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PreshusSmurf
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Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Since DH's favorite football team is in the Superbowl, we decided to host a party.
We live in a small-ish apartment.
We invited a lot more people thinking some wouldn't be able to make it. Just about everyone is coming, some are bringing friends! 
Its looking to be about 15 ppl including us. It could be as few as 11 ppl.
Is this enough food??????????????
We ordered:
Salad Platter
100 boneless wings (wing zone)
2 jumbo orders of onion rings (wing zone)
I'm making:
48 Pizza Pinwheels (i can make 72 if you think i should?)
2 pounds BBQ Meatballs
Buffalo Chicken Dip & Tostitos
Onion Dip
Chocolate Chip Cookies
And also ...
Veggie Platter w/ Dip
Potato Chips
Pretzels
Doritos
Chex Mix
Also ... can some one walk me through the whole sterno thing?  I've really never hosted a party before!
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Maybe a few more snack options - the guys usually like to eat chips/pretzels/doritos while watching... plus remeber guests will usually bring stuff - often - cakes/cookies/beer/soda
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PreshusSmurf
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Posted by k-diggity
Maybe a few more snack options - the guys usually like to eat chips/pretzels/doritos while watching... plus remeber guests will usually bring stuff - often - cakes/cookies/beer/soda
Oooh, I forgot to add that! Yes, definitely buying potato chips, doritos, pretzels for snacking.
We are always the guests at parties, so I feel bad asking people to bring anything other than drinks.
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Everything sounds great and it sounds like a lot of yummy choices!!
However what is the male to female ratio?? Are they big eaters? If 15 people do show up, and they all are big eaters and all want wings (usually the most popular) they only get 6 wings each at 100 wings. That's enough for me, but if it was DH or his friends... they would be eating at least a dozen wings on their own. You have so many other great choices so it is not like they will be hungry because you have lots of other food for them, but I still think most guys look forward to the wings and might want a dozen wings to themselves.
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Also a sterno... it's easy... party city has them... the ones i used... its just a metal wire that you put a tin foil type pan in it (the food goes in the pan) and underneath the sterno-heat goes down there, those wire racks usually have a place for them. You light the sterno candles and then that heats up the bottom of it and keeps it warm!! Very useful for buffet style entertaining.
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PreshusSmurf
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Posted by BaysideForever
Everything sounds great and it sounds like a lot of yummy choices!!
However what is the male to female ratio?? Are they big eaters? If 15 people do show up, and they all are big eaters and all want wings (usually the most popular) they only get 6 wings each at 100 wings. That's enough for me, but if it was DH or his friends... they would be eating at least a dozen wings on their own. You have so many other great choices so it is not like they will be hungry because you have lots of other food for them, but I still think most guys look forward to the wings and might want a dozen wings to themselves.
I mentioned this to DH, he thinks we have plenty since I'm making other food too 
Still working on him!!!
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PreshusSmurf
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Posted by BaysideForever
Also a sterno... it's easy... party city has them... the ones i used... its just a metal wire that you put a tin foil type pan in it (the food goes in the pan) and underneath the sterno-heat goes down there, those wire racks usually have a place for them. You light the sterno candles and then that heats up the bottom of it and keeps it warm!! Very useful for buffet style entertaining.
Thanks so much for this ... I figured it was simple, but then again I could totally mess up the simplest thing.
Good thing my best friend will be there who hosts all the time - she'll rescue me from myself! 
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mommy2Alex
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Posted by PreshusSmurf
Posted by BaysideForever
Also a sterno... it's easy... party city has them... the ones i used... its just a metal wire that you put a tin foil type pan in it (the food goes in the pan) and underneath the sterno-heat goes down there, those wire racks usually have a place for them. You light the sterno candles and then that heats up the bottom of it and keeps it warm!! Very useful for buffet style entertaining.
Thanks so much for this ... I figured it was simple, but then again I could totally mess up the simplest thing.
Good thing my best friend will be there who hosts all the time - she'll rescue me from myself!
