Super Bowl Get Together Ideas

Super Bowl get together ideas drive the ultimate game day excitement down the proverbial field.

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Current times require a bit of thought regarding to mingle live and in person or to keep your Super Bowl soiree an “in house” family only gathering.

Whichever way you go, Super Bowl entertaining rules of fun, fan, and food revelry remain the same.

“It’s ridiculous for a country to get all worked up about a game—
except the Super Bowl, of course.
Now that’s important.”

—Andy Rooney

My tried-and-true Super Bowl get together ideas entertaining formula consists of three basic components:

Casual.

Comfortable.

Easy.

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Regardless if your favorite team is in or is out, as tradition dictates most of us will be joining in on the Super Bowl merriment from the comfort of home- the favorite party zone.

Bengals support club

LSU fans proudly rise to the occasion in support for “our” Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Lest we forget, the New Orleans Saints Who Dat Nation cheering on the Cincinnati Bengals Who Dey loyal.

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In Louisiana go, Joe, go translates to geaux, Jeaux, geaux.

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Cincinnati Bengals

Once a Tiger, always a Tiger.

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Even Decoristas who aren’t exactly wild about football excel in seizing the game day to bejewel and bedeck.

Great retail prices at this usually slow time of year following the holidays make picking up an accent here and an accessory tops the Super Bowl get together ideas list.

Samsung - 2.1-Channel 300W Soundbar System with 6-1/2" Wireless Subwoofer - Black

Samsung 2.1 Ch Soundbar with 290W with Wireless Sub

The next best thing to experiencing the sounds of the Super Bowl live and in person is watching the game in enhanced audio quality.

Roku Streambar HD4KHDR Streaming Media Player & Premium Audio, All in One, and Voice Remote with TV controls

Roku Streambar | HD/4K/HDR Streaming Media Player & Premium Audio, All in One, and Voice Remote with TV controls

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Comfort factors into the game day experience, and comfortable seating options score big points with the crowd.

Indoor Chaise Lounge Sofa

Excellent price point on this indoor chaise lounge sofa/chair with four color choices.

Man cave-game room ready to go for the big day.

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Indoor Chaise Lounge Sofa

Many moons ago when the Canadian snowbird was in junior high we bought him a papasan chair for Christmas.

Fast forward to the following February which found me down and out most of the month with a wicked case of bronchopneumonia.

Getting comfortable escaped me until I dragged his papasan chair from his bedroom to the den and climbed into it.

Absolutely one of the most comfortable chairs I have ever sat-lounged in.

Proves you’re never too old to enjoy a comfortable chair.

International Caravan Bali Papasan Chair with Solid Cushion

International Caravan Bali Papasan Chair with Solid Cushion

Seems everyone I ran around with in junior high school had one of these.

Why do you think these things have been around for year?

Safavieh Manchester Antiqued Brown Tufted Club ChairSafavieh Manchester Antiqued Brown Tufted Club Chair

Timeless styles, upholstery choices, frames and finishes play well to the overall presence as well as the comfort quotient.

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Mid-century modern is hot, and with styles such as these I can see why.

Quinn Swivel Club Chair

Quinn Swivel Club Chair

Betseyville 20 X 20 Betseys Tiger Throw Pillow Raven Black

Betseyville 20 X 20 Betseys Tiger Throw Pillow Raven Black

Parkland Collection Myra Transitional Black Throw Pillow Parkland Collection Myra Transitional Black Throw Pillow

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Main St. Woven Chair w/ Interlace Weave Fabric & Espresso Finish 

Hosting game plans favor spending Super Bowl Sunday knee deep in the fun rather than in a stream of spilled food and drink.

mDesign Steel Single Drawer Side Table and Basket Storage Unit

mDesign Steel Single Drawer Side Table and Basket Storage Unit

Spot side tables give a good look, and give guests a spot to place drinks, eats, and devices.

Manila Cylinder Drum Accent Table - Project 62™

Manila Cylinder Drum Accent Table Gold – Project 62™

Cylinder drum accent tables placed in strategic areas in and around Dave the Builder’s man cave serve a stylish purpose for game day and beyond.

