Free Coffee With SeamlessWeb...and Two Giveaways!

As much as I love cooking and trying out new restaurants, there are some nights where you just want to order some take-out and curl up on the couch with a good movie and a bottle of wine.  So when a promotion specialist contacted me about SeamlessWeb (a new website where you can order takeout) and their upcoming promotions in Boston, I wanted to share it with my readers.  

According to SeamlessWeb:

• After two successful years in New York City, SeamlessWeb is bringing its Free Coffee Days promotion to Boston!  From February 1st – 4th, the online food delivery and takeout ordering service will hand out over 10,000 free cups of coffee all around the city from a SeamlessWeb branded truck.
• To coincide with this promotion, SeamlessWeb is launching a social media photo sweepstakes where people can Tweet or post to Facebook a photo of their free coffee to win $100 in food. In addition, SeamlessWeb is offering new customers $5 off by using the code FREECOFFEE ($10 minimum purchase). Visit the Free Coffee Days site to find the locations to receive your complimentary cup of joe and the full details about the photo sweepstakes.  
• Besides handing out free coffee, SeamlessWeb is always available for people to order delivery and takeout from over 380 restaurants in the Boston metro area.

SeamlessWeb is not only handing out 10,000 free cups of coffee and offering new customers a $5 off discount code, but they are also offering two of my readers a $25 SeamlessWeb online gift card to order food delivery and takeout.  Sweet, right?

I'm going to give you two different ways to enter:
1.  Leave a comment telling me the strangest (or most interesting) thing you've ever eaten with a cup of coffee.
2.  Tweet "I want to win a @SeamlessWeb gift card from @Funfearlessbean http://bit.ly/gXFGra" and leave a comment telling me  you've done so.

All entries must be submitted by January 31, 2011 at 11:59 PM (EST) and two winners will be picked by Random.org.


All the ideas and opinions expressed are my own.  No monetary compensation was received for doing this post, however, I was provided with the opportunity to present this reader giveaway.

Fun and Fearless Celebrations

January is always one of my favorite months.  Between ringing in the new year with great friends to a birthday weekend in Portland, there are so many reasons to celebrate during the month of January.  Last night was no exception and I danced my butt off to some fabulous 80's music at 6B Lounge to celebrate my friend Karen's birthday! 

Here are a few photos from last night:

And the celebrations continue as Bret and I celebrate our three year anniversary today.  After all these years, I still feel like I'm the luckiest girl in the world.  And sometimes a photo like this one from last night says it all...

What have you been celebrating lately?

Blogger Inspired Turkey en Croute

Yesterday, I was reading through some of my favorite blogs when I fell upon Megan's blog post for Chicken en Croute Fiona Style.  I had some turkey cutlets thawing in the fridge and my original plan was to just roast them with some vegetables.  But Megan's blog post seemed a lot more interesting and I knew I wanted to give it a try.

My version is adapted from Megan's adapted recipe from The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook.  With so many blogger modifications, I'm calling my version a Blogger Inspired Turkey en Croute.  "En croute" typically refers to something being wrapped and baked in a pastry shell so this is a loose interpretation of "en croute" but this version is a much healthier option.

First, I gathered my ingredients:

• Zest of 2 lemons
• Zest of 2 limes
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 5 tablespoons fresh parsley
• 4 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons Herbs de Provence olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 eggs
• 4 turkey cutlets, pounded to 1/2 inch thickness

Following Megan's recipe, I preheated the oven to 400 degrees and lined a baking sheet with aluminum foil.  I pounded my turkey cutlets thin.

In a shallow bowl, I combined all of the ingredients except the eggs and the turkey cutlets.  This was definitely a combined effort between Bret and I - I chopped up all of the herbs and he grated all of the fruit.  The breading smelled unbelievable from the freshly chopped herbs and the citrus zest. 

In another bowl, I whisked together the two eggs and added a splash of water for a looser consistency.  I dipped each turkey cutlet into the egg mixture and then dredged it into the herb mixture and made sure to coat each side thoroughly.

I then placed the turkey cutlets in the oven and baked it for twenty minutes.  While the chicken was baking, the kitchen was filled with the smell of the Parmesan cheese and citrus.  It was a strange combination of scents yet very inviting.

