1:45 AM >> Super Bowl Extra Large

Here's how the Super Bowl XL gathering went down >>


Jason tossed his cookies after a wonderful double appetizer of jumbo shrimps (provided by his mother complete with instructions written on the Ziploc bag) and a bag of edamame. Both the shrimps and the edamame were enjoyed with BRONCO BOB'S TANGY APRICOT CHIPOTLE SAUCE. Jason's girlfriend did not come with specific cooking instructions or a spicy sauce but she was an enjoyable guest.


Ben arrived with his girlfriend (sans cooking instructions und sauce). He got himself a bowl of SBXL Andouille and BEP Chili (Super Bowl XL Andouille and Black-Eyed Pea Chili with onions, red bell pepper, spices, brown sugar, and zesty catsup. Served atop honey butter peppered cornbread. Rating: 6.68. Alternatively the chili was served atop processed chocolate chip cookie (cookie did not soak up chili as well as the cornbread, but the choco hint was tempting and might be use in subsequent chili concoctions).

NOTE: {The recipe that spawned and inspired my crock creation was this >> oringinal recipe}

Jason really enjoyed the Honey Butter Peppered Cornbread (Cornbread muffin mix enhanced with melted butter (but I think it's some kind of fake butter - lower cholesterol and all that, vegetable spread), fresh ground pepper, and a healthy drizzle of honey. I intended to add paprika this time but forgot. Once I added finely diced jalepenos which worked nicely. Rating: 6.21.)

Then Ben got the fancy idea that the chili might taste good with the cheap processed M&M cookies that he brought over from Kroger. The cookie gods were not happy with this. In his attempt the cookie or chili gods or both punished Ben by making him spill an entire bowl of this retarded creation all over his pant legs and socks and on to the floor (luckily he took his shoes off at the door and luckily I have concrete floors.)



Then Ben had to clean up after himself in embarrasment.


The Steelers won. No one was paying attention to that, but they did. And they beat the spread or the cover or the mop or whatever the H the proper gambling term is. My brother was there too but he didn't do anything noteworthy. According to Ben the hardened chili on his pant leg still smelled appetizing the next morning.

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