5pc TV Tray Set

5pc TV Tray Set

Tossing it back to the heyday of the TV tray with an updated color choice is is this 5 piece tray set.

Set up, serve, and store away.

Excellent call.

Defense Football Player

These bronze finish resin figurines from Hobby Lobby can be used over and over again which makes it a super affordable Super Bowl decorative accent.

Bronze Quarterback

In this neck of the woods where mild winters allow magnolia trees, Ligustrum’s, and your basic garden variety greenery to maintain color and growth, cuttings and clippings are readily available for  centerpiece arrangements.

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The cuttings and clippings make a nice showing on their own, but really kick the look up a notch when mixed with a couple of fresh bouquets from the supermarket floral department.

glass cylinder vases

Another inexpensive decoration involves glass cylinder container(s) from the dollar store and a couple of packages of decorative accent gems with just enough blue to contrast and complement the Rams team color.

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Fill containers with crinkle cut paper shreds in team colors.

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Top it off with a football and there you go.

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metallic-footballs

It’s not about how much it cost, but the wow factor it creates.

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Pick up a pack of coaches/referee whistles for this next idea.

Feed black and white ribbon through the whistle ring and tie around the handles of these black and white ceramic soup mugs in referee fashion.

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Serve on black melamine plates or plate charges or ones associated with your team’s colors.

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The Best Chili Recipe – Sugar Spun Run

Plastic tubs easily become individual popcorn-nuts-party mix-pretzels holders or fill with ice to create individual beverage tubs.

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Dave the Builder and I love In-N-Out Burger.

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We go with the eating in the car option complete with lap mats and paper trays.

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What better time copy the eating in the car concept than a Super Bowl party.

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Scrapbook paper is just the right size and design for lap mats, placemats and coasters.

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Football Field Scrapbook Paper – 12″ x 12″

Football Textured Scrapbook PaperFootball Textured Scrapbook Paper

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Footballs Scrapbook Paper – 12″ x 12″

I like to buy items that easily fit with other occasions and themes.

Walbest Japanese-style Solid Wooden Walnut Plate

Walbest Japanese-style Solid Wooden Walnut Plate

Igloo 5-Gallon Heavy-Duty Beverage Cooler, OrangeIgloo 5-Gallon Heavy-Duty Beverage Cooler, Orange

Party Cups 12 oz Reusable Disposable Cups

Spike the Ball Tea

Ingredients

1 gallon iced tea

1 gallon lemonade

1 750mL bottle honey whiskey

ice

Directions

Combine the iced tea, lemonade, and whiskey in cooler and stir.

Add ice.

Please always drink responsibly.

Football-Shaped Glass TumblersFootball Cooler Glasses- set of 6

These football cooler glasses will carry you through the entire Super Bowl and seasons to come.

Artificial Grass Table RunnerArtificial Grass Table Runner

An artificial grass table runner can be used on Super Bowl Sunday as well as  springtime gatherings, Easter eggstravaganzas, and bridal showers.

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The idea behind the Super Bowl party nosh is to pair good times with good eats.

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From a drop by the supermarket spread made for good times and gathering friends to an instant pot-slow cooker feast, easy yet impressive dishes make a taste touchdown.

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Boiled crawfish, potatoes, and corn- Louisiana required Super Bowl seafood eatin’.

Throw in lemons, whole onions, and smoked sausage and laissez les bon temps rouler, cher!

Jalapeño Popper Football Cheese BallJalapeño Popper Football Cheese Ball Recipe from Peas and Crayons

Clocking time in the kitchen preparing complicated snacks takes you away from the play-by-play action.

Easy is the game plan, so let’s take a look at easy recipes.

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Totally Bamboo Football Shaped Bamboo Serving and Cutting Board

Oversized Carved Wood Tray - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia

Oversized Carved Wood Tray – Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia

 goodness & grace Round Distressed Wood Paddle Board

 goodness & grace Round Distressed Wood Paddle Board

The ever popular cheese platter and charcuterie board goes into the Super Bowl snack hall of fame.

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Variety is the spice of life and the rule of the cheese charcuterie board.  Work with what is available, on sale, and in season.