The turkey en croute was incredibly flavorful.  The saltiness of the Parmesan cheese contrasted nicely with refreshing notes of citrus.  The turkey itself was incredibly moist and juicy.  I seriously was amazed at how flavorful this turkey was and impressed that the breading contained no actual bread crumbs at all!

I served my Blogger Inspired Turkey en Croute with herb and garlic mashed cauliflower (blog post to come) and this made the perfect dinner for Friday night....with plenty of leftovers for today.  Thank you Megan for providing the inspiration behind such a wonderful meal!

Tell me, do you like to stick to a recipe or modify it at your whim?

Mexican Inspired Chicken Lettuce Wraps

With all of the snow that we've been getting, I wish I could trade in my winter coat for a bathing suit and sunglasses in Mexico!  Since it is unlikely that I'll be waking up in Cozumel anytime soon, I'll just have to make do with cooking and eating meals that remind me of sunny days in Mexico.

My inspiration for this dish came from a lonely avocado.  On a whim, I bought an avocado about a week ago and threw it in the fridge to prevent it from softening.  I found the avocado sitting in the fridge on Wednesday night and I wanted to find a creative way to put it to use.  On Thursday morning, I trimmed and cubed two boneless chicken breasts.  Now normally I leave this job for Bret but he was off at work before I even woke up and I just had to deal with trying not to gag as I handled raw meat early in the morning.  I threw the cubed chicken breast in a storage bag with a few tablespoons each of  roasted chili oil, spicy chipotle rub, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper flakes.  I also added healthy dashes of Tabasco sauce and Mexican hot sauce, along with a pinch of salt and fresh cracked black pepper.  I gently tossed all of these ingredients together in the sealed storage bag and then put the bag in the fridge to marinate while I was at work.

After an invigorating gym session, I was famished for dinner and couldn't wait to put this meal together!  First, I warmed up a wok with some vegetable oil and when the wok was hot, I added the marinated chicken.  One by one, I then added a chopped red onion, three cloves of minced garlic, two chopped red Fresno chiles (loosely de-seeded) and a can of drained and rinsed black beans.

While all of these great ingredients started to come together, Bret cubed up the avocado and gave it a good squeeze of lime juice to prevent it from browning and a pinch of salt.

While these ingredients would have made a great filling for taco, I instead decided to wrap it in my new favorite finger food - lettuce wraps!  I layered the spicy chicken mixture with a slice of avocado and a squeeze of lime juice.

The chicken mixture was seriously spicy but the avocado provided cool relief!

I'm seriously becoming addicted to lettuce wraps and could definitely use some more inspiration for fillings.  Do you have any lettuce wrap ideas you'd like to share?

Grilled Romaine Salad

Last week, I read a blog post on my friend Meghan's blog - Travel, Wine, and Dine - about her love of warm salads during the cold winter months.  While I normally eat a salad at least two or three times a week, I actually rarely make or eat a warm salad when it gets cold outside.  I've actually only made a warm salad once - Warm Arugula and Black Bean Salad - and I haven't really thought of making one since then!  Meghan's blog post, per usual, inspired me to think outside of the box and try something new.

I had a few romaine hearts in my fridge and I couldn't get the idea of grilling the romaine out of my head.  I think I was inspired by a contestant grilling some radicchio on an episode of Chopped or something.  I did a search online and couldn't resist the title of this recipe - Ridiculously Easy Grilled Romaine Salad - from Fatfree Vegan Kitchen.  Now, my dairy-loving self normally would not be on a vegan website but now that I've discovered this blog, I will definitely be returning to it for ideas on what to cook for my three-course vegan dinner!

This recipe was truly ridiculously easy!  First, I halved one romaine heart.

I warmed up a grill pan on the stove and sprayed it with cooking spray.  When the pan was hot, I added the romaine heart halves to the pan and placed another pan on top to press the greens down.  I let the romaine grill for about two minutes before turning it over and allowing it to cook on the other side.

When the lettuce had some beautiful grill marks on it, I took it off the grill pan, lightly drizzled some white truffle oil and sprinkled some grated Parmesan cheese and fresh cracked black pepper.  The original recipe calls for white balsamic and pine nuts but you know that I can never stick exactly to what a recipe calls for - even one as easy as this!

