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Sausage Parmesan on Garlic Toasted Rolls Two Ways

Italian Sausage Parmesan on Garlic Toasted Rolls, Two Ways: Football Foodie Quick Hit

By sarah sprague On 11/09/2011 · 3 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL, Uncategorized

This week’s San Diego Chargers verses Oakland Raiders match-up marks the return of one of the most controversial of NFL events, Thursday Night Football.

By now, we’ve heard all the same complaints over the past five years. Not enough people get the NFL Network, [...]

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Fresh Pumpkin Quesadillas (yum)

Fresh Pumpkin Quesadillas: Football Foodie Snacks

By sarah sprague On 11/04/2011 · Add Comment · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

Last weekend, we headed out to the Pumpkin-Palooza beer fest here in Los Angeles. While I’m not a huge lover of pumpkin and hops, it seemed like a good way to test drive about a dozen fall beers without a huge commitment [...]

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Writer's Block

Daily Postcard: Writer’s Block

By sarah sprague On 11/02/2011 · Add Comment · In Daily Postcard

Prague, 9/25/11

Going to sit here and relate for a little bit.

Tumblr.

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Seared Queso Blanco

Seared Queso Blanco: Football Foodie Snack (Served with feigned fan humility and salsa)

By sarah sprague On 11/02/2011 · 4 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

As a sports fan, you sometimes run into this weird politeness you usually only encounter when talking about politics with extended relatives. You don’t express your true beliefs, you couch your words carefully as not to come off as arrogant or rude, and you [...]

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Chocolate Milk on Count Chocula: A Stream of Consciousness

By sarah sprague On 10/31/2011 · Add Comment · In Whimsy

Had this plan to live out a childhood dream today, chocolate milk on Count Chocula. Had nightmares about actually doing it last night.  – via Twitter (Obviously correcting my original misspelling of the word “Chocula.”)

Why am I still going through this?
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Candy

Let’s face it, we’re all eating candy this weekend: 2011 Remix

By sarah sprague On 10/28/2011 · Add Comment · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL, Uncategorized

I kept trying to get today’s Friday Football Foodie post up, but I just kept struggling with the piece. I started posting one recipe, didn’t feel like it was working, moved on to another recipe in the queue, struggled with that [...]

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Cancha

Cancha – Andean non-popped popcorn: Football Foodie Quick Hit

By sarah sprague On 10/27/2011 · Add Comment · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

It’s Steelers-Patriots week, which means at any given minute most Steeler fans are either incredibly positive (Pats lost to the Bills! The Steelers are at least as good as the Bills!) to incredibly pessimistic (No Harrison to rough up Brady! They always win! Brady [...]

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Groundskeeper

The Groundskeeper: Football Foodie Beta Testing Failures in Cocktails

By sarah sprague On 10/21/2011 · 2 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

Sometimes in the name of research you make terrible mistakes.

Terrible, terrible mistakes.

When Equire Magazine’s cocktail guru David Wondrich posted about his Groundskeeper beer cocktail last year, I threw it onto the idea pile and promptly forgot about it until I [...]

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Shredded Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Shredded Buffalo Chicken Wraps: Football Foodie Quick Hit

By sarah sprague On 10/20/2011 · 3 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

We’re getting ready to head out to the Steelers-Cards game this weekend, so I’ve already started planning what snacks I can make ahead of time for tailgating on Sunday. Since we’re leaving on Saturday and have a six-hour drive through the desert, our tailgating [...]

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Maple Sage Sweet Potato Chips: Football Foodie (And some lockout sympathy for NBA fans)

By sarah sprague On 10/14/2011 · 2 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

Before I start into this Friday’s Football Foodie, I’d like to take a second an express a little sympathy for our basketball loving friends who experienced a pretty tough blow this week when NBA Commissioner David Stern canceled the first two weeks of the [...]

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Pressed Italian Sandwich

Italian Pressed Sandwiches: Football Foodie Quick Hit (Updated)

By sarah sprague On 10/12/2011 · 3 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL, Sandwiches

We’re only a third of the way through the season and most teams have already fallen into the steady rhythm of play, making it for a relatively quiet Week 6, save for the Denver Broncos and whatever it is they’re doing naming Tim Tebow as [...]

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Euro Chips

The Odd Chips of Europe: Football Foodie Abroad

By sarah sprague On 10/11/2011 · 1 Comment · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie

Somewhere early in our trip to Europe I got this idea in my head that I wanted to know what sort of snacks I’d be munching on if I were an American ex-pat during football season.

