Scrabble Winners, Chicken Wings and a Recipe!

After two days of stimulating scrabble competition

the cream has risen to the top!!!

The winners of Olympic Scrabble 2012

Gold-Vicki

Silver-Jim Z.

Bronze Rita

Congratulations!

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The closing ceremony for Olympics 2012 is today. 

 At 4, in the pavilion. a panel of judges will be tasting

a half dozen chicken wing recipes. 

 These judges were picked by tallying their medals...

3 points for gold, two for silver, one point for bronze. 

The winners truly are WINNERS. 

They get first crack at everyone's favorite chicken part.

At 4:15 the rest of us will gather for a

 SUPER HAPPY HOUR

(bring your beverage & a dish to share)

 to reminisce and congratulate each other and,

if the judges have any leftovers we, too,

will scarf down some wings!

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Last weekend we had a great Super Happy Hour over at Linda & Jack's/Don & Vanessa's to celebrate not only the end of a great water volleyball tournament but also Carma's birthday.

I brought Spicy, Damn Good Crackers.

Several people asked for the recipe

 and I said I would put it on the blog.

Well, I forgot.

There may have been some wine involved.

 Can't remember.

I plum forgot...until just now.

Spicy, Damn Good Crackers

Ingredients:

1 box Saltines or other mild crackers.

1 Package Ranch Dip Mix

1 Cup Vegetable Oil

3 Tbs Crushed Red Pepper, less if you are a wimp!

Opt. a shake of garlic powder.

1 Gallon Bag

Preparation Instructions:

Mix all ingredients in gallon bag.

Rotate to coat saltines with mixture.

It takes several hours for oil to soak into crackers.

I make this the night before I am serving it.

You can speed up the soaking process

by baking at 250 for 20 minutes or so.

Eat them until you:

a. get sick and throw up

or

b. You run out.

I'm bringing some to Happy Hour this afternoon. 

 Try 'em!