It’s that time of year again….The time for everyone who doesn’t care about football, to suddenly pick sides and throw (or attend) a huge party on a Sunday night, which then leads to lots of people calling in sick on Monday…aka The Super Bowl.  Well, if you’re looking for Super Bowl snacks, I’ve got you covered this week.  I’ll be doing snacks and a great party drink recipe on Friday.  The recipe today could not be easier, or more flavorful.

Thank you to Hunt’s for sponsoring this post and encouraging my culinary skills! Visit Hunt’s Signature Recipe Collection to find tons of delicious ideas for using Hunt’s tomatoes in your meals.

Yes, this is a sponsored post.  But since I only use two brands of canned tomato products (Hunt’s being one of them) this was a perfect fit.  I decided to make a warm and spicy tomato and olive salad.  I know that typically ‘salads’ refers to something cold, but it’s soon to be February and the thought of eating cold stuff (aside from guacamole on game day) just seems a bit sacreligious.

Tailgating recipes should be easy, don’t you think?  It doesn’t matter if you’re eating them at home or while sitting on your worst fold up chairs in the middle of the sweltering heat on black asphalt or bundled up like the Michelin man huddled over a portable grill (I’m from Cleveland and have one too many tailgating excursions in the freezing cold, so I know what I’m talking about here).  When I think about tailgating recipes, if it takes me longer to make the snack than it does for me to get ready…I don’t consider that tailgating material.  (This does not include any meat recipes…I’m just talking munchies here.)

The other nice thing about this recipe, as one of your Super Bowl snacks, is the fact that you probably already have all of the basic ingredients in your cupboards already.  The only thing missing might be the pre-made polenta (yes, the stuff in the tube) and a jar of kalamata olives (but I find that a lot of people seem to have a jar of these things tucked away just in case – that just in case time is now).

It takes less than 30 minutes to put together this entire snack and less than 15 minutes to make the warm and spicy tomato olive salad.  You toss a drained can of the Hunt’s tomatoes into a hot pan with a few other ingredients, simmer it until almost all of the juices are gone and you’re ready to go.

For our party’s Super Bowl snacks, I’m topping seasoned and baked polenta rounds with this tomato and olive salad.  But you could serve it in a bowl next to crackers or toasted bread.  The other nice thing about tailgating recipes like this is you can use the leftovers (or just re-make the easy peasy recipe) and turn it into dinner.  The flavors in this warm salad would taste fantastic spooned over some whole wheat pasta, a small drizzle of olive oil and a few shavings of Parmesan cheese.  YAY, a multi-tasker recipe!

Thank you again to Hunt’s for sponsoring my post. Find more ideas for cooking with tomatoes at Hunt’sS ignature Recipe Collection. I was selected for this opportunity by the Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own. #HuntsRecipe #spon

Relationship Advice

Being infected with this contagion is actually a good thing.

Yawning is contagious – that’s a fact.  You’ve no doubt noticed that if you’re talking with someone, and they yawn, you almost always yawn too.  In fact, sometimes this back and forth yawning gets to the point where you either start laughing hysterically about it or you start threatening each other.

Of course, this phenomenon known as “yawn transmission” has been studied.  I mean, at this point, hasn’t just about every act had a study performed on it?

This study found that what makes a yawn most contagious is the relationship between the yawn-er and the yawn-ee.  They found that the reciprocating yawn came quickest from a loved one.  The rate of yawn response slows down a bit from there, but the next quickest response comes from a relative of the yawner, then friends, acquaintances and lastly strangers.

Yet another way for you to tell how much someone loves you….how quickly do they return your yawn?  AKA – If you really loved me, you would have yawned right after I did.

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