Happy birthday

Growing up, I always hated that my birthday often coincided with the Super Bowl. It's really hard for people to focus on you when there's pigskin flying in the background. Every year I am given a reprieve from the co-opting of my day, I definitely take advantage and celebrate. This year there was extra reason to celebrate - a big move to San Francisco and I've almost reached the one year mark of the start of this blog.

The good news is that I've been able to post most of the recipes just in time for Super Bowl Sunday:

• Stuffed mushrooms
• Mini quiches
• Spinach dip
• Sweet potato fries
• Truffle roasted nuts
• Braised artichoke hearts

I chose these items based on what I could get at my local farmer's market. It's not as easy in Green Bay or Pittsburg, but still possible to find some morsels locally. Potatoes should be available, so fries and chips are easy crowd pleasers. Also, mushrooms are typically grown in the winter as far north as Pennsylvania. So go to your local farmers market or peruse the local section of your grocery store and think creative snacks.