Getting Body Slammed by a Boy and Vegan Buffalo Chicken Dip are Not That Serious
Colorado ski trip recap, Super Bowl snack lineup, and the recipe for vegan buffalo chicken dip
Hello and welcome to another edition of Not That Serious. Today we’re bringing you life updates, tips, and a crowd favorite recipe.
SKI TRIP RECAP
We went skiing in Winter Park, Colorado this past week. If you follow us on insta, I’m sorry that I found yet another way to rub it in your face. But here I am and here you are, so let’s continue.
Skiing is our ideal type of vacation. You don’t have to plan any itinerary because you always know the deal: coffee, ski, aprés, hot tub, sleep, repeat. It doesn’t get much better than that.
We really enjoyed Winter Park and we’d go into details about the skiing, but we all know our lives revolve around food.
Ski Waffles and Bloody Marys
Let’s start with the “ski waffles” from Waffle Cabin. We grew up skiing (read: scraping down ice) in the Northeast. The BEST part was the Vermont Belgium waffles, cooked to order and drizzled in melted chocolate. They’re made from yeast-dough (not typical for waffles) and pearl sugar that caramelizes when cooked. It might be the best thing I’ve put in my mouth.
To our delightful surprise, Waffle Cabin has spread to Winter Park, Colorado. AND TAKE ADVANTAGE WE DID. We even got two in one day because why not.
The other highlight of the trip was the mid-mountain bloody mary. Even our bloody mary-hater friends liked them and that’s saying a lot. The skiing skills afterwards were highly questionable.
And to wrap up this summary, we had two groups on the trip: people who enjoyed skiing and people who were solely there for the vibes (the personality hires). Respect to both. The latter became a self-proclaimed group called “TMS” which stands for Too Much Ski. TMS members would wake up, look out the window at all the snow coming down and proclaim “TOO MUCH SKI!”
TMS Member Quotes
“I’m either having fun or I need a helicopter to get me off the mountain and there’s not a lot of wiggle room in between”
“The theme of the day is ‘Crunch wrap and Tylenol’ and if you don’t fit into one of those two buckets idk what to tell you” (3 of us were on our period, and that’s on girlhood ✊)
“I have to process the torture somehow. Did I say torture? I mean this fun, expensive hobby!”
“What was everyones favorite run - I’ll go first. I didn’t have one.”
It’s 12pm and we’re planning to eat lunch at 2pm. “Well what the heck am I going to do for the next 2 hours?”
Ski Trip Hacks (that are almost all about food)
Peanut butter and jelly. Lunch can get expensive at the lodges and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is somewhat easy to slip into your ski jacket - just be prepared for an awkward shaped bulge. It tastes insanely good with the lodge coffee (Starbucks Pike slay).
Purely Elizabeth Oatmeal Packets for breakfast. Super easy and relatively cheap. Just add hot water and some fruit (we did bananas and raspberries). Was I hungry within the hour? Yes, but I think that’s a personal problem.
Bring our sister Melissa with you. She will do most logistics and make a delicious sweet potato curry but won’t shut up about how she wished she had more coconut milk to make it brothier. It was perfectly brothy! The pros outweigh the cons, trust.
Daiya Cheezy Mac. HITS DIFFERENT after skiing.
Bring some games. Most rentals have them, but not ours! At one point we were in an intense Rock, Paper, Scissors match. Of course, we asked more hypothetical questions than you could possibly imagine. This is a fun conversation game but we deemed it too heavy to pack (oat milk creamer took precedent), so we had to improvise. One of our favorite conversation starters was “Who in the room’s ex would you date?” No one chose any of mine (Amy), which I’m not really sure how to take.
Wisps out for the boys. I read in the New York Times (saw on TikTok) that boys love the wispy hair coming from a girl’s helmet. So the wisps were out, let me tell you. They sure did work their magic when a boy came flying out of the trees, body slammed me to the ground, and skied away. Now that’s how you get the boy!!
This is just a life tip/fact we discovered: boys can be classified in two ways - they are either able to call you “baby girl” or they themselves are “baby girl” and there is no in between. If you wish for us to elaborate, leave a comment and we can explain further.
Hope you enjoyed this recap. If you want more content like this, feel free to venmo us because skiing is expensive!!!!!
THE SUPER BOWL SNACKS
Onto this weekend’s event. The Super Bowl is always a fun game but we all know the true foundation lies in the snacks provided. Without good apps the Super Bowl is NOTHING. Just a bunch of silly boys hitting into each other. Add a buffalo chicken dip and we’ve got ourselves a game!!
This is our ideal food line up for the big day…
CORN DOGS: Julie and our cousin Rose (no, no she’s not the leader of TMS, that would be crazy) have a weird obsession with corn dogs. They’ve formed the strongest bond I’ve ever seen over a hot dog dunked in corn meal batter. Am I jealous? That’s between me and my therapist. Anyway the plant based corn dogs by Field Roast are delicious and bite sized! Best with honey mustard.
7 Layer Dip: this was so good that I couldn’t even tell you the game I was watching when I ate it. It demands your full attention. Here are the layers:
vegan cream cheese (I said what I said and we like Tofutti)
vegan cheddar cheese shreds (we like Daiya)
refried beans (we made our own but these always look good)
your fav salsa
simple guac (avocado, lime, cilantro, salt, pepper)
shredded iceberg lettuce, chopped red onion
pickled jalapeños, scallions
Method: Spread the cream cheese into an 8x8 square pan and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. Broil until the cheese melts. Layer the rest of your ingredients in order and serve with tortilla chips! Or make…
Sheet Pan Nachos: Get our recipe here!
Field Roast Buffalo Wings: Once called “Fruffalo Wings”, these are a yummy plant based version of a boneless buffalo wing. Honestly, I would put them in a different category than buffalo wing. What is that category? I’m not sure, but who cares because they’re really good!
Vegan Buffalo Chicken Dip: A necessity. Recipe right below!
Vegan Buffalo Chicken Dip
Extra creamy, spicy, and one of those where you can’t seem to get enough on the chip!! Party Size Scoops recommended.
Ingredients
8 oz container vegan cream cheese (we use Tofutti)
1/2 medium white onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 cup vegan blue cheese or ranch dressing (we like Daiya Blue Cheeze Dressing)
1 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
2 14-ounce cans artichokes, drained, rinsed and chopped
2 teaspoons fresh dill (or 1/2 teaspoon of dried dill)
Optional: vegan cheddar shreds (we like Daiya)
Optional Toppings
Green onion
Method:
Preheat oven to 375.
In a medium saucepan, combine the vegan cream cheese, onion, garlic, nutritional yeast, Blue Cheeze Dressing, Franks Red Hot sauce, and artichokes. Cook on medium heat for 10 min while stirring frequently.
Remove from heat and mix in the fresh dill. Pour into an 8x8 pan. Sprinkle on optional cheddar shreds.
Bake for 10 min, stirring halfway through.
Top with green onion and cilantro.
Serve with tortilla chips or fresh celery.
Substitutions
Instead of artichokes you can use jackfruit or plant based chicken like Daring. Use a fork to shred both the jackfruit and Daring Chicken.
If you don’t have blue cheese or ranch dressing, you can use cashew cream or vegan mayo in a pinch.
