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Go Big Red Party 2010

My husband and I met in Nebraska through connections at the University of Nebraska, so we are big Husker fans!  One of our first dates was to a Husker game.  We have such great memories of our time there.  We want to grow little Husker fans as well.  So today for the first televised game of the season, we had our Nebraska party.

I made the famous Big Red Cake (from scratch) from a vintage Nebraska cookbook that has tons of recipes from former coaches wives.

For the meal I made homemade Runzas, frenchfries, and sweet corn – of course!

I bought Husker napkins when I was in Nebraska last summer.

Big Red drinks were perfect!  (You gotta get them in Texas.  Shh!)

Just so ya know exactly how red it was 2 oz of red food coloring!  =O

Our youngest little Husker enjoyed his cake!

Do  you have any game day menus and traditions?

 

Esther

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16 Comments Filed Under: Kids Tagged: menus, Nebraska

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  1. Jolene Rothe says

    September 18, 2010 at 4:10 pm

    I have to say that I love all your theme parties! So fun! Such great memories your kids will have. This meal is perfect for game day. Makes me want to go make runzas right now! Thanks for sharing all your family fun ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. EstherIrish says

    September 18, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    Thank you Jolene! We had a lot of fun doing it.

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  3. Ash Peaster says

    September 20, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    I have a tradition to avoid all mentions of the game on television! ^_^ That way, people won’t find out what team I go for, and when my team wins, I don’t get hurt… >_> haha <3 Your party sounds so much fun though! Maybe, when I have my own family, we can have something like this too! xD

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  4. Jillian says

    September 21, 2010 at 11:00 pm

    What a sweetie! You have a b e a u tiful family!
    xxoo

    Jillian
    p.s. found ya on blog frog!

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  5. Jenny, Home is Where says

    September 26, 2010 at 10:49 pm

    wow, that cake looks awesome! What a fun family love/tradition to celebrate! The challenge is totally about what the theme and photos say to you- so no wrong answer! I’m glad you linked up this week!

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  6. LyndsD says

    September 27, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    That is what I’m talking about!!!! We are H.U.G.E. Husker fans too!!! That is awesome!!!!! So glad you linked up!

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  7. LaVonne says

    September 29, 2010 at 11:34 am

    How very fun. I have to think of something for the Seahawks. That is our team ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Nikke says

    September 29, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    What a fun idea! My husband grew up in NE and most of his family are HUGE Husker fans! I might have to do a theme party like this – just for fun! Thanks for the idea!

    {My mother in law taught me to make runzas and I love them! I love to make a double batch and freeze some! Last year we had several blizzards where we live and so I made SO many runzas I thought for sure we’d have some left but they didn’t last long at all!}

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  9. Sara says

    November 10, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    HOW FUN! I stumbled on to your blog from We are that family. This is awesome! My husband and I also met in Lincoln at the University of Nebraska. The cookbook you have sounds AMAZING! I want one! ๐Ÿ™‚
    Love the cake, the drinks–everything!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ Soooo cool!!!! And, now, unfortunately, I totally want a Runza!

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  10. Amy says

    October 3, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    Hi! I found you on Mom Endeavors! I really like your Husker themed party! I’ve always lived here in Nebraska (& so has my husband), so we’re big fans of the Huskers. It always makes me smile to see other families raising Husker Fans!!! Oh…and you’ve inspired me to have a Runza for dinner! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  11. Kelly says

    December 3, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    I’m from Nebraska and now live in Arizona. I would love the homemade Runza recipe. Can anyone provide?

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  12. EstherIrish says

    December 3, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    @ Kelly here is the link https://www.laughwithusblog.com/my-runza-recipe/

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  13. Sandra says

    February 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    My husband and I are from Nebraska and now live in Texas. We and our kids are Husher lovers, although our baby girl is only 10mths old and too young to now what Husker crazy is, she will eventually learn. I came accross your blog from Mom Endeavors. I came across your post about Husker party and smiled, but then you mentioned Runzas and I got a little crazy giggle going on. ๐Ÿ™‚ My mother in-law gave me the recipe for runzas and I love them. she also makes a sauce/brown gravy to put on them along with rice. Delishhh!!. I would love the recipe to the Husher cake. My mother in-law always make a RED cake for my husband’s Birthday, I wonder if it is the same. Please share the recipe.

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  14. Sandra says

    February 6, 2012 at 11:19 pm

    Sorry, too excited I forgot to spell check. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  15. EstherIrish says

    February 7, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    @Sandra, I have been threatening to post that recipe for quite some time now. I’ll try to get it up soon! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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