Grilling the romaine brought out so much more flavor to the leaves and I seriously couldn't get enough!  The addition of truffle oil and Parmesan cheese brought it to another flavor level that I seriously enjoyed.  This went perfectly with my comforting turkey meatloaf and made a wonderful winter night's dinner.  I'm glad that Meghan's blog inspired me to try a warm winter salad to help me break out of my salad rut!

Do you do any grilling (indoors or outdoors) during the cold winter months?

Mini Turkey Meatloaf...and a Giveaway Winner!

It feels like forever since I last wrote about something that was actually food-related on this blog!  I've been too busy sharing exciting news on here from asking my best friend to be my maid of honor to announcing the launch of a revamped design of Fun and Fearless in Beantown.  But now that things are settling down, I'm excited to get back into my kitchen and get cooking!

With the freezing temperatures outside, I wanted to make one of my favorite comfort foods for dinner on Tuesday night and finally settled on turkey meatloaf.  I did a quick search online and found this recipe for Gluten Free Meatloaf.  I followed it but replaced the beef and pork for two pounds of ground turkey and also made some other small modifications as indicate below:

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs lean ground turkey (original recipe calls for 1 lb each of ground beef and pork)
• 1 1/2 tsps of salt
• 1 tsp sage (original recipe calls for dried thyme but I was out of it)
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground cracked pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 small white onion, minced
• 2 cups of white mushrooms, finely chopped
• A pat of butter
• 1 tsp crushed red chili pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 3 cloves of minced garlic
• 1/2 cup of ketchup (I omitted this)
• 4 tblsp sugar-free maple syrup (the original recipe called for 1 tbsp honey)
• 6 dashes of Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce (the original recipe called for a dash each)

First, I pre-heated the oven to 350 degrees.  I warmed a skillet on the stove with a pat of butter and sauteed the chopped mushrooms.  Once the mushrooms were softened, I set them aside to cool.

In a bowl, I mixed together all but the last three ingredients.  I was careful not to overwork the meat to avoid having a dry meatloaf.

Instead of packing all of the ingredients into one large loaf pan, I chose to use a mini loaf pan.  I took a quarter of the meat mixture into one mini loaf pan to mold the shape of a loaf and then turned it onto a parchment lined baking sheet until I had four perfect little mini meatloaves.

I put the meatloaf in the oven for about ten minutes while I whisked together the maple syrup, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauces to make a glaze for the meatloaf.  I multiplied the measurements needed for the glaze by four since I omitted the ketchup and there was a lot more surface area to brush onto.

After ten minutes, I took the tray out and brushed the glaze onto the top and sides of the meatloaves.  I put the meatloaves back in the oven for about another twenty minutes (you will need to probably double the cook time if you make one large traditional meatloaf).  While the meatloaf was in the oven, Bret whipped together a mixture of leftover chopped onion, mushrooms and beef broth to top the meatloaf with. 

Meanwhile, I grilled up some romaine hearts for a side salad (blog post to follow).  When the meatloaf had reached 165 degrees in temperature, they were ready to serve!

The meatloaf was so tender and had so many great flavors from the mushrooms, onions and seasoning.  The sweet and spicy glaze added some nice contrasting sweetness and heat but it wasn't too heavy like a traditional ketchup glaze.  The photo above does not do this meatloaf justice!

Bret and I split a mini meatloaf and we were absolutely stuffed.  Meatloaf is one of my favorite comfort foods but I actually rarely eat it.  I think I've only made meatloaf once before and can't remember the last time I ordered it in a restaurant!  But with an easy recipe like this, I'll have to remember to make it more often!

Also, I'd like to announce the winner of my Aquitaine Bar a Vin Bistrot gift certificate.  It is #37 - Christina from A Little Sumpin' Sumpin'.  Congratulations Christina - please email me your full name and mailing address.  And thank you to everyone else who entered and left such kind comments yesterday!

A New Look...and a Giveaway!

Fun and Fearless in Beantown is always evolving and changing.  This blog started out as a personal and private online journal and then turned into a food and lifestyle blog.  Through the blog, I've been presented with some wonderful opportunities and dining experiences, and I've also met some amazing people through the local blogging community.

