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Football season is here, which means it's time to gather up your friends and family to host a homegating party. Unlike tailgating, which you usually do in the football stadium's parking lot, homegating takes place at home. 

Whether it's a regular-season game or the Super Bowl, there's nothing like cheering on your team with an assortment of fun foods — right from the comfort of your own home.

To help you get started, we've put together a few tips on how to throw the best homegating party this fall. 

How to Throw a Homegating Party

If you are getting ready to host a homegating party with your friends and family, here are a few tips that will make preparation simple and stress-free. 

1. Add Football-Inspired Part...

When you think about movie night, you might immediately picture yourself settling in on your couch with a freshly popped bowl of popcorn. But who says popcorn is the only food you can snack on while watching a movie? Keep your movie night guests on their toes and enhance the overall cinematic experience by switching out the traditional popcorn for some unique movie night food ideas. Whether you're watching a drama, thriller, rom-com or mystery, there's a perfect snack to fit every movie mood. So if you're looking for a movie night snack alternative, keep reading to find 10 cinema snacks that are more exciting than popcorn.

10 Unique Movie Night Snacks That Aren't Popcorn

After having popcorn for the millionth time, your movie night snacking might begin to taste stale. Ther...

Is there a more versatile meat option than sausage? You can incorporate it into just about any meal. Sausage is the perfect addition to any pasta dish, plus it's great as a picnic side or for a summer BBQ. There's plenty of room for creativity when you're working with sausage, too. You can slice it in lots of different ways to enhance the presentation and bring out its delectable flavor.

Four Different Ways to Cut Sausage

Cooking sausage links doesn't have to involve the same old routine every time. Try these different slicing styles to give your sausage some extra flair.

1. Coin Slice

Symmetrical coin slices are aesthetically pleasing and an easy-to-eat addition to any dish. To cut your sausage into coin slices, follow the sausage's preparation instructions. Pl...

Oktoberfest, which originally began as a wedding celebration over 200 years ago for Bavaria's Crown Prince Ludwig, has grown into an annual event that's now celebrated all over the world. Oktoberfest usually begins sixteen days prior to the first Sunday in October and is filled with lots of traditional foods, beer and entertainment.

While this German fall festival may be canceled this year, that doesn't mean you and your family can't still celebrate it at home with some festive and delicious bratwurst dishes! To help get you started, we've put together five of the best Oktoberfest recipes that feature our authentic German bratwursts. 

1. Bratwurst With Bacon and Apple Sauerkraut 

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Whether you're starting out in the kitchen or you're a seasoned pro, you may want to add new types of cooking skills to your culinary repertoire. Learning some simple cooking techniques expands the recipes you can tackle and makes cooking new things a breeze. Use this guide to different types of cooking methods to develop new skills and give your family a taste of something unique.

Cooking Techniques Everyone Should Know

There are many ways of cooking that can enhance your creations in the kitchen. Some methods are better for certain meals, while some ingredients work well with almost any type of cooking. No matter what you learn, you can use your new cooking skills often and in a variety of ways. Remember that with any cooking method, you want to heat meat and other foods...

Bratwurst is a backyard cookout staple, but how many of us are confident that we know how to cook a good brat? This ultimate bratwurst cooking guide will tell you how to grill brats and how to cook brats on the stove and in the oven, along with some bonus brat-cooking tips. If you want to unlock the mysteries of how long to cook bratwurst and how to flavor them to perfection, read on!

3 Methods to Cook Brats

How long to cook brats depends on which cooking method you choose. Check out the three main techniques below to decide which style you want to try next.

1. Cooking Brats on the Grill

Grilling brats is an effective way to give the meat a robust, smoky flavor. For the best outcome, try to grill your brats slowly over medium-low heat and follow these five steps. ...

Research shows protein should make up to 25% of our daily calorie intake, but for those restricted to a dairy-free diet, it can be a challenge to get enough of this essential nutrient every day. With all the press dairy gets for being a good source of protein, it can be easy to forget there are other ways to fulfill your daily protein quota. There are numerous protein options available to those on a dairy-free diet. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the top dairy-free protein sources and the best ways to make them a regular part of your dairy-free diet.

10 Ways to...

Whether you prefer to watch a collegiate or professional football team's game every weekend, there is nothing better than cheering on your favorite team while surrounded by friends and family. 

Of course, food and festivities go hand in hand. Homegating has provided a way for fans to gather together, eat their fill of party foods and play games ranging from corn hole to ladder ball. 

What Is Homegating? 

Tailgating parties have been around for decades. Football fanatics have always enjoyed hosting pre-game parties filled with drinks, fun foods and activities in the stadium's parking lot with their friends and family. 

Homegating parties are exactly the same — except the pre-game festivities take place in your home or ba...

Few things in life are more fun than a themed party, and there's no theme better than an Italian pasta party! From the vibrant Italian music to the delicious carbs, a pasta dinner party has it all. Although there are as many pasta party ideas as there are ways to cook pasta, we'll give you our favorite tips for throwing a sensational Italian-themed event. From the pasta party menu to decorations, we've made the ultimate guide to throwing a pasta party fit for Caesar himself.

10 Tips for Throwing an Italian Pasta-Themed Event

Check out our top 10 tips for hosting a pasta party.

1. Invite in Style

Start building your guests' excitement for your event from the moment you announce it by sending out customized Italian-themed invitations. Personalizing your invites do...

Ever wonder why something as simple as cooking pasta can seem so difficult? The secret is the pasta tips and tricks the standard box instructions don't disclose. So don't distress — although that beautiful al dente noodle may feel impossible to achieve, pasta perfection is attainable! There are lots of pasta cooking myths, so we decided it's time to get to the bottom of them and determine the perfect way to cook pasta once and for all. Keep reading to learn how to make pasta, tips for cooking spaghetti and other pasta and some extra pasta tips and tricks to create a dish that will taste straight from Italy itself.

3 Steps for Cooking Perfect Pasta

The first thing you have to know before learning any other pasta pro tips is to always cook your pasta last. Prepare your sauce...