If you're not sure which team to root for on Sunday, decide based on their celebrity supporters. Do you bleed Giant blue like Rooney Mara, Tom Cruise, and Lady Gaga? Or are you a true Patriot like Gisele Bündchen, Matt Damon, and Amy Poehler?

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As far as great inventions of the last century go, we'd like to think that our Inside- Out Buffalo Wings are pretty far up on the list.

Buffalo wings and blue cheese dip are a natural and delicious combination, but not necessarily effortless. As every wing lover knows, it can be difficult to get that perfect ratio of chicken to dip. One bite may be entirely coated, while the next is overly spicy or dry. And there is, of course, the messiness factor.

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Enter these Inside Out Buffalo Wings: Food52er foodfighter streamlines the process by including the dip while cooking. The first step is to surreptitiously slip on a coating of blue cheese before frying. Afterwards, they're topped with a classic butter, hot sauce, honey, and lemon glaze. As Amanda and Merrill put it, "with every bite, you get tangy heat, a satisfying crunch, tender meat and a seductive hint of blue cheese." What could be more appealing than

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Bring out platters of wings, beer-braised barbecue, and killer cupcakes - then move out of the way before you get tackled! These Super Bowl recipes will wow even the toughest of crowds.

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Beer-Braised BBQ Brisket Grinders

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 5 hours

Makes 12 servings.

2 Tbsp each instant espresso coffee powder and packed brown sugar

1 Tbsp smoked sweet paprika

1 tsp each ground cumin, ground ancho chile, and kosher salt

2 Tbsp canola oil or bacon drippings

1 (5-lb) beef brisket, trimmed, leaving a ¼-inch layer of fat

2 large white onions, halved, sliced

6 whole garlic cloves, peeled

1 (12-oz) bottle dark Mexican beer

1 (14½-oz) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained

1 cup chipotle barbecue sauce (or your favorite barbecue sauce)

12 Kaiser, brioche, or Portuguese rolls, split

Tangy coleslaw (recipe follows)

1. Heat oven to 300°F. Mix espresso powder,

By Kayla Miller, REDBOOK

If you're not a big beer drinker, we've got some fun cocktails you can whip up at your Super Bowl party this year. Whether you're rooting for the New England Patriots or the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, these stiff drinks will make the win even better or the loss a little less painful. Patriots Fire
Patriots Fire

1 oz. SKYY Infusions Blood Orange
1.oz. Aperol
2 oz. Prosecco
1 oz. mineral water

Serve cold with or without ice in an old fashioned glass.
Recipe by Jon Gasparini, Rye on the Road

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Golden Giants

Golden Giants

2 oz SKYY Infusions Dragon Fruit
2 oz energy drink
¾ oz sour mix
Lime squeeze

Serve on the rocks.

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A projected 71.5 million pounds of avocados will be consumed during the Super Bowl, and it's hard to avoid all the guacamole and chips (in fact, some Super Bowl parties are first and foremost Guac Bowls, where the competition gets vicious for the title of best spread). But before attempting to throw any old ingredients together with an avocado, take some advice from the experts.

The most important ingredient is ripe avocados. The least is the avocado pit, which people often leave in guacamole bowls thanks to a belief that it will prevent the oxidation that turns guac brown. It's a common mistake, but leaving the pit won't offer any kind of protection. "It will keep the area directly under the pit from browning, but no more," says Jan DeLizer of the California Avocado Commission.

The real solution, says Golden Door spa executive chef Curtis Cooke, is to place a piece of plastic cling wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole to protect it from oxygen exposure. "I also use

Love pizza on game day? Make it a thin-crust pie topped with veggies.Will you root for the Patriots or the Giants on Super Bowl Sunday? Either way, game day goodies will be part of the lineup. Here are 5 healthy snacks that look and taste like the beloved originals, so your waistline will win, even if your team doesn't.

1. Better-for You Buffalo Wings

Traditional buffalo wings are deep-fried, drenched in a spicy butter-based sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. That adds up to 350 calories, 12 g of fat, and a whopping 1,160 mg sodium per serving. To trim that down, swap the wings for lower-fat chicken tenders. Marinate the tenders in nonfat buttermilk, dredge them in a combo of flour and cornmeal, and bake 'em. Trade full-fat sour cream for reduced-fat in the blue cheese dressing.

Save: 93 calories, 16 g fat, and 778 mg sodium

Serve these slimmed-down Boneless Buffalo Wings.

2. Pizza to Go

Boxes of delivery pizza are a convenient game-day standby. But watch those toppings and your choice of crust: One slice of Domino's

Get your whole family in on the fun for the Big Game on February 5th! These football-themed recipes and crafts will make your house the place to be to watch the match unfold!

See five of our favorite ideas here, then head to FamilyFun.go.com for more Football-themed fun!

You can expect a high number of interceptions when you pass these individual-size meatball sandwiches during halftime festivities.
Mini Football Subs
You can expect a high number of interceptions when you pass these individual-size meatball sandwiches during halftime festivities.
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Plastic Easter Eggs come off the bench for this postseason special: mini footballs filled with treats.
Pigskin Surprise
Plastic Easter Eggs come off the bench for this postseason special: mini footballs filled with treats.
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Give your team the home field advantage with these fun football-themed cupcakes.
Touchdown Treats
Give your team the home field advantage with these fun football-themed cupcakes.
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Bring the thrill of the gridiron to your living room wall with this pigskin version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
Wall Football
Bring the thrill of the gridiron to your living room wall with this pigskin version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
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be prepared to tackle those post-game appetites with a hearty menu, like this harvest chili (it's made with pumpkin) and sandwich combo.
Pumpkin Chili with Grilled Cheese Footballs
Be prepared to tackle those post-game appetites with a hearty menu, like this harvest chili (it's

FootballThat's right. It's that time of the year again. The time of the year when you can breathe easy because formal holiday entertaining is far behind you and you can trade in champagne cocktails and "hors d'oeuvres" for Super Bowl-worthy beer and nachos. For me, February 5th will be less about the two titan teams of the northeast battling it out for bragging rights and more about whether I've ordered enough bulk packs of chicken wings to feed my hungry friends.

Aside from wings and nachos, I've decided to pay tribute to my fair city (Go Giants!) and cook up a few thematically appropriate dishes, such as bagel chips with a cream cheese-based veggie dip and a hot dog bar with all the fixin's (sauerkraut, tomato-y stewed onions, etc.). For you Patriot fans out there, I might suggest serving mini crab or lobster rolls (buttered and toasted hot dog buns cut in half and stuffed with mayo-based crab salad) or having a pot of creamy clam chowder bubbling away on the stove on game day