The Next Iron Chef
Happy birthday, Sheridan! 
Yesterday, Corey and I went to a birthday party for my co-worker Becky. There was a lot of yummy food thanks to Becky’s ingenious theme–Iron Chef. Each of the invitees were supposed to bring a dish with the secret ingredient, hoping they’ll be the next Iron Chef. The secret ingredient was oranges. I decided to make a fruit pizza.
She invited a lot of her family and friends, and a few of us from work. The party kind of split up into three groups: Becky’s family, Becky’s friends, and her co-workers. The co-workers were the coolest group of them all and had a lot of fun!
We played games and had fun spending time together. Erin, Jeff, Alan, and I were the co-workers that showed up. Steve was invited to, but he and his wife decided they were too good for us and didn’t come. 
We played Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader, which was a lot of fun once we figured out how the game went. For such a simple game on TV, the game itself is fairly complicated to figure out. My team (Erin, Jeff, and me) won, but only after three death match rounds! I guess we’re all pretty smart cookies.
We also played Simpson’s Loser Takes All. That’s a fun game! The point is to end up with the least amount of money and snack foods. So, to win, you’re basically supposed to lose. Erin ended up winning/losing and Jeff ended up losing/winning.
The winner of the Iron Chef was … me! My fruit pizza was a hit! Everyone loved it. Each food item could get a total of 100 points. The fruit pizza ended up with 94 points. There was a tie for second place with 88 points, so you can see how much my pizza was loved. I was so excited because I never win contests. Woo hoo! It has totally made my decade! Becky let me wear her birthday tiara for a few minutes to signify the prestige of my achievement.
I decided to post the recipe for those who want it.
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Wow, I didn’t realize how complicated this recipe was. I really enjoyed the food, but I don’t know if I would have the patience to replicate the dish. I think that I will have to stick with begging you to bring it to all my events.
Ooh, I love fruit pizza. Maybe you can bless us with that next time we gather. