Show your purple pride for Super Bowl XLVII

Still looking for some Baltimore Ravens gear for Sunday’s game? Here are some stores that can help you out. 

South Moon Under offers shirts for both girls ($40) and guys. Their Ravens collection is full of vintage-style t-shirts ($39.50) and sweatshirts ($95).

(Images from Southmoonunder.com.)

Brightside Boutique in Federal Hill also carries super cute women’s shirts ($32).

(Image from Brightside Boutique's Facebook page.)

 Check out the NattyBoh Gear Store in Fells Point for fun shirts with sayings like, “Boh Knows Baltimore Football,”($18.99) and “Dancing in the Streets” ($18.95).

(Image from NattyBoh Gear's Facebook page.)

Whether you are looking for a t-shirt, a jersey ($79.95), a purple wig ($9.95 - $34.95), or even a mailbox ($99.95) the Zone Superstore in Towson has you covered.

 “Superbound Team of Destiny Hoody” ($39.95)

(Image from The Zone Superstore.)

Head over to Dick’s Sporting Goods for extras like Ravens hats ($39.99) and travel mugs ($9.99). 

(Images from Dick's Sporting Goods.)

In New Orleans, Olivia Manning, mother of quarterbacks Eli and Peyton, is considered the "First Lady of Football." It makes sense that she has some thoughts on game-day parties, especially since Super Bowl XLVII is being held in her backyard.

Manning has hooked up with Zatarain's, the maker of Cajun food products (which just happens to be owned by Sparks-based McCormick), to share party tips and New Orleans-style recipes for Sunday's Har-Bowl.

The football mother leans toward hearty, make-ahead dishes like jambalaya and chicken wings. I like her idea of setting up a jambalaya bar with add-ins like sausage, seafood, peppers, and onions so guests can customize the rice dish.

Manning also jazzes up wings with Creole mustard, chili sauce, and pineapple juice, "her husband's favorite," a press release says. Hubby is Archie Manning.

Visit Zatarain's Facebook page to check out all the game-day recipes.

Here's the recipe for Olivia Manning's Ultimate Jambalaya Bar to get you started. The recipe can be doubled.

2 cups water

2 tablespoons vegetable oil (optional)

1 package Zatarain's Jambalaya Mix, original

1 pound meat or vegetables of your choice (see note)

Bring water and oil to boil in three-quart saucepan. Stir in rice mix; mix well. Return to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 25 minutes or until most of the water is absorbed and rice is tender.

Remove from heat. Let stand five minutes. Fluff with fork before serving and adding in choices of meat, seafood, and vegetables. Serves six.

Note: For meats, options include smoked sausage, thinly sliced; cubed chicken or ham; or peeled and deveined shrimp, cut into bite-size pieces. For vegetables, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, or fresh chopped tomatoes can be used. All meat, seafood, and vegetables (except tomatoes) should be cooked properly before adding into prepared jambalaya.

Photo of jambalaya bar, courtesy of Zatarain's 

Not just the Ravens and 49ers will be competing in New Orleans on Super Bowl weekend. At the Taste of the NFL, chefs from every football city will be serving up a regional specialty on Feb. 2 in The Big Easy.

Chef/owner Nancy Longo. pictured, of Pierpoint in Fells Point will meet San Francisco's Chef Gaines Dobbins in the culinary showdown that benefits food banks. She'll be serving crispy Louisiana blue-crab gyoza (pot stickers) with lemongrass oyster stew and crispy leeks.

Chef Dobbins will be preparing smoked Piedmontese brisket on rainbow cabbage slaw with Sharon's BBQ sauce.

The Taste of the NFL isn't a competition, but I'm rooting for Nancy's dish to draw a crowd. It sounds great.

Wayne Kostroski, founder of the NFL food gathering, predicted that both dishes would be popular with the guests. "The Super Bowl teams' stations are always a highlight of the evening," he said in a press release. "Guest can stop by ... to enjoy some regional cuisine and discuss their game-day predictions."

Nancy, who has been part of the Taste of the NFL for 16 years, will be sharing the Baltimore food station with former Ravens Qadry Ismail as part of the fan event.

Go Nancy and Qadry! Go Ravens!

Photo courtesy of Pierpoint's website 

Sports Illustrated released its special Super Bowl covers today, with four prototypes, including the national cover featuring Jim and John Harbaugh facing each other in full-throated sideline profiles.

The headline for the national cover reads: "There Will Be Blood: Brothers Jim and John Harbaugh Face Off in a Fiery Showdown in New Orleans." There's also a nod to the "HarBowl Sunday" nickname that the game has garnered.

Better yet, in our opinion, are the covers of Ray Lewis ("There Will Be A Valiant Last Stand") and Joe Flacco ("There Will Be A Parade In Baltimore").

San Francisco running Frank Gore is pictured on a fourth cover, but we don't know why and don't care.

What's your favorite cover?

Covers courtesy: Sports Illustrated's Facebook page