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Happy Hour: Jalapeño Margarita

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Joey Chestnut Does It Again

YumSugar — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:10:31 -0800

This afternoon, over 20,000 fans packed the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Penn., to see the sixteenth annual Wing Bowl. Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, who was the reigning champion, held onto his title by chowing down on 241 chicken wings in 30 minutes. This was 14 more than his nearest competitor Patrick Bertoletti and 36 more than third place Bill "El Wingador" Simmons.

For his gastronomic feat, Chestnut - when did he obtain the nickname "Jaws"? I swear he didn't have it for the Fourth of July Hot Dog Contest - received a Toyota Tundra, a 2008 Black 883 Sportster motorcycle, a championship ring, and, of course, all the bragging rights.

So what do you folks think, could you eat that many wings in 30 minutes? Could you even eat half the amount? Also, can you believe the number of folks who attended? From the look of things, this place was packed!

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Soup's On: Sweet and Spicy Chili

partysugar — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:43:31 -0800

Technically chili isn't a soup, but since it's almost Super Bowl Sunday, and chili is a one-pot meal made in a similar process as soup, I had to feature it. My dad discovered this recipe and has been raving about it for a couple of weeks now. Currently it's our favorite chili because its both sweet and spicy at the same time.

Brown sugar adds the sweetness and serrano and jalapeno peppers add the spice. To save time, I used the food processor to chop the vegetables. This recipe does take a few hours for the flavors to meld, so don't wait until the last minute. To see the method behind the chili, read more.

Sweet and Spicy Chili
From Jason Miller of Primehouse New York

2 tbsp. vegetable oil
16 oz. coarse ground beef
12 oz. sirloin (prime grade is best), cubed into 1/4 in. chunks
2 medium yellow onions, chopped into 1/4 in. dice
1 shallot, diced fine
2 tbsp. finely chopped garlic
1 red bell pepper, diced 1/4 in.
1 green bell pepper, diced 1/4 in.
1 cup tomato paste
1/2 tsp. fine-ground instant espresso
1 cup dark brown sugar
4 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. ground cayenne
1/4 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. ground coriander
1 tsp. kosher salt
3 15 oz. cans kidney beans
2 cups beef stock
1 28 oz. can peeled plum tomatoes, chopped (drained, but reserve juice)
12 oz. dark beer (Guinness recommended)
3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
1 serrano pepper, seeded and chopped

Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed stock pot over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned thoroughly about 8 minutes. Drain off excess fat.

Add sirloin, garlic, onions, shallots, green and red bell peppers and continue to cook for an additional 12 minutes, making sure to thoroughly brown the sirloin and get a good carmelization on the vegetables.

Add the tomato paste, espresso, dried seasonings, and sugar. Saute and thoroughly mix over medium heat for 10 minutes.

Add beans, stock, tomatoes, beer, and hot peppers and let simmer for one hour over medium-low heat, stirring the mixture every 10 minutes.

Reduce heat to low and continue to simmer for additional one hour, using the reserved drained tomato juice to thin if needed.

Serve hot with the garnish of your choice: cheddar cheese, sour cream, green onions, etc.

Serves 10-12.

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Come Party With Me: Super Bowl - Invite

partysugar — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:20:19 -0800

Although it's not an official holiday, the Super Bowl is a wonderful excuse to host a party! I'm sure plenty of you are planning some sort of watching event this weekend, so feel free to take my ideas and make them your own. All week we'll be featuring winning recipes and touchdown tips. To start things off we have to send invitations. While you could remain neutral in the invite, I like to show spirit for the team I'm rooting for. To see how I made these simple, not-too-feminine New England Patriot invites, read more.

To make an invite similar to the one seen here you will need the following supplies:

cardstock
scissors
glue
image of a football field
computer and printer

To assemble the invite:

Start by dragging the image into a new document on Microsoft Word. Add the text You're Invited to the image. This will serve as the front of the invite. Print out on a white piece of cardstock and cut down to size. Set aside.

