I'll use ANY excuse I can to throw a party because I love to hang out with my friends at home. With February 1st right around the corner, will you host a Super Bowl XLIII party?

In '03 I had THE Super Bowl party that my friends still talk about to this day - forty people came over, each with a crock pot, casserole dish, tray, something big and homemade in hand. We had a buffet set up in my U shaped kitchen downstairs (back then I lived in a 2,500 square foot converted barn with two floors) and upstairs we all crammed around my 36" television in the family room and cheered and ate and drank and ate and ate and ate! It was the best!

My home is a lot smaller now since we downsized to around 1,000 square feet so we don't plan to repeat such a large Super Bowl party anytime soon but you can take it from a girl who has hosted at least 15 SB parties in the past: Few will remember what you decorated with, how spotless your home was, the cute handmade football invitations...they may not even remember who won the game but I do promise this: they will remember the food! With that in mind, if you host a party this Sunday spend the most time preparing those cocktail wieners and that seven layer dip because outside of the game and commercials, guests love to eat!

Will you host Super Bowl XLIII? Do you have a 'house' dish that you serve? Any good recipes to share (or link to)? Do you decorate? How many people do you plan to have over? What do you love more, the game or the half time show and commercials?

(image from Super Bowl Recipes on the Screw The Diet website)