Okay, notwithstanding that neither of our teams made it into the Superbowl, we’re okay with Denver and Seattle and will root for Denver because of Peyton Manning. In reality, we’re not emotionally invested though, so we’re just looking for a good game. We like to do a regionally compatible menu when we can and we tossed around a couple of ideas. We also like to have an easy main dish as the main meal and that becomes a bit more complicated when faced with Denver and Seattle. Lamb stew almost made it, but not everyone eats lamb. So, we will be regional with appetizers and have a taco bar for halftime. Bison sliders to represent Colorado (I think they have bison there) and smoked salmon for Seattle along with a few other standard things. Beer from Colorado is easy and we will go in search of beer from Washington and the wine part is simple. Of course wine with tacos doesn’t quite work, so it could turn into sangria and I’ll probably throw margaritas in for general principle. The neighbors who usually attend don’t know any of this yet, and for that matter, we don’t know if any of them will be available.

Superbowl meals really should be something easy because that’s the spirit of the event. Brats and burgers are fine, chili, lasagna, ribs, and chicken all work well and the taco or fajita bar is an option. You can do a shrimp or crab boil, too, although that gets you into the thought of Louisiana, Maryland, or one of the Carolinas’ teams. Not to mention with the smell of steaming large quantities of seafood, outside is best for those menus and February isn’t the best time of year for that. We don’t have the cold weather issue here, but we also don’t have the outdoor television arrangement that one of our neighbors went with when they enclosed their terrace.