Super Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

95% of the crowd was Pro Steelers (Ouch!)

What a busy week! We co-hosted a Super Bowl party at our house this past weekend ... Hog Roast with about 50 people. Lots of work (group effort), and it was well worth it. Great time! Though we really could've used a day off to recouperate! 



"The Box"

The design of this homemade box is simple and, therefore, ingenious! A metal box slides into this outter housing. A grate is placed on the bottom that the hog lays on. Then top, which is lined with steel, is put in place and the coals lit on top of it. The box retains all the heat - like an oven.

When the Hog is halfway through cooking, they lift the grate out, put another grate on top (like a sandwich), and they flip it!

It's gets basted, closed back up and when it's done (here's the best part) ... the "Cracklins" (skin)! This is pure crunchy deliciousness! (Yes, I know its a future heart-attack, but most things that are really good are not necessarily good for you! lol)

 Entertainment while the Hog is cooking? Games of Corn Hole.

The Cook & our Co-Hostess :)

Silly name, fun game. Played in teams of two (or just singles). Each player/team has 4 corn-filled sacks (thus the name), thrown one at a time at the board across from you, in turns. You get 1 pt for each bag you land on the board, 3 pts if you get it in the hole ... knock a bag off - even if it's yours, and it's no longer a point. Likewise, matched moves cancel eachother out (if you and your opponent each get a bag on the board, the two cancel each other out). First team/player to 21 wins.