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Who's ready for some football?!!

Not you?! Oh no! What's wrong??

You're having guests over but don't know what to serve?? Well never fear! Lisa DeFazio is here!

Super Bowl Menu (serves 8):

- Diablo Avocado Dip
- Baked corn and and potato chips
- Imitation crab dip
- Variety of crackers
- Marinated white pinto bean salad
- Baked Garlic Chicken Wings and Drumettes
- Frozen Cherry Yogurt Pie
- Exotic Super Bowl Bubbly Punch

Avocado Diablo Dip

Ingredients: 5-6 large ripe avocados; 2-3 ripe limes; 2 Serrano Chile; Three vine ripened tomatoes; ½ bunch rinsed cilantro; 1 red onion; Salt to taste

Preparation: Mash and mix peeled ripe avocados with juice of limes, 2 diced Serrano Chiles (with seeds removed), diced tomatoes, finely chopped cilantro, I diced red onion and salt to taste. Chill before serving with dip chips. * Be sure to wash your hands after handling Chiles, because they can irritate your eyes.

Tags: fitness, food, football, game day, guests, health, lisa defazio, menu, party, super bowl

Add another one to the list — the ninth sick person to stay at Yosemite National Park has been confirmed to have hantavirus.

This comes right on the heels of park officials expanding their notifications of the outbreak to 230,000 guests of the park who had stayed overnight since June.

Three people have already died

Tags: age, death, guests, hantavirus, health, national, outbreak, people, problem, symptoms, yosemite

Leave it to Natalie Portman to not only have a secret wedding, but a wedding that both reflected her Jewish faith and his Frenchiness — while being completely vegan!

Actually, the whole thing was super eco. Like, instead of having flowers flown in, the ceremony featured wildflowers indigenous to the Big Sur coast.

Oh, and the menu was strictly vegan in keeping with the her diet.

They didn't even have a wedding cake; instead the couple opted for

Tags: beautiful, cake, couple, diet, eco, environment, french, friend, guests, menu, party, vegan, wedding

Joe Messina may have walked off of The Biggest Loser after losing just 23 pounds (still a big accomplishment for anyone, by the way), but he's taking his healthy lifestyle VERY seriously!

The former contestant just got married and didn't allow any alcohol at the wedding. A nightmare for some, but we bet it was a dream come true for

Tags: alcohol, beer, biggest loser, booze, contestants, cookbook, guests, joe messina, michigan, nbc, pounds, trainer, wedding

Wow.

So, Top Chef star Padma Lakshmi is apparently terrible at hosting things, because her audience interrupted her to donate a thousand dollars to The Moth just to get her off the stage:

“She was rambling,” our source said. She told a long story about wanting to try a hot dog and later begged guests to donate $20 each. The man stood up and said, “I will donate $1,000 if you get off the stage right now.”

Lakshmi’s rep said, “She was not intoxicated but having fun in an unscripted format … The person offered $1,000 and Padma said she’ll take that offer.”

LOLz!

Rambling about hot dogs??

We guess that's one tactic to get people to donate: be just so terrible that they pay you to leave!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: chef, donate, fun, guests, host, hot dogs, padma lankshmi, people

Entertaining? Add a sprinkle of freshly chopped parsley, cilantro, chives or basil to make any dish look pro!

- The Hot Plate

Tags: basil, chives, cilantro, company, entertaining, guests, hot plate, impress, parsley, sprinkle on plate, tip

If you're looking for something new and exciting to impress your dinner guests this weekend, we have the perfect recipe for you!

Check out this exclusive and, more importantly, HEALTHY summer recipe from Dakota Weiss, Executive Chef at the W Los Angeles-Westwood.

GRILLED OCOTOPUS CEVICHE MARINADE:

1 cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup sherry vinegar
1 oz smashed garlic
1 bay leaf
5 sprigs thyme
1 lb cooked Japanese octopus

CEVICHE:

5 oz marinated, grilled, sliced octopus
1 oz julienne red bell pepper
1 oz julienne yellow bell pepper
½ oz julienne red onion
¼ oz julienne preserved meyer lemon skin
1 oz extra virgin olive oil
½ oz sherry vinegar
tt lemon juice
salt
black pepper

CROSTINI:

5 Thin slices French baguette
2 tbs Smoked paprika oil
Salt

PREPARATION:

*Mix all ingredients for marinade and store in plastic container overnight.

*Remove octopus from marinade and allow to drain on paper towels. Season with salt and pepper and grill on each side to achieve nice grill marks and smokey flavor.

*allow to cool and slice very thin.

*slice baguette and brush each side with smoked paprika oil and season with salt and pepper. Toast them on the grill or bake in the oven till crispy.

*toss all Ceviche ingredients and serve in a chilled bowl with paprika crostinis on the side.

* Garnish with chopped chives

Enjoy!

As always, if you don't trust your own cooking skills and you live in the El Lay area, consider dining out at NINETHIRTY to taste more of Dakota's exquisite creations!

Tags: cooking, dinner, grilled octopus ceviche marinade, guests, healthy, home cooked, los angeles, meat, w, westwood