Here’s the items that make the tray:

One sharp, one mild, one soft, and one blue cheese.

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Next, I select a trio of in season fresh fruits such as grapes, dates, berries, and apples.  Dried apricots and dried cranberries round out the category.

Good olives and pepperoncini complement well, too.

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Creole pecans and mixed nuts bring the kick and the crunch.

Place pecans on a baking sheet. Drizzle melted butter over pecans, hit them with a generous sprinkling of Creole seasoning, and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.  Let cool and serve.

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Dates, figs, honey and hot pepper bacon are my jam.

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An assortment of crackers and breads of your preference.

Pick up a bag of crostini in the bakery department at Walmart, a box or two of the house brand of entertainment cracker selection (good crackers!), and complete the pass me some of those picture with the crowd pleasing trifecta- pretzels, corn, and tortilla chips.

Prosciutto, salami, and thin sliced smoked turkey enter the field as power proteins.

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Dip is the official unofficial food of the Super Bowl soiree.

Four quarters, four dip recipes.

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Copycat Chili’s Queso (Slow Cooker Version) from Creme de la Crumb is a Super Bowl appetizer tour de force.

This baby is easy, slow cooker easy, and a crowd pleaser.

Copycat Chili’s Queso Dip

easy cheesy hot pizza dip

 Photography by Joe Lingeman – Food Styling by Amelia Rampe

Football and pizza is a natural pairing, and this Easy, Cheesy Hot Pizza dip recipe from The Kitchn is exactly that.

Easy, Cheesy Hot Pizza Dip

Super Bread Bowl Dip

A football shaped bread bowl full of dip.

Need I say more?

Click on the link for the how to make instructions and Kale-Artichoke Dip recipe.

Baked Kale Artichoke Dip Recipe from Delish

Don’t be a host/hostess hero, you football animal you.

Pop the top on a few cans of fan favorites Fritos bean dip and jars of salsa and go forth and Super Bowl.

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Plastic Football Tray

Did someone say wings?

Cooking/frying food in an air fryer is a healthy compromise without any compromise at all.

Food cooks with less fat, faster than traditional methods, is not limited to frying (grills, roasts, bakes), and the best feature- no oil!

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Best Air Fryer Fried Chicken

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

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It’s not a Super Bowl party in Louisiana without a pot of Chicken and Sausage Gumbo.

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Carnival season is in full swing with all the fun included and the calories consumed from King Cake parties a conversation for another day.

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Standard fare such as grilled or pan fried hamburgers is simple goodness widely received as a Super Bowl party must have.

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Pickapeppa Bloody Mary

Ingredients

1 cup Clamato juice

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1½ teaspoons Pickapeppa Sauce

3 drops Worcestershire Sauce

½ tablespoon ground celery seed

2 ounces vodka, optional

Directions

Fill glass half way with ice.  If adding vodka, pour 2 ounces into the glass. Add Clamato juice, lemon juice, Pickapeppa sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and celery seed. Stir well to mix.

Optional spice: kick it up a notch with a generous splash of hot sauce

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Garnish with spicy beans, celery stalk, or spicy okra.

Baked jalapeño cheese fries

Baked Jalapeño Cheese Fries – Simply Delicious

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Here again is the easy way to go with sides.

Crank up the oven, follow the package directions, mix up dipping sauces in sweet and savory flavors, add to individual ramekins (COVID safety practices and general double dipping penalties), and serve.

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Good old fried chicken from the deli department of your local grocery store qualifies as a can’t go wrong choice of game day offerings.

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Games people play before, during, and after the game-

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floor-checkers

Wireless Bluetooth Karaoke Handheld Microphone

Wireless Bluetooth Karaoke Handheld Microphone

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Super Bowl Bingo

Super Bowl Bingo

Leftover wrapped candy from the holidays?

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Count out the candy pieces, do the same with plastic football beads you can find at hobby stores, throw it all together in a big jar, and let guests guess how many is in the jar for a prize.

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Show a classic football flick on the big screen TV post game entertainment.

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Options rule the field and Super Bowl get together ideas.

