JOKE OF THE WEEK
In honor of March Madness, the time of the annual NCAA college basketball tournament, which generally runs throughout the month of March, here are some applicable jokes.
• I play in the over-40 basketball league. We don’t have jump balls. The ref just puts the ball on the floor and whoever can bend over and pick it up gets possession.
• The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and had proceeded to give an oral quiz to the freshmen class. Speaking specifically about manic depression, the instructor asked, “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping un controllably the next?” A young man in the rear of the room raised his hand and answered, “A basketball coach?”
• If Shaquille O’Neal was a shade of blue he would be Shaquille O’Teal.
• Why is a scrambled egg like a losing basketball team? Because they both have been beaten.
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Salty-Sweet Treat: Bacon Bark
Ingredients:
• 24 unsalted saltine crackers
• 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 8 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
• 8 slices bacon, cooked, broken into small pieces
• Sea salt, for sprinkling
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350° F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet (about 9″x 13″) with non-stick foil. Arrange crackers on top.
2. In saucepan, melt butter and sugar on low. Increase heat to medium and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and pour sugar mixture evenly over crackers, spreading if necessary. Bake until deep golden brown, about 12 to 15 min.
3. Immediately scatter chocolate chips in even layer over top and let sit three minutes, then spread chocolate over sugar layer.
4. While chocolate is still warm, scatter bacon and salt over top and let set. Break into pieces to serve.
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