VeggieDag Thursday: Super Bowl XLVII Edition

VeggieDag is an occasional Thursday post on an animal-free diet and its issues.
Sunday, it's Super Bowl XLVII. That's forty-seven, 47, for you non-Catholic-schooled mathematicians. In New Orleans, Louisiana, the Baltimore (Maryland) Ravens will play the San Francisco (California) 49ers,  for the championship of the National Football League.




Rooting for:
The Baltimore Ravens, of course.

Drinking, while watching:
Baltimore beer, of course.

Noshing, while drinking:
So many options, but here are a few, keeping them non-animal.

• Black Bean Dip (pictured above as a sandwich).
  
• Hop Hummus. (Serious Eats has the recipes for 15 hummus variations, most of which include no animal flesh.)
  
• Green Bean & Dill Pickle Spread (a favorite of mine).
  
• Daiya non-cheese dip
  Mac un-Cheese Sauce (without the pasta)
  
• Serve with Kepta Duona: Lithuanian fried garlicky rye bread strips!



• For something more substantial, make Beer Veggie Chili, the day before. 

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Super Bowl noshing: the gluttony by the numbers (and calories). Via The Street.

I can't leave the topic of Super Bowl parties without a reference to, ahem, Arsehole Chili.

VeggieDag is an occasional Thursday post on vegetarian issues. Why the name? Here.

Suggestions and submissions from chefs and homecooks welcomed! Here.