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One more week until Super Bowl XLI, so there’s plenty of time to get ready for a Super Bowl party. If you are headed to a friend’s place and need to show your team colors, check out our selection of Chicago Bears clothing or Indianapolis Colts apparel. If you plan on hosting your own Super Bowl party, we’ve got you covered with everything from Bears and Colts car accessories to home furnishings, kitchen stuff and slippers.

Now let’s move on to the best part of any Super Bowl party, the food! Check out the football party recipes from Epicurious and Food Network. There are a ton of great recipes, from savory dishes to dessert.

The Carolina pulled-pork sandwiches are making my mouth water. Unfortunately, it takes 6 hours to smoke the pork shoulders. Don’t worry, there are simpler recipes, like these 18 chili recipes. I love guacamole and Alton Brown’s guac recipe looks pretty good, but I would get rid of the cumin and cayenne. Put in the real stuff and add a jalapeno or better yet a habanero if you dare. The habanero guacamole can be “accidentally” served to the obnoxious guest rooting for the wrong team.

Speaking of teams, which team will you be cheering for, da Bears or the Colts? As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I’m indifferent about the teams and just hope for an exciting game. However, as someone dating a Bears fanatic, I must be a defacto Chicago fan next Sunday, although I do like Peyton Manning. Who doesn’t like a 6’5” 230 lb quarterback with a laser, rocket arm?

But, I know better than to root against her Bears. There would be many serious consequences for me if I cheered for the Colts. Thankfully, as a die-hard Penn Stater, I can justify being a Bears’ fan because Chicago has three former Penn State players on the roster. Tight end John Gilmore is pictured above. The other two players are placekicker Robbie Gould and guard Tyler Reed (practice squad). There are no Penn State players on the Colts. So I’m not really rooting for the Bears. I’m cheering for Penn State!

As far as my Super Bowl party, it’s just going to be the Bears fanatic and me. She doesn’t want to deal with non-Bears fans interrupting her focus and concentration on the game. So in honor of the Chicago Bears, we will be partaking in a deep dish pizza from Little Star Pizza, arguably the best deep dish pizza in the Bay Area. The “Little Star” pizza, which is spinach blended with ricotta and feta, mushrooms, onions, garlic, is our favorite deep dish pie.

This post has taken a circuitous route from da Bears, the Colts, food, Penn State and back to food again. I told you the food is the best part of a Super Bowl party. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the game while snacking on delicious food.

GO BEARS!!!

Note: I was forced by the Bears fanatic, who also proofreads most of my posts, to add the last sentence.