Even though our Birds let us down this year, we’re still really psyched for the Super Bowl this weekend. In true Philly fashion we are rooting for the Giants, not because we like them that much (although the Q-back is our husband’s little brother), but because we’d love to see the Pats fail. Ahem. Anyways, this Saturday 24 current and former NFL players will offer up proof of their culinary prowess at “Taste of the NFL,” a charity event held in Phoenix to benefit America’s Second Harvest. Epicurious has all of the recipes up on their website, so’s to help you plan your Big Day nosh, but they’re also doing something really cool for Second Harvest: if you vote for your favorite recipe, they’ll donate $1 (up to $250,000) to the charity. In addition, the player whose recipe wins will get a wad of cash to donate to their local food bank.

Now, we know vegetables are a hard sell, but Jerry Sizemore’s sweet potatoes do sound tasty and are certainly easy, and we’re loyal, so there our vote goes. If all that do-gooding isn’t enough motivation for you, know this: The Eagles recipe currently has 2% of the vote, and the Cowboys have 12%. This cannot be allowed to stand—especially since their wide receiver owes us money. Maybe someone can let him know he can pay us in sweet potatoes…

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