Super Food

Irish Nachos

I can't remember my grandparents making anything special for the Super Bowl. There'd be 'wingdings' fried chicken wings & drumsticks. Maybe chips. Occasionally, and I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, sardines on saltine crackers!

But I'm a full-on foodie these days, so if there's a 'reason' to cook, I do.

I went for a vaguely PA menu; pierogies, vegetarian chip chopped sandwiches. But I knew I had to try the Irish Nachos I spotted on the Amazon al Dente blog.

Waffle fries, covered in cheese (I substituted queso for the shredded cheddar), and sprinkled with tomatoes & veg bacon, with sour cream & parsley as the store was OUT OF CHIVES!

They'd been described as a cross between nachos & loaded potato skins, and I have to say that's about right.

They're actually pretty good. You need to eat them quickly, though, because everyone knows cold fries are food buzz-kills.



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A really nice bread; oregano & garlic powder, provolone & vegetarian pepperoni. Baked, sliced & dunked in marinara. Alex ate at least nine of them.


Cashew Caramel Corn

Sweet & crunchy. What more can I say?



Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies

A bit of Black & Gold, and a reminder of why I hate Martha Stewart. She of the food stylists & the cheating.

My whoopie pies could look as nice as hers did in the web site photo, but I elected to follow her directions exactly. 'Rounded teaspoons' my eye. She used a cookie scoop. Pfui.







We're cranking up the flavor for this month's Blog Party; it's time to Spice it Up!

Hope to see you there.