Two Couch Potatoes in My House and It’s All My Fault!

Easy Mr. Food recipe for Sweet-and-Sour Wings, perfect for game-watching parties!

From Mr. Food Team Member Jodi

So, I put my husband’s wants before mine and purchased Direct TV’s “NFL Sunday Ticket” package as a birthday gift for him. I don’t know if you’re familiar with it, but basically he and our son can now watch EVERY NFL game that is broadcast. EVERY GAME. EVERY SUNDAY. Well, for the last two Sundays, both my husband and my son have been glued to the TV for the whole afternoon and night. And, we’ve had various guest “couch potatoes” each week, too.

If you have your own couch potato, you know that they are hungry animals. Something about cheering or booing those teams gives them hearty appetites! I always put out an assortment of chips & salsa, cheese & crackers and hummus, but I also like to give them something more substantial. (That way, they won’t have to order in pizza!)

Last week, I made Mr. Food’s recipe for Sweet-and-Sour Wings and they were a huge hit! (I liked the recipe because there were only 4 ingredients!) They were sweet and tangy, and sticky and crunchy. Yum! I also made a Stuffed Deli Sandwich which was so easy to make ahead and leave for them to devour.

Everybody loves these fun, chocolaty Game-Day Cupcakes from Mr. Food!

This Sunday, for dessert, I’m going to surprise them with chocolaty Game-Day Cupcakes. I tried them at work when the test kitchen made them and they really do taste as good as they look!

Do you have any tried and true recipes for serving a hungry bunch of couch potatoes? Let me know, because there’s a long football season ahead!