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  1. Super Bowl 2011 Party Ideas with Richmond Families

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    by Kate Willoughby Hall, Richmondmom.com

    We’re excited to celebrate with friends and watch Super Bowl XLV, and to get the kids in the spirit and prepare for our guests we had some fun preparing yummy snacks with Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods found at Martin’s stores. We’re sharing them here with you so you can create your own fun memories; please share your ideas with us, too!

    Fun with Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods cornbread

    Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods Cornbread and Gingerbread shapes: All that’s needed is a cutting board, fun cookie-cutter shapes and some delicious cornbread and/or gingerbread—we tried both. Kids choose their shapes—from footballs to a bunny rabbit—and cut out their own snacks. Voila!

    Cutting shapes with kids is easy with Ukrop’s Gingerbread and Cornbread

    Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods White House Roll individual sandwiches: to make the easiest and yummiest snacks ever, we let the kids choose what they wanted on their rolls. My little kid chose grape jelly, her big brother peanut butter, and our big boy chose cheese slices which we melted by slipping the sandwich onto a baking sheet under the broiler. They loved making their own choices!

    White House Rolls with kids’ favorites

    Ukrop’s Frosted Cupcake decorating: We took the Richmond-famous cupcakes (now known around the country!), undecorated, and made our own little masterpieces. Team colors would be a fun addition, although we chose valentine and pink as our little princess typically gets her own way in this arena.

    Each cupcake is a child’s work of art, starting with a vanilla Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods cupcake

    For decorations, kids can make their own paper football chains and even have a toss game where they “win” small prizes for having the longest throw outside before the big game—have fun with it!

  2. Fan Favorites

    by Kate Semp

    What is synonymous with football and cold weather?  Chili of course!  Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods serves up fan favorites to fuel any football frenzy.


    Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods offers chili pre-packed ready to grab or available at the Richmond Martin’s soup station warm and ready to eat, and a variety of sizes to make sure you get enough.  Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods also makes a Vegetarian Chili that is aslo gluten-free.

    In my opinion nothing goes better with chili than cornbread and Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods offers Sweet Cornbread and Jalapeno Cornbread.  My kids were fighting over the LAST BITE!

    And since no Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods meal is complete without White House Rolls my kids wiped their bowls clean with their rolls.

    Everyone has a way they love their chili and my football fans are no different.  We lay out a variety of toppings (banana pepper slices, jalapeno slices, shredded cheese, sour cream, an assortment of hot sauces, etc.) so each person can have their chili just the way they like it!

  3. The Ultimate Groom’s Cake from Ukrop’s Bakery

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    by Kate Hall, Richmondmom.com

    All brides seem to be including something on the reception menu these days that wasn’t always seen: The groom’s cake.  But actually this tradition isn’t new at all—it dates back to the 17th century!

    Ukrop's Homestyle Foods bakes up thousands of cakes each year for lucky Richmond brides and grooms, like the groom’s cake shown above.

    Historically it has been a rich dark fruit cake or was made to match the traditional “bride’s” or was even made to be the very top layer of the bridal cake, “drenched in brandy to preserve it for the celebration of the couple’s first wedding anniversary.” Neat!

    Source: http://jankishlapetitefleur.com/v2/cakes_groomsstory.htm