Pour directly over the bread pudding after being cooked. Wow, oh, wow! © Kelly McBride Loft