Game Day party tips for football fans


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 Entertaining this foot-
ball season? To make your
gatherings memorable,
you'll need to do more
than just turn on the
game and hope for the
best. With the right party
plays, you can treat your
guests to a spirited game
day and a memorable
football feast.
 Try incorporating these
game changing ideas
into your regular party
playbook:

 TEAM SPIRIT

 Get your friends geared
up for game time from
the moment they arrive.
Hang a team banner in
your entryway and adorn
your yard with your team's
colors. Pump up your
crowd by playing your
favorite game-time tunes.


 Even if all your guests
are rooting for the same
team, spice it up with
some friendly compe-
tition, like wagering on
who hosts the crowd for
the next game.
 Have face paint on
hand and encourage your
guests to arrive early so
the party is well under-
way at kick-off.

 SCORING BIG WITH DIPS

 Food is usually
the main attraction
at most festivities,
and football-themed
"home-gating" parties
are no exception. Give
your spread a thematic
look by making a mini
football field out of your
table. Use AstroTurf as
your tablecloth. Then
space white tape stripes
at intervals for the yard
lines.
 But you can really score


big with the food. Dips
are the MVP of home
parties, according a
recent survey conducted
by ConAgra Foods. More
than half of the respon-
dents said their guests
reach for dips first. And
RO*TEL and VELVEETA
Famous Queso Dip
remains king at parties,
beating out guacamole,
salsa, spinach artichoke
and buffalo chicken dip.
 So please your crowd
and make game day de-
licious with a quick, easy
and zesty dip. If you're
one of the many that
have never heard of or
made queso dip, try this
simple crowd-pleasing
recipe, made with only
two ingredients, RO*TEL
and VELVEETA:

 Ingredients:
 1 I can (10 oz.) RO*TEL
Original Diced Tomatoes &
Green Chilies, undrained


 1 lb. (16 oz.) VELVEETA,
cut into 1/2-inch cubes

 Directions:
 Combine undrained
tomatoes and cheese in
microwaveable bowl.
 Microwave on high
for 5 minutes or until
VELVEETA is melted
completely and mixture
is blended, stirring after
3 minutes.
 Serve warm as a
dip with tortilla chips,
crackers or cut-up
fresh vegetables.

 ULTIMATE QUESO BASH

 No matter where the
football festivities take
place, queso dip is a fan
favorite. The VELVEETA &
RO*TEL Quesobago, an RV
loaded with queso dip, is
making a cross-country
tour to college football's
hottest rivalries to
introduce queso to a new


crowd. While it only takes
two ingredients to create
crowd-pleasing Famous
Queso Dip, you can make
it your own with a pinch
of personality. For queso


customizations, visit www.
quesoforall.com.
 For the perfect pigskin
party, make your football
fete fun, festive and
creatively delicious.


Find the hidden treasures of the rich in Naples


By Ellen Creager
DETROIT FREE PRESS

 5th Avenue South:
The main shopping
street. Designer olive
oil, antique jewelry,
artwork, bronzes and


patent-leather coats
for little dogs. Dine on
everything from caviar to
cappuccino to calamari.
(www.fifthavenuesouth.
corn, 239-435-3742.)
 Naples Pier: Historic
fishing pier now mainly


Putting the top down on a fancy convertible is a great way to
enjoy downtown Naples, Fla.


used for strolling and
people-watching. If
Naples Beach there is
too crowded, try other
spots there is access
at the end of nearly every
east-west street (if you
can find parking) along
the Gulf. (12th Avenue
South at the water,
www.naplesgov.com,
239-213-3062.)
 SArtist studios: Art
Alliance Naples has 26
working artist studios set
up on Shirley Street in
North Naples; buy direct
from the artists twice a
month. "People want to
know where the real art
is," says painter Susan
Shipman of Grosse Pointe,
Mich., and Naples. Hear
schedule at 239-821-1061.
(No website.)
 Tin City: Former fish
shacks turned into stores
and restaurants. A lot of
T-shirts here but some
interesting shops as
well. (1200 5th Avenue
South, www.tin-city.com,
239-262-4200.)
 Dream houses: Drive
Gulf Shore, Gordon Drive


and Galleon Drive to see
enormous mansions,
including two that sold for
more than $40 million last
year. Nice cottage, huh?
 Naples Botanical
Garden: Best is the
Brazilian garden with
its colorful mural and
pond with lily pads as
big as car wheels. New
visitors center and orchid
garden will open next
fall. (4820 Bayshore Drive,
www.naplesgarden.org,
239-643-7275.)
 Naples Zoo: See the
Snakes Alive! demonstra-
tion featuring Florida's
native poisonous snakes,
and take a little boat
tour. I was uncomfort-
able seeing the zoo's
seven giraffes wandering
in a barren pen, but
a better habitat for
them is planned. (1590
Goodlette-Frank Road,
www.napleszoo.org,
239-262-5409.)

 TRIPS FROM NAPLES

 Everglades City:
A wonderful antidote


 MCT PHOTOS
Hitting the Everglades is a good diversion from the beach
crowds in Naples, Fla.


to chi-chi Naples, this
rural town has airboat
tours, mobile homes,
the western entrance
to Everglades National
Park (www.nps.gov/ever)
and Smallwood Store, a
museum that once was a
trading post (about one
hour east on Tamiami
Trail, U.S. 41; www.ever
gladeschamber.net).
 SAve Maria: Ann
Arbor pizza magnate
Tom Monaghan's utopian


dream of a Catholic town
is now seven years old.
Created amid farmland
35 miles northeast of
Naples, it still looks pretty
much like a movie set
waiting for action to
start. Still, the Ave Maria
Oratory church is worth
the trip alone to see
the architecture (about
one hour from Naples;
Annunciation Circle, Ave
Maria; www.avemaria.
corn, 239-352-3903).


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