Are you ready for some football? You will be if you purchased the Family
Meal items from the December SHARE Menu!
Much of the food for football feasting requires little to no preparation. You can
recruit children and others to help you in advance with food and decorations.
Let’s launch into the food you’ll serve in the first quarter- vegetables
and dip. Prepare by cutting veggies into pieces that lend well to dipping- cauliflower
trees, celery and carrot sticks, cucumber coins, and bell pepper rings. Some football
fans don’t like raw vegetables; tender-crisp veggies (steamed, then chilled)
may offer more appeal because they are easier to chew.
The half-time intermission is a great time to dish up the “main course.”
Place BBQ pork riblets or mesquite chicken breasts on hearty buns like Kaiser
or whole wheat. Each person can pile high the sandwich trimmings such as lettuce
leaves; thin slices of cheese, tomato or red onion; pickles; mustard; mayonnaise;
Italian dressing. Little Smokies can be speared with frilly toothpicks you’ve
set out. No feast is complete without the potato salad, and your SHARE Family Meal
helps out there, too.
You and your guests might appreciate a lighter food being serve at the fourth quarter
intermission- especially if your team isn’t doing too well. The SHARE apples can
be cored and cut into wedges for dipping.
Fans who nosh all through the game might welcome your homemade trail mix. Simply
mix SHARE’s dried apricots (diced) with cereal squares, mini marshmallows, and dry
roasted peanuts for a tasty treat.
