Super Bowl Foods of all Sorts

Hey everyone, I know the Super Bowl is coming up on Sunday and I'm sure you are thinking about what you can make for the various guests that are coming over.  Or maybe you are thinking you want to bring a dessert to the person's house you are invited to!  Well here are link to some older recipes that I think would be great additions to the usual Super Bowl smorgasbord!

If you are thinking to do a carb-loaded meal try this menu:
1. Ceasar Salad or Arugula and Apple Salad to start, then Pasta with an Easy Tomato Sauce or Homemade Pesto...and for the vegans out there Dairy-Free Pesto
2. Garlic Bread
3. For dessert try Brownie Bites with Marshmallow Meringue Frosting and/or Marshmallow Cornflake Cookies

For the men who you know that want the real guy food, try this menu:
4. Deli Roll (definitely make a double of this!)
5. Truffle Mac and Cheese OR
6. Chicken Pot Pie, individuals or cooked in a casserole dish!
7. Maybe some of Suzan Z's Lemony Cabbage Salad to go with it on the side!
8. For dessert, try these cookies: Magic Cookie Bars OR these Ginormous Cookies which can also be made into Half and Half Cookies. And also feed them some PB&J Mini Pies!

For the ladies who watch what they are eating, try this menu:
9. Artichoke Parmesan Spread OR Roasted Eggplant and White Bean Spread served with some pita chips, pretzels, or crudite
10. Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart
11. Mixed Veggie Quinoa Salad
12. For dessert a healthy yet refreshing, how about a Lychee Fruit Salad.

I hope you enjoy the variety of menus.  Please comment below and let me know what you think!!  Enjoy the Super Bowl!!

Homemade Pesto

Sorry this is the only photo I have of the pesto I made...I actually froze the bulk of the recipe to use at a later date.  I scooped out just enough to have for lunch the other day!  It was so delicious and easy to make.  You can use a food processor or blender, even the mini food prep works just fine!  I didn't believe that sunflower seeds could be a good substitute for pesto but I'll tell you I might even become a convert and use them all the time!  For one they are cheaper than pine nuts, and don't alter the flavor much.  Plus you can give it to kids with nut or any other type of allergies!  

Homemade Pesto Sauce

(Makes enough pesto for 1 pound of pasta)
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1/3 cup pine nuts (sunflower seeds can be used instead if you have allergies)
3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
3 handfuls fresh basil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
a pinch of crushed red pepper, optional
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Place garlic, pine nuts or seeds, and parmesan cheese in a food processor.  Process until ingredients form a crumbly texture.  Place cheese mixture into a small bowl.  Place basil leaves into the food processor and chop leaves finely.  Add the cheese mixture into the processor along with the basil and process while slowly adding the olive oil until a smooth paste forms. Pour over cooked pasta, eat and enjoy! Or freeze for a later time!!  

Other uses for pesto:
Spread on your favorite sandwich, drizzle on a caprese salad, use it in a cold pasta salad, brush on your corn on the cob, brush on your grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp, the ideas are endless!  Please share ways you use pesto in the comment box below!! I'd love to hear your ideas and suggestions!!

Touchy Tags (Giveaway)

Happy first day of February!  I bring to you a post that has nothing to do with food, but I think you'll be happy that you are about to read this!  In the past week I think I heard or know more than a handful of people that have given birth to babies!  It's a really exciting time in a couple's life, not to mention all their parents who become grandparents!! Right?? I'm sure you know the parents I'm speaking of...


Well, anyway, a friend of mine from college started a business called, Touchy Tags.  Lauren, and her husband Eric had premature twins, almost two years ago and they wanted to create a nice way to ask people to keep their germs away from their babies.  And this is how Touchy Tags was born!    Click here to read the full story of Carson and Dean!

Touchy Tags help stop the spread of harmful germs to your little one, that lead to illness, the common cold, H1n1, and more. It can be uncomfortable to kindly ask someone to not touch your baby. Let Touchy Tags do the talking. Thanks to Lauren and Touchy Tags, Feed Your Sister is giving away one of the gender neutral Touchy Tags, in green.  See photos above!! You can hang your Touchy Tag on your child's stroller, car seat, crib, or anywhere you can think of! You can also give it as a gift by attaching it to the actual gift or the gift bag,  see below! In order to be one of the contenders for this giveaway you MUST MUST do the following: 1) Become a fan of Feed Your Sister by clicking "like" on this link: Feed Your Sister on Facebook!! 2) Also subscribe to the Feed Your Sister site via email, see top right hand corner! Be sure to confirm your subscription too!3) Become a friend of Touchy Tags on FACEBOOK!! 4) Please share a baby story where either you or  a close friend or relative wished they had had a Touchy Tag to prevent their baby/babies from unwanted germs. ***If you'd like to share this giveaway post with a friend, click on the small picture of the envelope under this post and fill out the information requested. This giveaway will end Friday, February 4th at 3pm.  Be sure to provide your email in the comment box along with your post so I can contact you if you are the winner!! Good Luck!