Saturday afternoon, my husband invited a couple of his bud’s over to watch the Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers hockey game. You know the Canadians can’t give up their Saturday night game watching. Did you know we named Alfie after one of the (now retired) Sens? Daniel Alfredsson = Alfie ;)
While I am a fan only in the hockey arena rather than watching it on TV, I decided to make the boys some finger food and snacks before they ordered in a couple of pizzas. No photos of the guys because I didn’t want to be a weird wife and say, “Hey can I document this for my blog?” Ha!
The spread.
With the help of Chex I make some game day recipes that are fairly easy to put together.
Parmesan + Garlic Potato Wedges
â…“ cup melted butter, ¼ cup parmesan, 2 tbsp. Italian seasoning, 2 cloves of minced garlic, 3 russet potatoes wedged into strips + salt and pepper. Pop in a ziplock bag and giv’er a shake to distribute toppings. Preheat oven to 450ºF and bake for 35 minutes or until tender. Flip potatoes half way.
Mini Taco Bowls
Cut large tortillas into quarters and place in muffin tins. Brown your ground beef and season with spicy taco seasoning. Cut up your toppings, and grate cheese (I used colby + montery jack). Add a spoonful of beef into the taco bowls, top with ingredients and bake in oven the last 15 minutes with the potatoes (15 minutes at 450ºF)
Chex Lemon Buddies
(recipe on the Chex website)
You guys will be entering to win a “game day†mailer that Chexâ„¢ Party Mix has put together! Winner will receive beer glasses, coasters, Cali-Bowls (fantastic for dipping because there’s a ‘lip’ on the inside) , and a few other surprises :)
Open to US residents only.
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In our house Chex are a welcome treat for breakfast and for making goodies.
yum!!!! This is GREAT! My entire household loves Chex Mix!!
OH would love to win! :) I have entered .
@Ashley Bree Perez: Good luck!
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We watch hockey sometimes in our house, but not religiously. When it’s football season, though, we are ALL about the snacks.
What fun recipes! I absolutely love those little taco bowls and the potato wedges look delicious!
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@Carmen Perez (listen2mama): It was all scrumptious!
Nancy recently posted..Hockey Night in America + Giveaway
What yummy foods and chex is always a hit here. Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win the giveaway.
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I like the mini tacos.. we do that sometimes for taco night..
@kungphoo: It was such a fun change to traditional tacos :)
Nancy recently posted..Hockey Night in America + Giveaway
Great giveaway! As a Canadian (and your rival just kidding aha) I would love to host a night out with these ideas and recipes!
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@Andrea: Nuh uh, no way, we are not rivals one bit! I’m not sure if you knew this or not – but my husband and I are from Canada lol. We only moved to the USA last year.
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Wow what a spread! It all looks so awesome! I haven’t ever had chex but I’ve heard lots about it! Great giveaway!
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@Jeanine: I didn’t think we had it in Canada, but when I was home in Newfoundland over Christmas I saw it stocked on the shelves (at Loblaws)!
Nancy recently posted..Hockey Night in America + Giveaway
That looks like an awesome game day setup! I’m really liking those taco bowls. I want to try them out!
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@Liz Mays: They were super easy to make, I’m totally doing them again even if we don’t have visitors.
Nancy recently posted..Hockey Night in America + Giveaway
Your spread is incredible! I would totally sit through a hockey game if I had tons of snacks like that! haha!
@Jess Scull: Haha I’m not sure I still could sit through the game. I’d grab the plate of food and walk away ;)
Nancy recently posted..Hockey Night in America + Giveaway
Looks like some tasty snacks. Every night is hockey night when the Flyers are on. Thank you for sharing.
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Oh my gosh – all of this looks so amazing! I am a huge fan of Chex mix, you honestly can’t go wrong!
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@Breanna: I hadn’t heard of the “lemon” mix before – it tasted so good and was a hit with the guys.
Nancy recently posted..Hockey Night in America + Giveaway
I miss sports night in the US! Always a big event for families and friends!
@Elizabeth O.: It was really fun! Thanks for commenting, Elizabeth :)
Nancy recently posted..Hockey Night in America + Giveaway
That spread of food looks great! I would gladly attend any party with that many food options.
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Save me a Corona! This looks sooooo good! I would love to try those appetizers.
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You rock Mrs making all these awesome finger licking snacks for the dudes, not family with Chex but thanks for intro and cool giveaway
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Love those taco cups, Nancy! That spread looks perfect for a hockey game night! (I don’t blame you for not wanting to be the weird wife;)
Those little burrito cups are awesome! I am in love with mini food like that, so I’m going to need to make these!
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My fiance and I hate sports, but we still like snacks of course! We often make puppy chow out of Chex, but I’ll have to check out this lemon twist!
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Those all look great snacks to enjoy while watching a game or movie. We’re NJ Devils fans in this house (… in spite of being surrounded by Rangers, Islanders, and Sabres).
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Omg I wanna come over for hockey night! Everything looks pretty fantastic!
It doesn’t matter to me if we watch sports or not – I love your recipes – I am going to model after your taco bowls – that is just fun and tasty looking :) Thank you
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These look so good! I love the potato wedges. I’m a big fan of carbs.
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Those mini taco bowls would be a huge hit here. My family loves that kind of food, and if it’s finger food, even better. :)
We watch a lot of Hockey in our house. I love making different snacks for the games. I will have to try these great recipes.
mmmmm I love Mexican food and Corona. Even though I am a Guinness girl it is a weakness to drink Corona and lime with my Mexican meals. Great, now I am starving and drooling. ;)
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Wow, everything looks so good. I love Chex and using it in recipes. There is nothing like homemade Chex mix.
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This looks like an amazing give away. And when it come to game day, you can never go wrong with chex mix.
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Those mini taco bowls are such a cute idea, and so simple!
At first glance I thought the lemon buddies was “puppy chow” – a Midwest tradition! Do you have that in Canada? It all looks fantastic (and very guy friendly) Nancy!
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What an amazing spread you laid out. I am loving the look of those tortilla wraps!
I want to go to your house for game day. All of those snacks look delicious, and I’m a fan of Corona Lights!
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What a great game day kit
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Love the Parmesan + Garlic Potato Wedges
recipe – so easy!!
The min taco bowls look tasty. All of your snacks look tasty though. Thanks for this post.
I love chex mix! Haven’t had it in a while though.
Oh that spread made my mouth water! What an awesome giveaway to go with it too!
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Being from northern Michigan, which is practically Canada, we love hockey around here too. We also love snacks, so thanks for the great ideas.
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