Friday, September 6, 2013

Fantasy Football Snackstadium

Every year we host the gathering for the Fantasy Football League Draft for family and friends. We have a great time together and I enjoy making snacks. Every year I make a snack stadium and here's the latest and greatest one to date:

In the beginning:



I used matting material that was on sale at Hobby Lobby. It was a little hard to cut evenly with the new exacto knife I bought. I made up the design and I went along. I wanted it to be large-like a real stadium.
I added collectable football player stickers to the stadium to simulate football posters hanging on the walls.

After filling with snacks:



We used Cheetos puff snacks, Fritos, Tostitos, Chex Mix, Movie Style Popcorn, Cheese Nips, and Chocolate Chip Cookies-which are all fan favorites at our home.

After making the guacamole field:



I included mini football players from Michael's-used for their football mums and sour cream for field line markers. Instead of slim jims, I used pretzels for goal posts this year, secured by a block of cheese underneath the guacamole.  I have used salsa and queso for end zone areas before, but kept them separate this year.

Everyone seemed to enjoy it-it was shown by others on instagram and snap chat, so that makes it a success to me.

I made a double batch of queso, homemade salsa, frosted brownies with a football shape piped on top, chili with fixings, and buffalo chicken bites. We also had Cajun, hot pepper, and cheese popcorn from a local specialty popcorn shop.

I also shaped the popular Frito's bean dip into a football shape complete with sour cream laces:



Lastly, the biggest hit of the party seemed to be the sausage and cheese stuffed jalepenos:




A good time was had by all! Good luck with the fantasy teams! I love football....

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