Superbowl

Because we were homeless and staying with my parents during the Superbowl this year, we decided to have a fun little party.  Lydia went to bed fairly early and then while David was watching the game - I got my "cook" on. We had lots and lots of yummy things and I didn't want to miss out on documenting all of the fun. And so, in no particular order, photographic evidence of our awesome superbowl party: 

Yummy loaded potato disks. These were gone before anything else was even ready. 

My dad, always willing to help me with my crazy kitchen adventures. 

David, the only one really invested in the game, and thus the one who spent the majority of the time actually watching the game. The rest of us hung out in the kitchen for most of the night. 

Jacob, hanging out at the computer while waiting for the rest of the yummy food. (Note: see that giant dog? Yeah - I think if we let him he would eat my baby. Luckily, he hasn't attempted that yet - and Lydia loves him. Everytime she sees him she starts laughing and keeps her eyes glued to him.)

Football Sugar Cookie Bars

Chicken Bacon Ranch Bites

David enjoying a sugar cookie. 

Okay. So here is the deal. I really really really wanted to make homemade pretzels. Like, really wanted to. So even though we'd already eaten a ton and we didn't really need any more treats, I convinced my dad to help me out. Using several recipes I found on Pinterest, we made our attempt. Seriously, it was a disaster. You were supposed to put the dough into a baking soda/water bath and all that happened was the dough shrank, then got soggy. It was super gross. I was so sad! However, after baking - the pretzels turned out decent. (Other than being stuck to the bottom of the pan, and being slightly over-salted. Ha.) 

My dad is awesome.

I'm so sad that the pretzels were so weird. 

But I'm happy that they turned out semi-okay in the end. 

Happy Superbowl!