If you're after a purely American food experience to celebrate the Super Bowl, you're in luck: innovative Americans have spent 40 years coming up with easy and delicious recipes for the big game. You'll find all you can handle at http://homecooking.about.com/od/superbowlrecipes/.

If you find yourself short of time, you can prepare your family's meals in a crock pot; many American food recipes, from bean soup to roast beef, are amenable to slow cooking. All you have to do is set your crock pot to cooking on high before you leave home for the day, and your meal will be ready (or close to it) by the time you get home.

Venison sausage has been part of American food tradition since Jamestown, but its quality and gaminess can vary according to the deer's diet. It's also very lean, with almost no fat content at all. To get around these problems, add pork fat and traditional spices to the mix.