Super Bowl's coming.

Superbowl is coming tomorrow. Isn't it time to declare the Monday after a national holiday? We are a particularly argumentative people, wearing faux rebel gear, wrapped in the flag, and ready to exercise out 2nd amendment rights on anyone that disagrees with us, I say any event that we can all agree on should become some sort of national celebration. We need to wallow in our common ground. Besides do we really benefit from 60 or 70 million hung-over people showing up for work on Monday? I didn't think so.

Now being the chippy jack-offs that we are ( that's us boys) you know you can't possibly enjoy the Super Bowl unless you have a team to root for. That's tough for this Super Bowl. Pittsburgh is the 24th biggest television market in the country and I think they only have etch-a-sketch in Green Bay. Looks like we are going to have to trump up some false rage to get this party started on the right foot (yes ladies, I know you don't have to hate on someone to watch a game, that's why you are sometimes better than us, but that's also  why you are going to be in the kitchen most of the evening chatting and waiting for the commercials to come on).

Now it is just my opinion, but Pittsburgh has Rothlesburger which gives them a head start on the villein thing. (you might want to watch this ladies and join the hate; blame the victim much?)

In fact the Steelers pretty much win this one outright, but in the interest of being fair and balanced we will at least try to hate on the Packers.

Now a lot of you young-ins are thinking..."What's the big deal?" but I promise you that every old school coach in this country, and is there any other kind of coach?, was throwing things at the television when this self-involved nitwit started celebrating before he was in the end zone. Belichek and Ryan in the same room would both be throwing the same things at the screen. Why?

That's why. You should be impressed with yourself after you do something great, not before. We aren't going to get into a meta discussion on why we are going to hell in a hand basket, at least not today, so the sexual predator beats the happy buffoon for todays target. I say "Go Packers!"

We already whipped up some wings this week. Good Super Bowl food. If it's going to be a party though we need something more for the buffet. Start with chips, spring for the good stuff (my personal favorite is salt and pepper). Add some shrimp, a couple of dips, a vegetable plate (blanch the broccoli), it's all good, but you want something a little more substantial. How about this?

1. Mmmm Rubins, How to make a lot at once though? Off to the market we go. Most Markets have packages of perfectly square mini rye bread, buy good corn beef, full fat swiss cheese, sauerkraut, bottled Russian dressing is fine, and you are good to go.
2. Melt some butter (Mmmm, butter!)
3. Chop the corned beef.
4. Get out a cookie sheet or a jelly roll pan
5. Heat the oven to 375
6. Assemble
7. Slice of bread, smear of dressing, corned beef, kraut, square of swiss, smear of dressing, slice of bread.
8. Use a pastry brush to butter (Mmmm butter) the out sides of the bread.
9. load up the pan, no spacing necessary.
10. Top with another jellyroll pan, top that with some weight ( the cast iron skillet that you should have is perfect for this.)
11. Give it 10 to 12 minutes in the hot oven.
12. Pass the salt and pepper chips.

I could not figure out how to add bacon (Mmmm bacon) to this recipe, but feel free to do so on your own. Happy Super Bowl. Soon to be a holiday in a better universe near you!