Over the years, I've had several different looks and re-designs to the blog using free Blogger templates since I'm not the most tech-savvy person.  As Fun and Fearless in Beantown has taken a larger presence in my life, I've really been itching for a professional blog re-design.  In May, I won a gift certificate to April Showers Blog Design from one of my favorite blogs - Fantabulously Frugal.  My experience with April Showers Blog Design was one of the worst customer service experiences in my entire life.  After several emails in June describing what I'd like, I was promised a first draft by early August.  I never received a first draft in August nor an explanation as to why I didn't receive it.  After several follow-up emails, I was promised a first draft in October.  Again, I never received a first draft and no explanation.  After both emails from me and from Lisa of Fantabulously Frugal (who was so embarrassed by this situation and was so lovely in trying to straighten things out), I was promised a design by the end of the year.  Again, nothing was delivered and no explanation.  The emails I received from April Showers Blog Design were so unprofessional and I cannot believe a person can run her business in this manner.

Instead of letting this discourage me, I decided to move on and find someone else who would be happy for my business.  After tweeting about my frustration, I got a suggestion to reach out to Sarah Early of dodeline design.  I cannot say enough lovely things about Sarah.  From the first email, she totally got my vision of the blog and was upfront with me about estimated costs and time lines.  Sarah always emailed me when she said she would and her sincerity shined through in every communication.  I seriously recommend that you contact Sarah if you have any interests in re-designing your blog, new stationary or general graphic design work.  

So, it was great pleasure I introduce a newer and cleaner layout of Fun and Fearless in Beantown.  I've moved a lot of the sidebar items to tabbed pages and there is a wonderful new header using some of my favorite photos from the blog!  

In addition, redesigning Fun and Fearless in Beantown was #17 on my 30 by 30 List.  Since this is the first item I am crossing off my list, I'd like to celebrate with a fun giveaway!  As part of my Boston Food Bloggers Launch Party swag bag, I received a $20 dinner gift certificate for Aquitaine Bar a Vin Bistrot at Legacy Place in Dedham, Massachusetts.  I would love to offer this gift certificate to one of my lovely readers!  To enter, just leave any comment on my blog.  All comments must be entered by Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM EST and a winner will be chosen by Random.org!

Fun and Fearless Weekend Re-Cap

Happy Monday!  As I mentioned yesterday, I was down in Hoboken this past weekend to visit my best friend Samantha.  In addition to asking her to be my Maid of Honor, we had a blast eating and shopping our weekend away!  I only took two photos the entire weekend and here they are:

Saturday night at Willie McBride's

Brunch at Amanda's

When I got back to Boston early Sunday evening, I got to have a belated birthday dinner with my friend Alex.  Some of you may remember that we visited Alex in Washington, D.C. last month and she is another one of my closest friends.  Alex was up in Vermont skiing this weekend and she needed a place to crash before her flight this morning.  My home is always open to friends and guests so it was great to see her for the night!

This is a short blog post today since I have a lot on my plate that I need to catch up on but I have an exciting announcement coming up tomorrow and a pretty cool giveaway!  In the meantime, here are some thoughts I'd like to share on Monday morning:

1.  I will never ever think it is okay to wear real fur.  Perhaps I am a hypocrite because I am a total carnivore and have countless leather/suede shoes, purses, belts, and wallets, but I cringe every time I see a person wearing real fur.  It is just not okay in my book.

2.  Even though I love when Bret does sweet gestures like buying my flowers, nothing warms my heart more than when I come home and he has unexpectedly done tons of laundry, tidied up the apartment, dropped off the drycleaning and sent packages at the post office.  I'm not sure what it says about me when housekeeping and errands warm up my heart.

3.  As some of you know, I've been eating very low carb and sugar meals since January 1st.  I've also kicked up my exercise regimen to almost every day.  I weighed myself this morning and was happy to discover that I've lost ten pounds this month!  While I don't intend to keep this low carb lifestyle forever, this month has been really awakening for me to discover that I can make smarter decisions to eat less and still feel full without sacrificing flavor or taste.  I've also realized that between the close proximity of the gym to my office and home, and the addition of an indoor bike at our place, I have no excuse to not get exercise in at least five days a week.

Tell me, what has you smiling this Monday?

Will You Be My Maid of Honor?

By the time you are reading this, I'm probably finishing up the last of my trip to Hoboken, New Jersey, or on a Bolt Bus back to Boston from New York City.  I took a trip out here this past weekend to visit my best friend Samantha, who lives in Hoboken.  Sam and I met in college at the UMass Amherst our sophomore year through our sorority, Sigma Kappa.  We quickly became friends and even lived together in the sorority house our senior year.

