I had such a fun Superbowl Sunday! (And I didn't watch a single minute of the game!)
I shared last week the the party was going to be a Chili Cook off and that I was going to help my friend Katie with some of the styling. We brainstormed together and made some items a few days before the party, but I was blown away to see how it all came together.
The chili tasting station was set up on the dining room table.
Each chafing dish held 2 kinds of chili, so we tasted 6 total.
How amazing is the centerpiece with chili pepper vase filler?
The tasting bar had all the chili toppings you could possibly want.
Appetizers were served outside. My favorite were Katie's chili roasted mixed nuts in her cute cones. (Remember the snack cones and "football" vases from Katie's Superbowl party last year?)
And another table held yummy sides.
This fun centerpiece was on the table with the side dishes.
Everyone scored the chili on the scorecards I made.
Katie and Casey announced the winners at Half Time. Leslie won 1st place with her beef chili, and Chris won 2nd place with his lamb chili.
Check out the trophy Casey made for the first place winner...too funny!
My {tied for 3rd place} beef chili was pretty good and had a nice kick. I would definitely make it again. I used this recipe. I followed it pretty much exactly, except I used about 1/2 the amount of chili powder and added a little cayenne pepper (thanks to my spicy-food-loving-Dad for this tip!)
For dessert I made these. They were a little too sweet for my taste, but they looked cute with the colorful m&m's.
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