Note that I said “American ex-pat” and not [...]

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Grilled Chili Coconut Shrimp

Grilled Coconut Chili Shrimp with Pineapple – Football Foodie Snack

By sarah sprague On 10/07/2011 · 2 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

To say I’m behind on football is an understatement.

Even with all the apps, blogs, newspapers, newsletters, carrier pigeons and smoke signals giving me NFL updates while we were abroad, nothing compares to watching Real. Live. Games. I have no idea how the Eagles [...]

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My Favorite Pen

Writers, editors, illustrators, educators, accountants, scientists and lovers; What pen do you write with?

By sarah sprague On 10/07/2011 · 8 Comments · In The Pen I Write With

Because I’m still having a hard time getting back into the flow of work and prone to distraction, I’m excited to play with a new project: The Pen I Write With.

This idea stems from a joke I made on [...]

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Char-grilled corn salad

Chipotle Grilled Corn Salad: Football Foodie Quick Hit

By sarah sprague On 10/06/2011 · Add Comment · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL, Quick Hit

We start off this week’s Quick Hit with an apology for the lack of updates last week.

I mistakenly thought I would have time to do some quick edits to the auto-posts that were supposed to go up while we toured Europe and unfortunately, [...]

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Baked Pizza Falafel Bites

Baked Pizza Falafel Bites: Football Foodie Snacks

By sarah sprague On 09/23/2011 · Add Comment · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

[If you're reading this intro, it means this post was auto-posted before I was able to make any changes to it while I'm abroad. Imagine I told a funny joke that starts out, "Jon Gruden, Tim Teabow and Marvin Lewis walk into a bar..." [...]

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Homemade Roasted Salsas: Football Foodie Quick Hit

By sarah sprague On 09/21/2011 · 1 Comment · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL, Quick Hit

[If you're reading this part of the intro, that means the salsa recipe auto-posted while I'm across the pond and didn't get a chance to update the post. Imagine I wrote something topical here about the Week 2 games and the fantasy football pick'em [...]

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Bacon Cheddar Doughnut Holes: Football Foodie Brunch

By sarah sprague On 09/16/2011 · 9 Comments · In Bacon, Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

Long time Football Foodies readers know I’m a huge fan of quick and easy brunch items for 10 a.m. Pacific Time kickoffs. Dishes like Overnight French Toast Casserole, Four Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper Quiche, or Breakfast Enchiladas [...]

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Pulled Pork Pierogies on a Pretzel Bun

Pulled Pork and Pierogies on a Pretzel Bun: Football Foodie Quick Hit

By sarah sprague On 09/14/2011 · Add Comment · In Football Foodie, NFL, Quick Hit

As of this post, the Football Foodie stats look like this for 2011 season:

5 recipes posted 12 recipes through beta testing and photographed 4 recipes still in beta (one of which needs to be attempted for a third time) 80 recipes and counting [...]
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Football Foodie Kickoff Week: Greek Nachos

By sarah sprague On 09/09/2011 · 5 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, Kickoff Week, photo

Well, we have football back and I guess Aaron Rodgers is still good, which means we’re going to have to suffer through that victory/chastity/garter/rope-with-an-onion-tied-to-it belt or whatever supposedly funny bit he does for a little bit longer. Drew Brees threw for 419 yards and [...]

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September 11, PNC Park, American Flag Pins and Football

By sarah sprague On 09/08/2011 · 6 Comments · In personal

September 11, 2001 was the first day off I had since July from my job at PNC Park. It wasn’t a job I loved by any means, but it was a day job that kept me busy while I tried to figure out the big [...]

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Chocolate Stout Ice Cream with Chocolate Bourbon Swirl

Football Foodie Kickoff Week: Chocolate Stout Ice Cream with Chocolate Bourbon Swirl

By sarah sprague On 09/07/2011 · Add Comment · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, Kickoff Week, NFL

Desserts are no strangers to the Football Foodie, but generally those recipes are posted closer to the holidays so they can be used to sweet talk people into turning on the television for some football during your non-sporty friends’ annual bad sweater/cookie exchange/holiday open [...]

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Sriracha Crackers

Football Foodie Kickoff Week: Sriracha Crackers

By sarah sprague On 09/06/2011 · Add Comment · In Crackers, Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, Kickoff Week, NFL, Sriracha

When players and pontificators talk about football, “pain” is usually one of the words most often used to describe the game. The pain of training, the pain of playing, the pain of recovery. Under normal circumstances, pain is the body’s warning system telling the [...]

