{"id":74730,"date":"2013-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-01T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:38:05","slug":"score-big-with-winning-game-day-snacks","status":"publish","type":"notebook","link":"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/blog\/notebook\/read\/74730\/score-big-with-winning-game-day-snacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Score Big With Winning Game Day Snacks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who&#8217;s going to win the big game this year?  You are!  After all, the key to a winning party is in the company you invite and the snacks you serve!  <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll leave the invite list up to you, I sure can help with the snacks!  We&#8217;ve been cooking up a sporty storm in search of the best game day eats.  And thanks to all the entries we received in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/contest\/sporty-snacks-anything-goes\">3rd Annual Sporty Snack Showdown<\/a><\/strong> contest, there was no shortage of tasty candidates.  With a theme of &#8220;Anything Goes,&#8221; the entries were incredibly varied and delicious&#8230; just like a successful party menu should be!<\/p>\n<p>Topping our list of football food faves this year &#8211; and winning a snazzy $4,000 home theater system &#8211; is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/me\/nelsonjs2\">Jeanette Nelson&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/recipes\/appetizer\/poultry-appetizer\/island-teriyaki-tiki-chicken-bites-3.html?p=1\">Island Teriyaki Tiki Bites<\/a><\/strong>.  These little darlings are as delectable &#8211; and exotic &#8211; as they sound, but quick as a blitz to prepare!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Asian food is one of my family favorites, &#8221; says Jeanette, who is a proud mama to three girls, ages 3, 7 and 11.  &#8220;This delicious appetizer recipe captures those flavors you find at your favorite Chinese restaurant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How does a busy mom like Jeanette do it?  Well, with a creative hand and some wonderfully ingenuous shortcuts, that&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<p>The Tiki Bites begin with a simple filling of sauteed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/search\/recipes?k=chicken\">chicken<\/a><\/strong> and onions.  Toss in some additional veggies, jarred pineapple preserves, garlic, vinegar and hot sauce, and your filling is done!  Place a bit of the filling inside triangles of crescent dough that you&#8217;ve laid in prepared muffin tins.  Simply give the triangle points a twist to seal each Bite and bake &#8217;em up.  You&#8217;ll be amazed and the punch the vibrant filling packs once it&#8217;s wrapped in the darling crescent dough shell.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I guarantee if you put these in front of a crowd &#8211; especially at a football party get together &#8211; they will be gone in seconds,&#8221; smiles Jeanette.  &#8220;Winning [the Just A Pinch contest] isn&#8217;t so much about the prizes for me as it has been about getting to know other people.  It&#8217;s kind of like a big family. It&#8217;s so inspiring to me and really keeps me going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/me\/stillwild1111\">Donna Graffagnino<\/a><\/strong> of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/members\/browse\/list?search=New+Orleans%2C+LA\">New Orleans<\/a><\/strong> also ranked high in the Sporty Showdown, earning a spot as a contest Finalist with a meaty take on traditional gumbo.  Her <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/recipes\/main-course\/chicken\/chicken-andouille-gumbo.html?p=2\">chicken &#038; andouille version<\/a><\/strong> of the recipe has forever earned a soft-spot in our hearts (and stomachs!)<\/p>\n<p>It is her signature <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/recipes\/appetizer\/meat-appetizer\/tamale-balls-2.html?p=1\">Tamale Balls<\/a><\/strong> that are the go-to treat for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/me\/slawson\">Stacey Lawson<\/a><\/strong>, a two-time contest finalist also hailing from New Orleans.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever we have a get together I am asked to bring tamale balls.  Here in New Orleans <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/search\/recipes?k=hot+tamales\">hot tamales<\/a><\/strong> are a delicacy, and these tamale balls are their very spicy and very delicious cousin.  They are a great appetizer but you can also put a few on a roll and sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese and you have a very spicy sandwich.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And rounding out the game day roster of fabulous Finalist recipes is Texan <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/me\/tamiejoeckel\">Tamie Joeckel&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> fantastically named <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/recipes\/main-course\/turkey\/texacali-turkey-tailgate-fiesta.html?p=1\">TexaCali Turkey Tailgate Fiesta<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love ground turkey, but I had to come up with a way to keep the lean meat moist and flavorful,&#8221; she explains.  &#8220;Tex Mex flavors evoke memories of home in South Texas. 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