I'm not much of a sports person. I prefer to leave the game watching to the hubster and retreat to the kitchen. But sometimes being the wonderful wife that I am, I sit down and watch a game with the hubster. I watch a play or two. Then a commercial. Then another play. Then I get bored. So I begin a running commentary on the players, the fans, the rules, the commercials.... Thankfully, I'm married to a man that finds my random musings hilarious [or so he tells me]. It probably also helps that he isn't an extreme sports fanatic. Of course, quiz him on the stats for any random NBA or NFL player sometime in history and odds are he'll answer correctly. A man's mind. I don't get it.
What I do get is food. Dips. Wings. Cheese. Game day food is something that I can get excited about. And that's where these little glazed sausage bites come in. They are the perfect appetizer for any party and especially wonderful as a quick, sticky, and meaty superbowl appetizer.
The glaze on the sausage bites is sweet with little kick of spice. A simple and delicious alternative to the artery-clogging game day foods that are traditionally found at the game day table. I'm not saying these are completely healthy - merely a better choice. Nor am I saying you should skip the nachos and wings. It's one day - make it count!
Here's the game plan: make a sweet, spicy syrup, add the sausage, cook it a little and almost like magic the sausages are transformed into a glistening, glazed bites worthy of a wedding reception, but humble enough for a superbowl party. Now that I've sufficiently convinced you to make these on Sunday - let's get cooking!
