Serve up super style to family, friends this weekend

Sports fanatics and foodies alike are gearing up for the biggest day of the year: Super Bowl Sunday. With more than 100 million viewers snacking their way through the game and award-winning commercials, party hosts are planning crowd cheering dishes to score big points with their guests.

So what will be at your party? The aspenhome playbook has a few strategic play options for your game day feast using their casual urban Kensington counter-height dining table and server. Set up behind the 50-yard line or on the side line, they are the perfect height for buffet-style tailgating, anxious game time grazing, or pull chairs up to the table for club level dining. Prepare for Super Bowl XLVI with:

n Buffalo wings: This weekend Americans are expected to eat 1.25 billion chicken wings, or 100 million pounds of them, according to the National Chicken Council. Make your tantalizing wings ahead of time, put them in a slow cooker and plug them into the Kensington server.

n Barbecue sandwiches displayed on the dining table are easy to grab and gobble down without taking your eye off of the action. Add chips and dips or lobster rolls and Boston baked beans for the New England fans.

n New York-style pizza will be popular with the New York Giant fans but the Patriots will want their pizza topped with their regional favorite, lobster.

n Chowder, whether it's the Manhattan clam chowder for the New York crowd or thick and creamy New England clam chowder, it will stay hot plugged into the server and will make a tasty addition to your menu.

n Cupcakes are perfect for snacking and can easily be decorated with the team colors. Treat the Patriot fans to a regional favorite like Vermont maple spice cupcakes and the Giant fans to Magnolia Bakery vanilla cupcakes. Delicious New York cheesecake and Boston cream pie also will score extra points.

n And don't forget the drinks. Cold refreshing beer, either Samuel Adams for the Patriots or Brooklyn Beer for the Giants, are good for the starting line up. You can serve other nonalcoholic options on the server.

The aspenhome Kensington table with a dark Java finish is sized to fit in starter homes, second homes or retirement lifestyle homes with smaller playing fields. Use it closed for everyday dining and family game night or pop up the 24-inch, self-storing butterfly leaf for extended playtime.

Finish off the end zone with the Kensington server. The heat- and water-resistant granite countertop is designed for flagging hot foods and cold drinks without a holding penalty. Score extra points when you plug your appliances into the hidden outlet. Then use the removable felt-lined flatware storage drawer and storage shelves to tackle stowing out-of-season equipment.

Check out aspenhome's all-star dining team on the aspenhome website, www.aspenhome.net.