You need 2 foil pans, one to hold hot water and the other to hold food. The water ones are slightly deeper than the food trays. Ask someone at party city to show you
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PreshusSmurf
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Posted by mommy2Alex
You need 2 foil pans, one to hold hot water and the other to hold food. The water ones are slightly deeper than the food trays. Ask someone at party city to show you
Oooh, that's important info! Thank you so much for posting.
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MrsS6510
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
We serve courses by quarters:
1st Quarter:
Spinach artichoke dip
Chili cheese dip
Cheese and crackers
Baked brie
veggie platter
wings
pigs in a blanket
Chips
Onion dip
2nd quarter:
Stromboli
Ham and swiss roll
3rd quarter:
Hero
Potato salad
Macaroni salad
Baked Beans
Coleslaw
Pulled pork sliders
Sausage and peppers
4th Quarter:
Dessert
Coffee
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missfabulous
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
For 11-15 people that looks like enough food!
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NoStressMom
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
sounds good to me!! Don't stress over it have a great time
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
As long as there is beer and food, your good! Enjoy!!!
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PreshusSmurf
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Posted by MrsS6510
We serve courses by quarters:
1st Quarter:
Spinach artichoke dip
Chili cheese dip
Cheese and crackers
Baked brie
veggie platter
wings
pigs in a blanket
Chips
Onion dip
2nd quarter:
Stromboli
Ham and swiss roll
3rd quarter:
Hero
Potato salad
Macaroni salad
Baked Beans
Coleslaw
Pulled pork sliders
Sausage and peppers
4th Quarter:
Dessert
Coffee
That seems smart ... and like a ton of food!!!!
How many people are you expecting?
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dbleplay17
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
i have a super easy bean dip recipe and it is soooo good
I use a pyrex dish
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1 bar cream cheese
1 bag of shredded cheddar or cheddar jack or mexican blend or even taco (whatever ya want)
1 can hormel chili with beans u can do no bean too
spead cream cheese evenly in baking dish. spread hormel chili on top of cream cheese layer evenly. put an even layer of shreed cheese on top of the chili.
put in microwave 3 minutes or until cheese is melted or put in the oven until cheese is melted
i like this...u can put it together the night before then heat it up. sooo easy andd soo good. it is a good picking food paired with tostito scoops!
menu looks good 
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Deeluvsvinny
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Posted by dbleplay17
i have a super easy bean dip recipe and it is soooo good
I use a pyrex dish
need
1 bar cream cheese
1 bag of shredded cheddar or cheddar jack or mexican blend or even taco (whatever ya want)
1 can hormel chili with beans u can do no bean too
spead cream cheese evenly in baking dish. spread hormel chili on top of cream cheese layer evenly. put an even layer of shreed cheese on top of the chili.
put in microwave 3 minutes or until cheese is melted or put in the oven until cheese is melted
i like this...u can put it together the night before then heat it up. sooo easy andd soo good. it is a good picking food paired with tostito scoops!
menu looks good
We mnake this dip for all parties and it's very filling and everyone LOVES it! So easy to make! I make it in disposable aluminum trays and heat in oven, bc cleanup can be messy!
The rest of your menu sounds great!!
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Ok, now I'm curious.... how do you make a buffalo chicken dip???
eta- everyone loves that bean dip at parties!
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PreshusSmurf
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
Posted by butterfly20
Ok, now I'm curious.... how do you make a buffalo chicken dip???
eta- everyone loves that bean dip at parties!
I found the recipe on this old thread:
http://lifamilies.com/chat/topic.aspx?ID=436083
It sounds a lot like one I've had before at a friend's house, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't mess it up!
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DGoldfarb0776
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
I was at Party City the other day and they had so much for the Super Bowl!
Party City Super Bowl Theme
They also had these which are the buffet chafing dishes- the set is about 8pcs and it was really inexpensive!
Party City Chafing Dishes
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sfp0701
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Re: Hosting our 1st Superbowl Party - Please help, I'm terrible at this!
I don't know if you will check this but, it helps to add boiling/hot water to the bottom pan. If you add cold you have to wait for the little sterno to boil the water in order to heat up the food, KWIM?
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