I don’t watch football but I don’t mind attending a Super Bowl Party, especially if there is good food. Since my idea of good food varies greatly from that of the average person this months Healthy Cravings focused on Super Bowl and party food.
Most of the recipes I’ve been posting lately were recipes presented at Healthy Cravings. Almost all of the recipes were given rave reviews.
We started with Nacho Bar! A friend let me borrow here Crockpot Trio which contained Quinoa-Lentil Tacos, Unfried Beans, and Faux Cheese Sauce. I also had salsa, guacamole, black olives, jalapenos and of course tortilla chips.
I also had the typical veggie tray with Somer’s Vegan Ranch Dressing. Everyone liked it, I used rice milk instead of soy and it didn’t get as thick. Somer told me the soy milk is better so you should try it that way instead.
We also had the CHICKpea salad in lettuce wraps. One of the ladies who attended had just told her husband that she did not like chickpeas; her mind was changed once she tasted these.
I made a gluten-free chocolate cake for dessert but I’m still tweaking the recipe. Hopefully I’ll be sharing it soon.
Another popular item was deviled potatoes that are posted at Happy Herbivore; they were really easy too. I wanted to make Buffalo Cauliflower but as time got short they were cut from the line up. Two friends helped out by bringing a few things. We had Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms using this walnut-pesto recipe from Veggies In My Freezer; another friend brought a pea dip and some delicious energy balls. I don’t have the links for those unfortunately but they were good.
We had great conversation and watched some clips from the Forks Over Knives Extended Interviews. One of the ladies who started coming to Healthy Cravings in September and switched to a plant-based diet in October shared how she has lost over 40 pounds. She is eating healthier and so is her daughter.
Not everyone who comes is eating plant-based but many are trying to eat healthier or just get more ideas and add variety to their diets.
What are you favorite party or Super Bowl Foods? I think the Nacho Bar was my favorite!
I can’t recommend enough your menu you shared with us. IT WAS SO GOOD!
Though everything was a treat to my taste buds, those Deviled Potatoes surprised me the most. How could a potato be used to taste like an egg dish… and a decadent one at that? I am so glad you made those – I have that cookbook and I wouldn’t have tried them on my own because I thought, “There’s NO WAY these will hold a candle to traditional deviled eggs”. I actually think they are even BETTER. I need to make those when there are at least 6 others to share with or I’ll eat every one of them myself!
Your Quinoa Lentil Tacos, Unfried Beans, and Faux Cheese Sauce are next in my meal planning rotation. What a great meal!
Blessings and thank you again, Holly 😀
Thanks Joye! You could always half the recipe, I’m sure you hubby would help you out with them! 🙂
Everything looks and sounds fab Holly!! My stomach is growling, haha! I still need to try Somer’s ranch dressing! Oh, and I don’t watch football either 🙂
I only like sports if I know someone playing. That pretty much limits it to kid games. 🙂
This is exactly why I love the Superbowl too…FOOOOD! These all look so good and sound delicious!