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Football Foodie Kickoff Week: Jalapeno Cilantro Beer Margaritas

By sarah sprague On 08/31/2011 · 4 Comments · In Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, Kickoff Week, NFL

 

My it was quiet off-season!

No one went on any dance competition shows, got arrested, gave ill-advised interviews, was burned by something they said on Twitter, hurt themselves, argued with other players, got married, called off weddings to reality stars, was dragged through [...]

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Everyone in the pool! The 2011 Football Foodie Pick’Em Leagues

By sarah sprague On 08/31/2011 · 2 Comments · In CFB, Football Foodie, NCAA football, NFL

Blows the dust off the blog.

Looks around at the mess; yellow and green confetti still on the ground, a tattered copy of the CBA with the words “KAISER GOODELL” scrawled across the front in blood on the table, an unkempt Steeler fan from [...]

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Words with Wu

By sarah sprague On 06/22/2011 · Add Comment · In Whimsy

Still from Jim Jarmusch’s COFFEE AND CIGARETTES.

 

Tumblr version.

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Derby Disasters: Kentucky Beer Cheese

By sarah sprague On 05/06/2011 · Add Comment · In Cheese, Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, Kentucky Derby

You may find yourself face to face this Derby weekend with one of the worst of sports snacks of all time. One that should be avoided at all costs whether it be homemade or store bought. Traditional recipe? Modern (read: fancy) recipe? Served with [...]

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SandwichTruther

By sarah sprague On 05/03/2011 · 2 Comments · In Sandwiches, SandwichTruther, Snacks, Things that only I think are funny


On Sunday, White House officials canceled all West Wing tours so unsuspecting tourists and visiting celebrities wouldn’t accidentally run into all the high-level national security officials holed up in the Situation Room all afternoon monitoring the feeds they were getting from Mr. Panetta. [...]

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How much will you save if there is an NFL lockout?

By sarah sprague On 04/21/2011 · 11 Comments · In Football Foodie, lockout, NFL

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were out walking the dog and discussing the NFL lockout. What we’d miss, how crappy it was to come back from the NHL lockout as a fan, what we thought was wrong with both the owners and [...]

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Sports jokes that tell me you’re a hack; Part 1

By sarah sprague On 04/20/2011 · 2 Comments · In Whimsy
There are no lakes in LA. There is no jazz in Utah. [Aikman/Tebow/Stewart/Crosby/Brady/Jeter/A-Rod] is gay. New York Metropolitans Ratbirds Ice in Tampa/Miami/San Jose/LA/Arizona/Atlanta/Carolina/Nashville? Cheese cheese cheese cheesy McCheesy Wisconsin. Farve “The right people will get it.”
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Welcome questioning Puck Daddy readers!

By sarah sprague On 04/15/2011 · Add Comment · In Penguins

I contributed a small piece to Puck Daddy over on Yahoo today in response to Wysh’s question, What is the female equivalent of a playoff hockey beard?

Of course I was immediately was called a bandwagon fan in the comments.

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Top Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Top Ten Things You Didn’t Know About

By sarah sprague On 04/14/2011 · 1 Comment · In Whimsy

1) Did you know about this thing about something I just found Wikipedia? SO RANDOM!

2) I’m not sure if this next cartoon is nostalgic for the ’60s or nostalgic for the ’80s nostalgia for ’60s, but either way I’m too young to have appreciated [...]

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Can we just admit this is a commercial about broccoli getting a cheese facial?

By sarah sprague On 04/11/2011 · 2 Comments · In Cheese

Years ago when we were about twenty, I was driving through the Strip District with two of my oldest friends, Craig and Jason, and they started to talk about one of my other oldest friends, Kara. Craig had taken Kara to the prom a few [...]

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Football Off-Season Diet Food: Stuffed Zucchini “Pizza”

By sarah sprague On 04/10/2011 · Add Comment · In Football Foodie, Off-Season Diet Food

After a huge brunch this afternoon of hangover eggs, toast and hash browns, I wanted to make something lighter and remotely healthy for dinner tonight. Also because all of yesterday’s calories were spent on a yogurt, brown rice, a Mallow Cup and Jameson. (Mostly [...]

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Favorite Burgers: Pineapple, cole slaw, teriyaki and blue cheese on English muffins

By sarah sprague On 03/29/2011 · 1 Comment · In Football Foodie

Continuing my lackadaisical Football Foodie off-season, a quick post about one of my favorite “NEED MEAT NOW, IRON LEVELS FALLING” meals; pineapple, cole slaw, teriyaki and blue cheese on an English muffin burger. The sweetness of the pineapple and the teriyaki, the bite of [...]