If the jar idea fails to score, load up a football pinata for an outdoor activity.

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Whatever works for you works best for your Super Bowl get together.

That’s the winning point of these Super Bowl get together ideas.

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Super Bowl Party Recipes

Big flavor for the big game comes from tailgating good times and delicious Super Bowl party recipes.

Regardless if you are parked in the stadium lot or at home in front of the big screen, Super Bowl Sunday is synonymous with good times, great sports and tasty team food!

Dine & Dash asks the question, “ are you ready?”

You know we are, especially when it comes to Super Bowl party recipes starring your Pepperoni Pizza King’s Hawaiian Bread.

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This Super Bowl tailgating party favorite recipe from How Sweet It Is for Crockpot Cheddar Beer Chicken Tacos is on our gameday menu radar.

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Did someone say spicy hummus?

We’re digging and dipping this quick and easy recipe for spicy hummus from PopSugar.

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If it’s January in Louisiana, and it’s Super Bowl Sunday, you can bet it’s a party and a shucking good time for a crawfish boil.

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Up next in our Super Bowl party recipes suggestion box is a Places In The Home house favorite, Baked Sweet Potato Wedges with Honey Lime Creamy Dipping Sauce.

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Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

Ingredients

4 medium sweet potatoes, washed, scrubbed and cut lengthwise into thick wedges

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 ½  teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Wash and scrub sweet potatoes.  Cut potatoes into wedges of desired thickness.  In a large bowl, toss sweet potatoes with olive oil, parsley, cinnamon, nutmeg,  garlic powder, sea salt and pepper, coating potatoes evenly with all ingredients.  Cover and marinate at least two hours.  Lightly coat large baking sheet with olive oil, about 1 tablespoon.

Place marinated sweet potato wedges on baking sheet. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, or until tender.  Serve immediately.

Places In The Home Honey Lime Creamy Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

¼ cup plain yogurt

¼ cup mayonnaise

1 ½  tablespoons honey

1 ½ tablespoons barbecue sauce

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt and mayonnaise to incorporate flavors together.  Add the honey and barbecue sauce, whisking all ingredients together.  Last but not least, whisk in the fresh lime juice.

Wait a minute!

What about something sweet?

BeanTown Baker scores with her yummy recipe for Samoas Rice Krispies Treats.

This sweet treat is reminiscent of the taste of one of my favorite Girl Scout cookies and a snack classic, the rice krispie treat.

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Enjoy the game, the Super Bowl party recipes, the camaraderie and all the fun and festivities of Super Bowl Sunday!

enjoy

Contests and Olioboard: A Creative Tool Of The Trade

My weekend fun has reached beyond recipes and preparing for Super Bowl XLVI.  Olioboard, moodboard creator site extraordinaire, is a valuable creative tool for designers and decorators.  Creative expression and client essential interior moodboards can be beautifully created for presentations, portfolios, and for pure fun.  Olioboard allows you to create 2D and 3D interior design moodboards, share, participate in contests and interact with an extremely supportive online community.  Joining Olioboard is as easy as email address, username, password, and password confirmation gets. Contests and Olioboard are on tap this week. Speaking of on tap…

I am currently participating in the Spirit of Sports Man Cave design contest. The Places In The Home username was taken so design98 is how I’m known on Olioboard.  It has been a fun week of creating, tweaking and consulting.  My nephew came by last night and was fascinated with the man cave entries from all the participants.  Man Caves have mass appeal with more and more homeowners embracing the concept and design possibilities.

It was fun to conduct my own survey this week asking male family members and friends between the ages 19 and 82 the following question: What would you put in your ultimate Man Cave?  Here’s the results of this totally unofficial but madly informative survey.

1. Televisions- yes, more than one

2. Beer Fridge

3.  Multiple Game Systems

4. Leather Recliners

5. Theater Quality Surround Sound System

6. Pool Table

7. Wireless Internet Connection

8. iPod Docking  Stations-again, more than one

9. Hot Dog Machine

10.  Craps, Blackjack, and Poker Tables

Outdoor kitchen, foosball table and fully stocked kitchen rounded out the requests.

Mars and Venus~

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