Football Season Entertaining

Are you ready for some football? If you’re heading to a game this season, or usually get together with friends to catch your team on TV at home, why not make this year’s viewing season the best.

Make your home football experience special with a new weekly beer selection, and a food spread that will make your fall entertaining feel cozy, and emulate the experience of tailgating in the comfort of your own home. The key to entertaining while still being able to enjoy your football Sunday is, make-ahead dishes, mess free and multi-use serving ware and simple fall decor, like pumpkins and foliage. Even if you’re tailgating in a parking lot, you can kick up the decor with fan worthy colors, and versatile fabrics and props. Make your time before the game worth while by prepping and organizing all your dishes and drinks the day before.

These following football entertaining ideas work well not only for home viewing afternoons but tailgating at the stadium too! The official NFL season starts tomorrow. Who will you be rooting for?

Boost the flavor of classic football dishes with these ideas: Fried Pickles, soft pretzel bites three ways and beer soaked oven fries. For healthier options try barbecue spice roasted chickpeas, kale chips, and baked parmesan zucchini
Setup up all the necessities to make nachos and tacos; these shrimp ones are calling my name
When the days become colder a chili or baked potato bar will be a perfect sunday afternoon treat. Serious game watchers will crave these smoky baby back ribs along with wings.
Give guests these chillers at the first game to keep their beers chilled all season long. Setup a beer tasting or each week have a different person choose the main brew to feature that Sunday. It’s a great way to try something new, and what guy doesn’t enjoy beers and football. {left image via, right image via}
Cookies are always a hit, but football shaped sandwich cakes are festive, and pumpkin beer cupcakes will be sure to please all your guests {Make funfetti cookies with team colors}
For a mess free and easy cleanup table cover, lay craft paper designed to look like a football field, and use paper bags as containers for food. {images via}
Bring the outdoors indoors with fall decor, pumpkins, branches and foliage. Incorporate your team colors, whether with these diy napkins from old shirts or plaid blankets that work as table coverings or cover ups on chilly days {image via}. Have cheering props, like poms, megaphones, flags, and pennants, on hand so you can show your team spirit {top image via}
Prep snacks in clear containers and grab-and-go bags. Serve individual wrapped sandwiches, or soups in up-cycled cans {image via}
Check out these for more simple and handy tips to use every Sunday at home and these to have your best football tailgate yet {image via}