Open another new document and write out the details of the party. For my invite I used the font BlairMdITC TT-Medium in size 16 to write:

No matter who wins, odds are you’ll have fun at my Super Bowl Party!

Sunday, February 3, 2008
The party kicks off at 2:30 p.m.

PartySugar’s House, San Francisco
Please rsvp: 415.555.5555

Go Patriots!

Center the text to the bottom half of the page. Print out on a plain sheet of paper and check for grammar or spelling mistakes. Once satisfied with the text, print out on the cardstock.

Fold the cardstock in half over the text.

Glue the football field image to the front cover of the invite.

Slide into an envelope and send.

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Come Party With Me: Super Bowl Party - Invites

partysugar — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:59:01 -0800

Some of you have been asking for it and here it is: my party plan for the ultimate Super Bowl party. The Super Bowl is one of those random holidays/events where EVERYONE celebrates. Even if you are like me and don't really care too much for football (or sports in general for that matter), you love the Super Bowl because of the parties. I can't remember a Super Bowl where I didn't attend or host a party, and this year will be no different. When else do we have an excuse to pig out on football and bar finger foods? As you can tell I am super excited for the Super Bowl. We have 6 days until the game (you can find the official countdown at Super Bowl Heaven) and we have a lot of work to do, starting with the invitations. To see what I'll be sending (including a TON of step-by-step pictures), read more

I am a Chicago Bears fan and will be rooting for their team. Therefore my party's colors will be the Chicago Bears colors: orange and blue. My invitation will be made using these colors, however if you are supporting the Indianapolis Colts you can make the same invite and substitute white for the orange. The invite is sporty and shaped like a football with sparkley glitter to make it festive.

To make this invite you will need:

animal stencils (either a bear or a colt)
blue (cut into a 7 by 7 inch square) and orange (or white) cardstock
blue and orange (or white) glitter
a computer/printer or a pen and white paper
scissors
glue
blue and orange (or white) satin ribbon
sports section of the newspaper (if you can find one with a super bowl related article use that)
pencil

To assemble this invite:

Using a pencil and the animal stencil trace the shape of the animal onto the orange cardstock.

Cut the animal shape out.

Turn the blue cardstock so that it is the shape of a diamond and glue the orange bear across the front.

On your computer create a document (with fun Super Bowl related pictures if desired) with the detailed information involving the party. I used the font Bradley Hand ITC TT-Bold and the color orange. Write something along these lines:

PartySugar invites you to join her for the Football Event of the Year: the 41st Super Bowl
Starring the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears
Sunday February 4, 2007
2:30 pm
PartySugar’s House, San Francisco
Please RSVP 415.444.5555
Guests are encouraged to wear their team’s colors
Go Bears!
Print the text out on white paper. Carefully fit the white text over the back of the blue cardstock.

Glue the text page to the invite.
Being sure not to cut off any of the bear on the front or the text on the back, cut the cardstock down to roughly the shape of a football.

On a piece of old newspaper or a work surface, spread the glue evenly over the inside of the bear. Work quickly, so the glue does not dry, sprinkle with orange glitter. Shake off the excess glitter.

Working in sections, slowly outline the bear with a thin line of glue. Sprinkle with blue glitter. Shake off excess blue glitter. Repeat process until all of the bear is outlined with blue glitter and filled in with orange glitter.

Set aside, let dry for several hours.
Once the glitter and glue has dried, you can get ready to wrap the completed invitation. Cut a piece of the sports section of the newspaper. Fold around the outside of the invite to create an envelope. Tape envelope closed.

Cut equal sizes of the ribbon, about 2 feet long. Wrap the ribbon around the envelope as you would wrap a Christmas present.

Tie a pretty bow. Congrats your invitation is complete!

I plan on hand delivering my invitations and leaving them as a surprise in each of my guests mailboxes. If you want to send yours simply slide the wrapped invite into an appropriate sized mailing envelope. Address, with dark blue ink, in your best handwriting, stamp, and send away.

This is only the first step of my Super Bowl Party...come back tomorrow, I'll be talking food and planning the menu.

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