I always thought saving my pennies was pointless because they are basically worthless on their own. I have a bowl in my room that I always put my spare change into. Mostly it is full of pennies, nickels and dimes. I decided to give my daughter a little job and had her separate all the coins into different bags. I told her she could have the money if she did it. She loves to organize things. After it was all separated I went to the store and bought some wrappers and she wrapped them. Little did I know that all those little pennies, nickels and dimes would add up to $75. Whoops!  I guess it’s time to open a bank account.

I think now we’ll save our pennies for a trip or something we can do together. I totally didn’t realize how fast they add up. I think it’s a good lesson, especially for kids, to learn to save for something they really want and hopefully it will prevent them from getting into debt later in life.

Maybe you’ve always wanted to go to the Superbowl. I was looking at tickets and they are expensive! You’d have to save a lot of pennies for those tickets. If any of you are football fans the Superbowl is coming up and that means SUPERBOWL Parties! Who are you cheering for? I used to love the SNL skit about the Super fans. Remember  ‘DA Bears’ and ‘Mike Ditka for President’ sketches. Here’s a clip for you.  Super Fans-SNL

If you’re having a Super bowl party try this yummy recipe for chicken drummettes that I’m sure you and your guests will love.

Until next time bingo buddies…

Bourbon-Glazed Chicken Drumettes with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce

Ingredients
•    2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
•    1 cup chopped onion
•    3 garlic cloves, peeled, thinly sliced
•    1 cup bourbon, divided
•    1 cup ketchup
•    1/2 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Crystal)
•    1/4 cup tomato paste
•    3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
•    30 chicken drumettes (about 4 pounds)
•    Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce

Preparation
Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup bourbon; boil until most of liquid is absorbed, 6 to 8 minutes. Whisk in 1/4 cup bourbon, ketchup, hot pepper sauce, tomato paste, and brown sugar. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Season marinade with salt and pepper. Remove marinade from heat; cool to room temperature.

Place chicken drumettes in 15 x 10 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Pour marinade over and turn drumettes to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Place cooling rack atop prepared baking sheet. Arrange drumettes on rack, spacing slightly apart. Spread any remaining marinade from dish over drumettes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake drumettes (still on cooling rack) until cooked through and brown in spots, about 45 minutes. Transfer drumettes to serving platter. Serve Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce alongside.

Ingredient tip: A chicken drumette is the thick, meaty section of the chicken wing that resembles a drumstick.

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