What's for dinner, Super Bowl edition.

So what's everyone doing food wise for the big game?

I'm using it as an excuse to create a kick ass Fajita bar, home made ice cream (just run the machine outside, no ice needed :( )

Plus beer, wine, and of course margaritas (The real kind not the Slurpee)

The prep starts today with a full 24-hour marinade for the skirt steak, chicken and shrimp.

Chips and dip

And a nice tri-tip

No idea. Just us at home so probably the same ol' crap.

Now comes the part of the party I hate....

8-Hours of cleaning and cooking to get everything ready.

Starting with:
Making a double batch of custard soup to put in the ice cream churn
A quadruple batch of Fajita marinade to use with the Beef, Chicken and Shrimp.

The lime zest in place of lime juice is the key.

I had to work but the kiddos had burgers, chips, hot dogs, watermelon, guacamole - all the usual stuff.

Marinated tri-tip (Costco consistently has great meat), baked taters, and corn-on-the-cob. Stuffed but happy.

Tonight is leftovers to help clear out the fridge. I plan on making chicken chili this weekend and baking something. Not sure what just yet, really want to make some bread.

We really shouldn't admit to using Hamburger Helper, but this really works.

There is a marinated tri-tip which we love from Costco, but of course the smallest we can get is usually 2-3 pounds. We we make a great dinner out of it and then cut the leftovers into small pieces and use another night with the stroganoff HH. Yeah, a non-boxed stroganoff would be better, but since we both work late and have long commutes, this makes for a great solution.