It is hard to believe that Sam and I have been friends for ten years now!  We have gone through so much together from my transition from college to law school and then to being an attorney and from her following her fashion and beauty marketing dreams from New York to L.A. and then back to New York.  We've had lots of ups and some downs but our friendship has weathered every storm - from illness, to break-ups, to family drama, to bad grades and to lay-offs.  We have consistently been each other's biggest champions, therapists and supporters.

So, when it came time to choosing my maid of honor, I knew that I couldn't get married without Samantha standing by my side.  Even though we've talked about being each other's maid of honor so many times over the years, I still wanted to ask her formally.  I also wanted to ask her in person so I chose to ask her this weekend and gave her the following card that I ordered from Zazzle:

I also got her a DVD of the Wedding Planner and My Best Friend's Wedding as a cute way to thank her for being in my bridal party.

Photo Credit

I'm writing this blog post before I've even given her the gift but with her, I know the answer before it has even been asked.  We've set the date, picked a location and asked our friend Sara Jane to officiate.  Now that I have my Maid of Honor, wedding planning is slowly starting!

Tell me, have you ever been in a wedding before?

Mustard Glazed Mahi Mahi and Roasted Broccoli

As I've mentioned before, I've really been trying to incorporate more seafood into our diet.  I always keep my favorite proteins (like ground beef, ground turkey, chicken sausages and boneless chicken breasts) in the freezer, which is why a lot of my meals incorporate one of these ingredients.  So, a few weeks ago, I picked up a package of frozen mahi mahi filets for the freezer so that I would also have fish on hand whenever I wanted it and hoped that this would help remind me to cook more fish for dinner!

I've actually never cooked with frozen fish before and I was really pleased with the results.  The mahi mahi was vacuum-sealed and I thawed it out overnight.  Before using the filets on Thursday night, I gave them a quick rinse and a good pat down.

I wanted to make a mustard glaze for the mahi mahi so I put together a quick glaze using a few heaping tablespoons of spicy mustard, two tablespoons of rice vinegar and a splash of roasted sesame seed oil.

I also added a heaping tablespoon of Victoria Taylor's toasted sesame ginger seasoning that was part of the Boston Food Bloggers launch party swag bag.  This seasoning had an awesome presence of ground ginger and toasted sesame seeds.  I know that this will definitely be used again in my kitchen!

I gave everything a mix and put the mahi mahi filets in the bowl with the glaze.  I coated all of the sides of the fish with the glaze and then let it sit in the bowl to marinate while I preheated my oven to 425 degrees and worked on my broccoli.

The broccoli was really simple to prepare.  I simple washed a huge head of broccoli and cut all of the florets off.  I also peeled the outer skin of the remaining stem and cut those down to a similar size as the florets.  I tossed the broccoli in a bowl with butter-infused olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper. 

I spread the broccoli out on an aluminum lined baking sheet that I had sprayed with cooking spray.  I also put my mahi mahi filets in a small shallow baking tray that was also lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with cooking spray.

I put the fish on a shelf in the middle of the oven and put the broccoli on a lower level for fifteen minutes.  I then moved the fish to the bottom shelf while I turned the chopped broccoli over on the tray to ensure that both sides of the florets and stems got the beautiful roasted coloring.  I placed the baking sheet back in the oven on the top shelf and allowed both the fish and the broccoli to cook for another five minutes.

I think this might have been the best fish I have ever cooked.  The spicy mustard glaze added so much flavor to the fish.  I typically steam or wok-fry broccoli but roasting it brought out some amazing flavors and textures.  The butter olive oil definitely added a nice rich buttery flavor to these vegetables.

What is the best seafood dish you've ever cooked or eaten?

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and White Beans

Before we left for Portland for my birthday weekend, Bret and I decided to place an order on Peapod to be delivered on Monday afternoon.  After all, there is nothing more depressing than coming home from a weekend away to an empty fridge!  We ordered some great vegetables and proteins and I was excited to use some of them right away in the kitchen!

Bret and I decided to make steak tips for dinner on Tuesday night so on Tuesday morning, Bret put together a quick marinade for the steak tips to marinate in while we were at work.  He used a combination of soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, and garlic powder.  He also included salt, pepper and a dash of olive oil.

