Game food porn and a win -- sweet

So, the 49ers might not be the team they were a couple years ago, but beating them sure felt good. Their defense was inspired, but so was ours, and our offense had way more in the tank than theirs did. Because it was a 4:30 game, the game food had to be dinner-like, at least in some ways. So, for the early parts of the game, I trotted out the garlic-parmesan potato bites:

Long about half-time, when Married Into Wolves arrived, we brought out the meal. We had macaroni and cheese:

We also fired up the grill and did some brats:

Other dinner elements, not pictured, included roasted corn and baked beans (out of a can, not homemade- sorry). All in all, it was a very satisfying win. Same for the game food.

Boo-yah! A little "Fuck Seattle" game food porn for you

A most excellent victory last night. It did not make up for the NFC title game, but I was really getting tired of having to play Seattle in Seattle. Anyway, at Lambeau, we won, they lost, and I hope they rot and burn in Hell. Other than that, I have no feelings one way or the other about the Seahawks.

The game food is another story: I have nothing but good feelings about that. Because this was a night game, I had to make game food that could double as dinner, since Mrs. Wolves would be eating her game food as dinner before the game started. This is not as hard as it sounds, given my game food repertoire. First, I made ribs:

Yeah, I smoked 'em first. Homemade sauce. Pretty damn good, folks. Very tender. I also fixed the potato recipe I used last week, the smushed red potatoes thing. Boiled them longer this time, and they smushed just right. Added a little mozzarella to the Parmesan this time. Worked well:

Added some pigs in a blanket to be game-foodier, and because that's what I wanted to eat during the game:

To round out Mrs. Wolves' dinner, I roasted some corn on the cob and threw in some baked beans (not homemade, alas -- too little time). All in all, and excellent meal and an excellent game. Go Pack!