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Simplifying your game day spread with easy snack options

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A taste bud touchdown: Game day food inspiration

Get creative in the kitchen ahead of the big game

KETV.COM. THANK YOU IZZY. WELL, IT’S 705 NOW, AND WHILE MANY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BIG GAME AND THE BIG PLAYS TONIGHT, OTHERS ARE MORE EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE FOOD AND KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI IS LIVE AT HIGH FEE THIS MORNING WITH SOME INSPIRATION TO HELP YOU CREATE A DELICIOUS GAME DAY DISH. MARY. HEY. GOOD MORNING. AND YES, HY-VEE IS READY FOR ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE COMING IN FOR THAT LAST MINUTE GAME DAY FOOD YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME. THEY’VE GOT AN ENTIRE DISPLAY WITH ALL THAT CHIPS AND POP. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT GAME DAY GO SMOOTHLY. SO LET’S LOOK AT SOME OF THE TRENDS THAT PEOPLE ARE EATING THIS GAME DAY THAT, YOU KNOW THAT THERE’S ALL THOSE CLASSIC WINGS, PIZZA, CHIPS AND DIP. BUT HY-VEE MANAGER JUSTIN WAGNER SUGGESTS PUTTING YOUR OWN UNIQUE SPIN ON THESE DISHES. ONE BIG TREND THEY’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS HOT HONEY ON EVERYTHING. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOME WAYS TO INCORPORATE IT INTO YOUR DISH, WACKER RECOMMENDS TRYING IT ON PIZZA WINGS OR EVEN IN CUSTOMIZED DRINKS. ANOTHER TREND THEY’RE SEEING IS A SPIN OFF OF THE CLASSIC CHARCUTERIE BOARD. PLOWMAN’S LUNCH IS TRADITIONAL IN THE ENGLISH LUNCH TIME. WE’VE GOT REALLY, REALLY NICE PICKLES THAT YOU ADD TO IT. YOU’VE GOT SALAMIS, DIFFERENT CHARCUTERIE, CRUSTY BREADS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE FOR CHARCUTERIE PLATTERS HERE IN THE U.S. WAGNER ALSO HAS A HELPFUL HACK IF YOU ARE FINISHING OFF YOUR PICKLE JAR AND YOU HAVE ALL THAT BRINE LEFT, DON’T THROW IT OUT. ACTUALLY, SAVE THAT BRINE. MIX IT IN WITH SOME MAYO OR SOME CREAM CHEESE. ADD SOME SPICES AND YOU’LL HAVE

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Ahead of tonight’s big game, you may still be pondering your menu to share with family and friends. KETV gets an inside look at easy-to-prepare options for the whole gang. Hy-Vee says some of the latest trends in the kitchen include “Ploughman’s lunch” and dabbling with hot honey. A ploughman’s lunch is similar to a charcuterie board, filled with meats, bread and salami. Seafood manager at Hy-Vee Justin Wacker said, “Right now, you’re seeing a lot with hot honey. Hot honeys everywhere. Place it on pizzas. You can do it on wings. Even people are doing it in different drinks, different customized drinks that they have at their holiday parties.”

Ahead of tonight’s big game, you may still be pondering your menu to share with family and friends. KETV gets an inside look at easy-to-prepare options for the whole gang.

Hy-Vee says some of the latest trends in the kitchen include “Ploughman’s lunch” and dabbling with hot honey.

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A ploughman’s lunch is similar to a charcuterie board, filled with meats, bread and salami.

Seafood manager at Hy-Vee Justin Wacker said, “Right now, you’re seeing a lot with hot honey. Hot honeys everywhere. Place it on pizzas. You can do it on wings. Even people are doing it in different drinks, different customized drinks that they have at their holiday parties.”

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