GAME DAY GOODIES

Football Fare For The Entire Pack

BETTE’S BREADSTICKS FABULOUS & OH, SO EASY

2 dozen hot dog buns (frozen work best, easier to cut)

1–1 ½ lb. butter

Salad Supreme (Original) Seasoning

While melting butter, slice each hot dog bun the long way into four sticks.

Dredge each stick through butter and place on cookie sheet.

Generously sprinkle with Salad Supreme Seasoning. Bake for about 2 to 2 ½ hrs. at 225 degrees until sticks are medium to dark brown and no longer soft.

Cool and store in airtight container up to a week.

Freeze Ahead Crab Appetizers

1 stick butter, softened

5 oz. jar Old English cheese spread

1 ½ t. garlic salt

½ t. seasoning salt

7 oz. can crab

6 English muffins

Combine all ingredients except muffins. Split muffins and place on large cookie sheet. Spread mixture on muffin halves.

Freeze then cut each muffin into six wedges and freeze. To serve. Put under broiler (watch carefully) for 5–10 minutes until lightly browned.

The Mocktail Virgin Paloma

1.5 oz. fresh lime juice

1 oz. grapefruit juice

1 oz. agave syrup

Club soda

Lightly salt (or sugar) rim of glass. Add lime juice, grapefruit juice and agave syrup to shaker with ice. Shake well, pour over rocks, and top with club soda.

SWEET & SALTY WINGS

¼ c. caramel sauce

¼ c. hot sauce (adjust according to taste)

2 T. fresh lime juice

1/8 t. garlic powder

Salt (per taste)

¼ c. cilantro

4 lbs. cooked chicken wings (fried or baked)

Microwave caramel sauce until nice and thin. Whisk in hot sauce, lime juice, garlic powder and salt. Toss with chicken wings and cilantro. Place under broiler until desired crispness.

Pretzel Dip

1 c. mayonnaise

¼ c. crumbled bacon

½ c. Dijon mustard

2–3 t. prepared horseradish (based on taste)

Combine, chill, serve with pretzels.

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...AND FOR THE CANINE CROWD

Canine Crudites

Carrot sticks

Cucumber slices

Red pepper slices

Dip in plain, Greek yogurt (no Xylitol, toxic to dogs) sprinkled with a bit of fresh dill.

Celery sticks lightly filled with peanut butter (no Xylitol) and cut into bite-size pieces.

QUICK & EASY TREAT BALLS

1 c. canned pure pumpkin (no spices)

¼ c. peanut butter (no Xylitol)

¾ c. oatmeal

Combine ingredients, roll into balls or form into football shapes and refrigerate.

APPLESAUCE

Apples (select variety that isn’t overly sweet)

Bone broth

Peel, core, and slice apples. Be sure to remove all the seeds as they are toxic to dogs. Put in pot and boil in bone broth to desired consistency.

LIQUORLESS DOGTAILS

PUP-A-RITA

¾ c. frozen strawberries

¼ c. coconut water

1 T. plain Greek yogurt

Pulse in blender until smooth

APPLETINI

1 c. applesauce (recipe above)

¼ c. coconut water

Liquify in blender

BARKING BREWSKI

2 c. chicken broth

4 T. frozen spinach or kale, chopped finely Stir together and pour into tightly sealable container. Refrigerate for 24 hours, shaking periodically.

The Cocktail The Blonde Bomber

1 part fresh lemon juice

1 part honey simple syrup

2 parts Bradshaw Bourbon

Add above to shaker of ice. Shake well and serve straight up or on the rocks.

Sweet Potato Chips

Wash sweet potatoes and cut into slices or strips. Place on parchment paper on cookie sheets and bake 2–3 hours at 250 degrees—turning potatoes about half-way through. Bake until crisp.

With a longer tongue than KISS bassist Gene Simmons and a more dashing snarl than ‘80’s British rocker Billy Idol, Mr. Happy Face has been crowned the “World's Ugliest Dog.”

The 17-year-old hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix triumphed over nine other competitors in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest—a 46-year-old event held annually in Petaluma, California. Mr. Happy Face bested a Mexican hairless dog that looks like a mash-up between a hyena and a mandrill baboon. He also beat a “hairless mutant” with red eyes and a twisted face that resembles a blood-sucking Chupacabra.

Advocate, Adopt, Adore

It may seem cruel to poke fun at these mirror-shattering mutts. But the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest promotes adopting canines with mismatched ears, missing fur, crossed eyes, or hunched backs. Sponsored by NBC and Amica Mutual Insurance, celebrity judges (like American comedian Mamrie Hart) rank entrants on first impressions, unusual attributes, personality, and audience reaction.

The reigning champion was adopted from the Yavapai Humane Society in Prescott, Arizona, in August 2021 by Jeneda Benally, a bassist in the Navajo punk rock band Sihasin. “When I first met Mr. Happy Face, he was the happiest creature I had ever seen, despite an eye condition, many tumors, breathing problems and being a differentlooking kind of creature,” she recalls.

Rescued from a hoarder’s home where the conditions were vile, Mr. Happy Face survived by eating anything that was not pinned down. “His ribcage was also severely out of alignment, which made me wonder if he had been abused,” Benally said. Sadly, Mr. Happy Face was only given a month to live. He would also need expensive medications for the rest of his life.

“I vowed that day to love him so much he would never remember how awful his previous life had been,” said Benally. Skilled in traditional Navajo bodywork, Benally and her father have adjusted every single bone in Mr. Happy Face’s body. They have also added coconut oil to his kibble and it has cleared up his eyes. The “fearlessly adorable” pooch does not cough or wheeze anymore. “He can even run again,”