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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This Sunday, Super Bowl fans are expected to eat more than 1.25 billion wings. Most will be drenched in buffalo sauce and dipped in blue cheese. But a few will be a little less ordinary.

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We've all been waiting for this moment. A trail of blood, tears, and broken dreams lies behind us. No, silly, we're not talking about the thrilling finish of The Piglet Tournament of Cookbooks!

We're talking about the other thing happening this week, the biggest eating day of the year (besides Thanksgiving and Meatopia). The thing that, strangely, we're not supposed to refer to by name. So, to keep it all legal, we'll say it with soup.

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At the parties you'll all be throwing this Sunday, give the chili a year off. Because 2012 is the year of the chowder: New England vs. Manhattan, clam vs. clam.

Which team is your money on? Pick your Soup-er Sunday menu below (or hedge your bets and serve them both).

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Team New England

Representative chowder: New England Clam Chowder. The perennial favorite for a reason: rich and brawny, a patriotic charmer -- and more tha

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By Frank Melodia, REDBOOK

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,

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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 tha

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