It's Game Day!

*early hopeful winning cup of coffee? yes*

*cards ready, coffee is being sipped and it's time for some Cards Over Coffee!*

*jalepeno cream cheesed bagel is ready as well*

It's Game Day!

The NFL is finally back and I am so excited to be able to watch some sports on TV again. I am not a big baseball person anymore; Olympics don't quite hit the spot either and I don't care for college football so here we are.

I am bleeding blue ready.

I have added quite a few Giants cards over the past month that I have been waiting for today to show off.

So let's kick if off (see what I did there) with some Tommy D.

*takes a bite, takes a sip*

Tommy Devito came off the bench last season as a third string QB when the Giants had injuries to both Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor and took the league by storm. I compare it to the "Hawk Tuah" hype with "Tommy Cutlets".

He won three straight starts and actually had the Giants in playoff run position despite how terrible they were last year. He struggled against the Saints before playing very poorly against the Eagles then was benched rest of the year. 

It doesn't mean he can't come back this year and play if Jones struggles. Either way, I bought into the hype and like the underdog story with him.

This is my PC so far,

It will be interesting how the QB situation turns out this week.

Victor Cruz autograph. One of my Top 10 favorite Giants players all-time.

Malik Nabers Dino-Might. Say what you want about Leaf, these are super cool! I want to collect all of the other Dinos as well in this series.

 

This is the best patch card in my collection of Toomer. Prestige Prestigous Pro /15.

A couple of shiny Hyatts. I think he shines this year if the QB play is up to par especially with the focus being on Nabers.

Deonte Banks shiny cards. Could be one of the top corners in the league.

 

Jones team color match parallel from Illusions. This season all depends on his play.

I have more G-men on the Way, especially Eli Mannings who I am chasing the 1100 area.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

I don't know what to think about this season. Better oline, better defense, better weapons, no Saquon and same QB. This is tough. I think today against the Vikings will set the pace for the season. To me, it's a must and should be win against Sam Darnold. 

But with this team, there are no guarantees....except some form of disappointment.

Happy football day.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Food

 

Most of my mornings start off with a cup of coffee and a bagel. 

*takes a sip, then a bite*

Sometimes that bagel is lightly buttered or sometimes it has a slight layer of veggie cream cheese or jalapeño cream cheese. It all depends on what's in the fridge at the time, well except the butter. I leave my butter out on the counter as it's easier to spread. Always have, always will. But I see know some people who don't and say it's bad to do so. We will see, I have eaten countertop butter since I was a kid, still kicking.

I thought today for a post since I haven't gotten a lot of cards coming in, I would show off some food creations I have made recently. I mean, who doesn't like to look at food.

Or eat it.

*takes another bite of bagel or two, then a sip...gulp*

The last month or so I have been experimenting with some new food in my lunch and supper menus. It gets so boring beings stuck on the same meals, so I wanted to expand my palate.

I have chosen a few of my favorite ones to show off below.

I have been looking for a good buffalo sauce recipe and finally found one. The tough part always is which chicken to use. I have tried chicken from the meat case before and breading it myself, but it never quite hit. However, these Tyson Crispy Chicken Strips worked great in the air fryer. I then mixed together the ingredients for the buffalo sauce (buffalo sauce, butter, sugar, Tobasco, dijon mustard) and covered them once they were nice and crispy.

I think they tasted amazing. This is actually a picture of my wife's plate of them. I don't do ranch or any dipping sauce. I am that way with everything, including fries. I like mine as is with lightly salted.

Next up, I mocked a local restaurants pizza. There cost was $25 for this. My cost was much less, and I stretched it out for a few meals. This pizza has a handmade crust, red onions, BBQ sauced base, Pineapple (yes it belongs on pizza), cheese and pulled pork which I made myself.

 

Which is good because it came in handy when I made my homemade mac and cheese and used the rest of the pulled pork to cover it. I am very resourceful and don't waste anything. When the budget is tight, you do what you can. Except I didn't use Ramen to make the mac and cheese. I won't go that far down yet.

Hope you enjoyed the food gallery today.

I promise the next post will be more card related I mean unless you want more food. Hope you all have terrific Tuesday.

*Coffee Card Food Blogger Out*