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FOOT BALL

With all of the toppings you can
FEAST IVAL imagine, easy buffet-style chili fritos entice
young and old fans alike. Transform these
simple ingredients into a novelty by serving
BY SUZANNE FOX them right in the bag, concession-stand
style. There’s no need for the same old
ootball season is here, to work with, plus, it’s temporary if you chips and dip at this party. Quick Mini
and with it comes tailgate decide to alternate settings with soccer Chicken Tacos and Football Quesadillas’
parties, feel-good food or baseball later on. Add a personal put the fun back in finger food!
and a time for families and touch to the scene by hand-painting Lastly, for dessert we created choco-
Ffriends to get together and props in your team colors. We did late-covered Football Strawberries and
cheer on their favorite team. Wheth- this by pairing our blue-and-yellow Semi-Homemade Stadium Crowd-Pleaser
er you are hosting a party for a high decorative stars with black-and-white Cookies and Brownies. Find the chili
school team or this year’s Super Bowl, referee colors as seen on our conces- recipe for the chili fritos at HGDecorator.
this Football Festival is going to be a sion stand and billboard. Next, place com. Serve the toppings in hand painted,
hit! Easy-to-make projects and foot- your props strategically in front of your football-themed mason jars or buckets in
ball-themed foods allow you to put homemade goal posts. If you want to your favorite team colors.
this party together in a snap. break up the school colors, simply add Try a recipe or one of our projects to
Start the scene with artificial turf, a neutral color centerpiece to the midle create a fun tailgate party this fall. If you
which is available at your nearest home of the table. We did this with our easy- have a project idea you want to share with
store. Create yard lines on your “field” to-make, silver Lombardi Trophy. our readers, send pictures and instruc-
using white duct tape. The tape is easy tions to editor@hgdecorator.com.

Happy
entertaining!

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