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March Munchie Madness: Tomato-Cannellini Dip

By sarah sprague On 03/17/2011 · Add Comment · In Football Foodie, March Munchie Madness

We’ve been experiencing a bit of radio silence over here in Football Foodie land after the Super Bowl, and for that I apologize. I’ve been trying to wrap up a few other projects this month that sadly don’t involve cooking and posting recipes, but [...]

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Toasted Sesame Edamame Dip

March Munchie Madness: Toasted Sesame Edamame Dip With Wonton Chips

By sarah sprague On 03/16/2011 · 2 Comments · In Football Foodie, March Munchie Madness, NCAA basketball

We’ve been experiencing a bit of radio silence over here in Football Foodie land after the Super Bowl, and for that I apologize. I’ve been trying to wrap up a few other projects this month that sadly don’t involve cooking and posting recipes, but [...]

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Danny and Donald.

By sarah sprague On 02/24/2011 · 2 Comments · In comedy, friends

Last night we were out with some friends for the soft opening of our pal’s new bar Wood & Vine and getting ready to leave when Jeremy got a call from someone saying Donald Glover posted an update on Twitter he was [...]

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Please don’t punch me or give me any spare change.

By sarah sprague On 02/23/2011 · Add Comment · In Penguins

 

Just to be on the safe side, I’d like to point out to readers of Empty Netters and The Pensblog that I’ve been wearing this Penguins-shamrock pin for nine years now.

Please don’t punch me or [...]

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Wonder Woman Nails!

By sarah sprague On 02/17/2011 · Add Comment · In Whimsy

How much do I love the new MAC Wonder Woman line? This is the red “Obey Me” polish from the line, creamy and dark after just one coat. (I was in a rush to get out the door for dinner and drinks with friends last [...]

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Too long for Twitter: Shane Black on High Concept

By sarah sprague On 02/17/2011 · Add Comment · In Two Long For Twitter

When Shane Black was out pounding the pavement in support of KISS KISS BANG BANG, he spoke at some WGA event and gave one the most succinct definitions of high concept I’ve ever heard.

For Black, high concept is the idea you shout across [...]

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Super Bowl Eve

Some general housekeeping notes for SS.com and B&GT.com…

By sarah sprague On 02/09/2011 · Add Comment · In Housekeeping, meta, PSA, public service announcements

Hello My Dear Dozens of Readers!

Just a few housekeeping notes as the football season winds down and we head into whatever else it is I post around here besides tailgating/living room-gating (nope, still not giving up on the phrase) recipes, [...]

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Friday Football Foodie Pick’Em Winners: Rob In Wisconsin & Pretty Girls & Waffles

By sarah sprague On 02/08/2011 · 2 Comments · In fantasy football, Football Foodie, NFL

There were nearly a hundred entries in the Football Foodie NFL & College Pick’Em Pools and we finally have our winners; Pretty Girls & Waffles and Rob In WI.

Pretty Girls & Waffles won the CFB pool back in January, but declined to [...]

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Team Dallas

Guest post over at SB Nation today! My experience at the Taste of the NFL party Super Bowl Eve!

By sarah sprague On 02/06/2011 · Add Comment · In 28 Days of Super Bowl Recipes, Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

My write up of the Taste of the NFL is up over on SB Nation. Trust me when I say you want to click on over and see the pictures.

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There is still time to make a chèvre cheese plate: 28 Days of Super Bowl Recipes

By sarah sprague On 02/06/2011 · Add Comment · In 28 Days of Super Bowl Recipes, Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

Not sure when I last slept, how I got to Dallas-Arlington-Ft.Worth, what I’ve seen, what’s going on and what I’ve eaten other than fried pickles and fried green tomatoes in the past few days.

And now it’s time for the Super Bowl. I’m hoping [...]

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Steelers and Packers Jelly Jello shots

Guest post over on SB Nation today! Steelers and Packers Jelly Jello Shots and Texas Rose Punch for the Super Bowl

By sarah sprague On 02/05/2011 · Add Comment · In 28 Days of Super Bowl Recipes, Eat veggies and fruit the rest of the week, Football Foodie, NFL

Still looking for Super Bowl themed cocktails for tomorrow? Over at SB Nation I’ve got you covered for Steelers and Packers Jelly Jello shots and Texas Rose Punch.

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