Whether you're a football fanatic or the Super Bowl is the one and only sporting event you watch all year, Super Bowl Sunday is a national event and a good excuse to get together with friends and have a good time.

Super Bowl parties mean hours of snacking and nibbling on chips, pretzels, tortilla chips, crackers, cheese and veggies, usually accompanied by salsa, dips, and spreads. Great super bowl parties also include appetizers like nachos, wings, shrimp and other finger foods, plus a half-time buffet and yummy desserts.

If you're planning a Super Bowl party, have plenty of food, but stick with a simple menu and easy recipes that will allow you to join the fun and enjoy the company of friends.

.

Mix or match from the tasty choices below and you're sure to score winning cheers from a ravenous crowd of avid football fans!

Within the pages of Tailgating Recipes, you will find delicious and traditional salsa recipes as well as a selection of unique variations like:

Consumers spend over $50 million each year to stock up on snacks for Super Bowl weekend. On this unofficial National Day of Snacking, they'll typically eat over 8.5 million pounds of tortilla chips, 4000 tons of popcorn, and 14,500 tons of potato chips! Domino's Pizza deliveries usually double on Super Bowl Sunday.

According to the National Electronic Dealers Association, sales of big screen TVs increased 500 percent during Super Bowl week last year. For many football fans who don't have tickets to the big game, a big screen TV is the next best thing. It provides the total experience...a great view of the game with surround sound.

For dedicated football fans, Super Bowl Sunday means watching the ultimate sporting event of the year on big screen TV, surrounded by fellow football fanatics at a fantastic party with non-stop food and drinks. Watching the game, screaming at the officials, yelling at the players and cheering when their team scores is more fun in the company of friends. Some annual Super Bowl party givers and many Super Bowl party go-ers, however, have no real interest in spectator sports.

They know nothing about the game of football and they really don't care who wins the game, but they'll never turn down an invitation to a Super Bowl Party. Some people won't even pretend to watch the game, but they'll watch the half-time show and the mega-bucks commercials.

Whether you're having a Super Bowl party at your house, attending someone else's party, or just watching the game at home with your family --- Have Fun - Enjoy the Super Bowl - and Happy Snacking!!!