This is the last post for the Super Bowl food series.
It was not supposed to be this long, but I got carried away.
I don’t think I’ve ever posted four posts in a day!
Well, enjoy the game everyone.
2018 Super Bowl
– Tempeh Veggie Pizza Rolls, served with fresh basil, cashew/tofu cheesy cream, and tomato sauce (for dipping)
– Buffalo Cauliflower Wings, oven baked
– Veggie Lentil Chili
– MN Wild Rice Cookies, crunchy and savory
I had to do this.
Yes, our state is proudly hosting this year’s Super Bowl!
I have no idea when I’ll be able to use this newly-purchased Minnesota cookie cutter if I don’t use it today.
I called these “cookies”, but they are rather a cookie-cracker crossover.
These are crunchy and savory.
You ask what are the black pieces?
Well, they are wild rice.
Wild rice is one of the (or really THE only thing I could think of) Minnesota foods.
Here is a little geography lesson.
Where the heart is found is where the Twin Cities are located, and Super Bowl is happening there right now.
Officially, I should say Super Bowl is happening in Minneapolis, one of the twins.
We live in the other twin, St. Paul, and you can see Minneapolis in the back, left to the cookie, in this picture.
I’m planning to post one more before the game ends tonight.
Come back to check it out.
Note to myself…
Wild Rice Cookies: Bake at 400F for 10 min, and then 375 for another 5~8 minutes
1 and 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/1 – 1/2 cup cooked wild rice
garlic powder
paprika
4~6 tablespoon refined coconut oil
1/4~1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar
salt
Okay.
Here is another Super Bowl snack I made.
Initially I was thinking of making pizza, but then I thought it would be more fun to make something that we can eat with hands.
Tempeh was marinated and then cooked in the oven.
On whole-wheat pizza dough, spread tomato sauce, and then cooked tempeh, olive salad, and cooked broccoli.
The broccoli gives the nice bright green color.
Roll them up.
This is what they looked like when placed on a sheet pan.
Just out of the oven.
They were so good as they were.
But they were dressed up a little bit on the plate.
They were served with cashew/tofu cream and tomato sauce for dipping.
I have a few more posts to go.
Yes, I’m back.
Sooner than I thought.
Yesterday I said we were going low-key in terms of food for the Super Bowl evening.
But we were bombarded by the coverage of Super Bowl all morning, since they are here, in Minnesota.
So I decided to prepare a few more dishes.
I was asking Terry all week long if he had any specific request.
He kept saying “not really”, and then this morning, he told me that he would want cauliflower buffalo wings.
This time I oven-baked the cauliflower instead of deep-frying.
I put together the sauce without any specific recipes, but it turned out great.
So I’ll make a note for myself.
I was surprised that many recipes do not include any sweetener.
Mine definitely is a bit sweeter than average but it’s more like “umami”, and it’s how I like it.
Buffalo wing sauce: hot sauce, white vinegar, canola oil, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, Japanese worcestershire sauce, salt, salted caramel maple syrup
I made a few more snacks, so come back in a few minutes to check them out!
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