You remember our pal Laura Dro from a pretty sweet giveaway we had a while back? She is an amazing artist, and now her art is on shoes! This image popped up on my Instagram feed the other day. Love those shoes! I did a little more digging around to find out more about this Bucketfeet company.
Their mission is to connect people through art. They collaborate with artists from around the world to create products (more…)
Happy Labor Day weekend everyone! I hope you are out enjoying a fabulous long weekend vacation somewhere…and are just as happy as me to see football season back! Go Dawgs!
You might remember this football party post I did last year about setting up for my husband’s fantasy football draft party. Well this year I took that challenge on again and it was a huge success. I hope you find these recipes and party tips helpful for your next football gathering.
The guys were coming over at 11:00am to start setting up for the draft, so I wanted a “brunch” dish to start off with….
These were super quick and easy to make. Plus, a huge hit to start off the party.
Buy already cooked prepared nuggets. I purchased a nugget tray at Chick-Fil-A knowing I could serve up the extra nuggets later as a snack. Heat up nuggets appropriately. Pop Eggo Waffle Minis in your toaster to crisp up. Stick on a skewer and drizzle with syrup. I served them up on a football party tray. See, I told you that was easy!
Notice the “Challenge Flags” bucket in the background? I decided to switch up my penalty flags from last year. I bought some lollipops to tie up in napkins to act as challenge flags for the party. Super cute, huh?
Another fun find were these koozies made just for football draft parties. One of the guys got these and the giant draft board at www.draftkit.com
Once the draft got started, I brought in some lunch time food….. Mini Baked Ham Sandwiches, Chips and French Onion Dip, Antipasto Kabobs….
What you will need:
Simply stick all of the ingredients onto skewer and serve right away, or refrigerate until ready to serve. It’s like a salad on a stick!
I also served up these cute little football cookies I found a local Charlotte bakery (Kai’s Kookies) to make for me…
These live football draft parties can take like 4 hours, so I like to space the snacks out. About half way into the draft, I brought in some more bite size treats…
Find recipe over at Cookies and Cups
(I couldn’t find “breadsticks”, so I used Pillsbury “pizza dough” which worked fine. And mine don’t look quite as pretty as the original recipe, but they were delicious!)
And, I HAD to make those Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes that were the hit from last year’s party!
I hope your favorite football team has a successful season….or at least you have fun planning some football party gatherings!
I have been meaning to share this recipe with you all for some time. It is a favorite of mine, one I have been making for years and years. Perfect to whip up for a party, picnic, cookout, etc.
It takes 20 minutes. That’s all. From the time you boil the water to the time it is ready to serve. And it is super delicious. Promise!
