or more properly Soup-er Bowl!
And so it was. I hope
you enjoyed the festivities. Did you
have a party? Attend one? I usually publish a few guidelines for a
super bowl watching event, but things got away from me this year.. so I guess I’ll have to frame it as a quiz to
see how you rated.
For some reason which escapes me, it seems that Cajun or
Mexican style dishes have gotten themselves to be a traditional accompaniment to the game. Did you have Jambalaya, Red Beans and Rice, Étouffée,
Chili, Nachos, Tacos, and maybe Enchiladas? And also over the years it has become common to
see how much heat you can build into the dish.. Glistening forehead a
must.
Shrimp are a given, preferably with Remoulade sauce.
Doritos (a great sponsor of the Game) are common, as are
various dips (seven layer, black bean, taco, horseradish, etc.) A cheese tray is always appreciated; best are
the ones that come from the super market and have cubes and some sort of tepid cold
cuts. Bruschetta would be right on the border.. And snacks in general must have something the
color of orange.
I am (as alert readers know) a big fan of harmony when it comes to food,
so an event like the Super Bowl, the pinnacle of smash mouth violence, battle
of the three hundred pounders, trash talking, silly celebrations, in your face behavior call for
food like the above. No Foie Gras, watercress
sandwiches, dainty coquettes, just vein clogging, artery filling stuff. And if somebody (with apologies) mentions “Vegan”
they should be immediately ejected from the party site.
Now I am sure there are people who host a (for want of a better term) “gourmet”
Super Bowl event, but they would be better off sponsoring a figure skating
party, or maybe a ballet performance. Football is football, dammit.
And then we get to consider what beverages should be
offered. Of course the immediate answer is: beer. Budweiser, Miller, Coors, good
old American suds (and even their (gasp again) "light" versions. However, these days, that will probably
have to be modified due to the explosion of so-called “craft beers”. We could spend a whole column on what exactly
defines a “craft” beer, since some of the big boy breweries now offer their
mass produced and marketed versions.
Anyway, some of those are good and a good companion to that kind of
food (I would prefer a Stout, since I'm not really a "hop head"). It goes without saying that anything with a fruit (blueberry,
grapefruit, or the sissy Blue Moon) mentioned on the label doesn’t count. And, being a wine guy, there would be a few
wines that are appropriate perhaps, something with a lot of body, high
alcohol content, and preferably Red.
Like maybe an Old Vines Zin, a monster Cab, some Rhones might work..
Our menu kind of broke some of my rules, but generally
fit. The crock pots contain Ro-Tel/Velveeta
dip, and ‘Lil smokies, followed by MFO's (soon to be famous) Chili and garlic bread...
As to the game itself, it turned out to be a historical
contest. I know many people who threw in
the towel at the end of the third quarter, figuring the outcome was not in
doubt. Although I didn’t have much
rooting interest either way, I do feel kind of sorry for the Atlanta bunch,
that is going to hurt for a while. As a
quick aside, I listened a bit to “Mike and Mike” this morning, and they had a
debate going as to whether one/a team would rather be in the game and lose that
way (historical comeback), or just not be there at all. Golic said
that he would give his whole career just to be in a Super Bowl regardless of
the outcome..
Jessie (no james)
Had a couple of quick reports of lunches at Jessie’s
Kitchen,
one of the “new” eateries in Leonardtown in the renovated
Winegardner used car facility - along with the BBQ place.
Anyway, MFO met a friend at Jessie’s the other day for lunch and
thought it was quite acceptable. She had
a wrap, and was pleased. I was out in Leonardtown earlier today and so took a swing by the place and ducked in a moment to see if I could
get a carry out menu. Didn’t presume to take the trusty ELPH inside, but it
looked kind of casual with a community type table down the center and some booths
(?) along each wall.. According to MFO,
they do come and take your order.
They are on Facebook if you want to take a look, they term
themselves as “Asian Fusion”, an (IMHO)
an all too overused designation. There
are a few terms on the menu that might have you reaching for your cell phone
unless you’re a big Asian food buff
Bulgogi? Korean
grilled marinated beef; Gyoza? Japanese pan fried dumplings; Shiumai?
Cantonese dumplings with varied fillings; so kind of a tour of the pacific rim… By the way, those definitions are kind of
classic, so really don’t know how Jessie handles them.. and a couple of surprises… under soup (upper right): TO FU; under Sandwiches: Cuban
Reuben: (direct quote:) “Sauerkraut &? Swiss Cheese
with A Russian Dressing” Not sure what
would come on the plate…Ham? Pork? Pickles? Mustard?
Anyway, at one time I thought this was a regional chain, but
now I’m not so sure.
Public Announcement: Direct
attack on the Feeder!!!
As alert (and even not so alert) readers know, my closing
tag line for years has been an admonishment to wear something commensurate with
the food you’re about to take, especially the evening meal, shortened to an
acronym.
Well there is a local theater company putting on a
performance of a play called (Gasp!)
These signs are all over the county, in direct opposition to
the Feeder’s crusade. Just planting the
wrong seed in the minds of the locals,
sigh. So, I will attempt to
right this abhorrent collection of words to be a more civilized
In actuality, DDFD is a “two-act play by French playwright Marc Camoletti, , who wrote the farce Boeing-Boeing”
– another parallel with the feeder. After
a six year run in Europe, it opened on Broadway in 2012, and now is opening in
Southern Maryland, in Port Tobacco.. If
you go, you just might see the Feeder outside in white robes with one of those “The
End is Near!” type signs and on it will of course be
DFD
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