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You're in final stages of planning out your Super Bowl buffet. You know you want the big slow cooker of chili (perhaps in a football shaped slow cooker?) as well as some Crostini (for the fancier folks). However, there are still a few holes in your plan. What about featuring a recipe from one of your favorite players? Over at Epicurious they've rounded up 22 recipes from current and past NFL-ers. It's being done in conjunction with a fundraiser, Taste of the NFL, that will take place in Phoenix the day before the big game and will benefit America's Second Harvest.

You could whip up Chad Hennings Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas, Donny Anderson's Chicken Spaghetti, Stu Voigt's Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup, or Grandma Banaszak's Ribs and Sauerkraut (the recipe comes from Pete Banaszak's family). Whatever you choose, it will be delicious!

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Looking for a quick and easy dip to serve your guests for the big game? Here's one of my favorites. It has been part of my family's food tradition since my mom first tasted it at a potluck in the early seventies. It's an easy dip to throw together, consisting of 1 cup of sour cream, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 2 cloves crushed garlic and 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons of curry powder. Add salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate for an hour or two before serving. The great part about this dip is that it tastes good with cut veggies, pita chips or sliced apples.

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Since it's the dips and appetizers day of our Super Bowl Week, I thought it would be fitting to feature a cookbook chock full of recipes for appetizers. I headed to my cookbook stash, knowing that I had at least one appetizer cookbook in my stacks. What I came up with is the little book yousee pictured here, A Book of Appetizers. Printed in 1958, this perfectly square volume was written by Helen Evans Brown (she wrote several cookbooks with James Beard).

It contains 145 recipes for appetizers and each is paired with a drink suggestion. Some of the recipes are kitschy and dated, while others are appealingly current. After the jump I've included recipe #144, Spicy Stuffed Onion Rings, which would make a great Super Bowl nibble (although they might unnecessarily tether you to the stove). She pairs these rings with a Columbian Cooler, which is a blend of Jamaican rum and Creme de Menthe. Personally, I think a good lager might be a better pairing.

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