Welcome to The Sunday Night Game

When I was a teacher, I spent my Sundays grading papers, watching football, and making dinner. You know how Sunday dinners are, right? Big meals of comfort food that take all day. The whole house smells of yumminess. Add football and beer, and grading doesn't totally suck.

I don't teach anymore - go figure - but I still like to cook a big meal on Sunday nights. But last year, I started having a hard time coming up with original ideas. Then one day I decided to make a meal that represented the teams playing the late game*. I wish I could remember who was playing, but I have no idea. Doesn't really matter. It was a challenge, and it was fun. I was hooked. 

I posted some of my results to Facebook, and people started sending suggestions. Periodically, friends would mention that they liked the idea or that they tried the recipes. Then my friend Anne suggested that I turn the FB posts into a blog.

What the heck? Everyone and their mother has a blog. Why not me? 

So if you want to play, here are the rules: 

• Find out who is playing.
• Research the food from that area.
• Make a meal. 

That's it. As long as you can justify the connection between the food and the team, it works. You may have to go a pretty long way to make that connection, but so what? That's the challenge.

I'm going to try to make something new every week, but I am not a great cook. Please share advice, recipes, ideas, etc. And if you make something really good, make sure to post that info, too. 

Thanks for playing,

VA

*Rob, my boyfriend, insists this whole thing was his idea. I think I came up with it. He's the better cook, but I'm the writer and that means I get to record the history. Winner!