Thankfully Bret volunteered to marinate the steak tips for me since it really grosses me out to deal with raw meat first thing in the morning!

I knew that I wanted to use a bag of frozen Brussels sprouts as a side dish for the steak tips so I emptied the bag into a bowl and let it thaw in the fridge while we were at work.  Later that evening, I got home from the gym and took the bowl of marinated steak tips out of the fridge to bring them to room temperature.  I then got to work on a side dish for the steak tips.

The Brussels sprouts were mostly thawed so I sliced them and threw them in the Dutch oven.

I also chopped up four slices of turkey bacon and added that to the Le Creuset.

I rinsed and drained a can of cannellini beans and the beans were also added to the Dutch oven.  I seasoned the Brussels sprouts, turkey bacon and cannellini beans with salt, pepper, garlic powder, herbs de Provence, dried rosemary and a drizzle of herbs de Provence olive oil.

I gave all of these great ingredients a stir and then put it in the oven at 400 degrees for fifteen minutes uncovered. 

I also cooked my steak tips at the same time and temperature.  When the fifteen minutes were up, Bret took the steak tips out to let them rest while I broiled the Brussels sprouts on high for about five minutes.

I put the flash on the camera so that you could see all of the great textures in this dish.

This side dish had a lot of texture from the roasted Brussels sprouts, roasted white beans and crispy turkey bacon.  The seasonings added a lot of great flavor to the sprouts too!  I sprinkled a bit of grated Parmesan cheese on top of the roasted Brussels sprouts to add a fresh saltiness to the dish.

I absolutely loved the roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and white beans, and it was the perfect side dish to the tender juicy steak tips.

Do you like Brussels sprouts?  How do you like to prepare them?

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Tenders

After our wonderful weekend in Portland, Bret and I made it home to Beacon Hill on Sunday in record time.  We were both pretty happy about this since we both wanted to unpack and squeeze in a gym session before the Pats game.  After the gym, Bret picked up some ingredients for us to make a healthier version of buffalo wings - grilled buffalo chicken tenders!

Originally I offered to make the grilled buffalo chicken tenders for halftime, which was just around dinner time.  But as the first half started to wind down, Bret got frustrated with the game and offered to help me out while keeping the TV on in the adjoining room.  We had two special ingredients to help us add lots of flavor to the grilled chicken tenders - Butter Extra Virgin Olive Oil (that we picked up at LeRoux Kitchen over the weekend) and Bella's Spicy Garlic Wing Sauce. 

While Bret trimmed and sliced the boneless chicken breasts down, I warmed up a sauce pan with a few pats of butter and about half the bottle of wing sauce.  I whisked the melted butter and wing sauce together and then let the sauce simmer on the stove. 

Meanwhile, Bret warmed up the grill pan and drizzled some of the butter extra virgin olive oil on the pan.  The olive oil is infused with butter extract, which gives the oil a nice buttery flavor.  This olive oil helps keep things lighter while still having that rich buttery flavor.  As the pan warmed up, Bret simply seasoned the chicken tenders with salt and pepper.  Once the pan was ready, the chicken tenders were easily grilled on the pan.

Once the chicken was grilled, Bret put the tenders in the saucepan with the buffalo sauce.  I let the chicken tenders soak up the buffalo flavor and tossed them gently in the buffalo sauce.

The grilled buffalo chicken tenders were pretty awesome.  While it is definitely not the same as frying up some wings and tossing it in buffalo sauce, I think pan-grilling some lean chicken tenders were a smart and healthier alternative for a game-day snack.

I also sliced up some celery to help us cool our mouths down.  But knowing us, I also poured some of the remaining buffalo sauce to pour over the chicken tenders if we wanted to add a little more heat!

I cut my chicken tenders down and added it to a bowl of iceberg lettuce (leftover from the spicy pork lettuce wraps) and some blue cheese dressing.  Bret also had a bowl of salad with dressing but he opted for his chicken tenders in a more traditional manner - with blue cheese, celery and hot sauce!

Unfortunately, as we watched the game, the grilled buffalo chicken tenders were probably the highlight of our Sunday evening.  Fortunately there were plenty of leftovers to help Bret ease the pain of the loss the next day on his day off while I sadly spent the day in the office.

If you watch football, what did you make for Sunday's games?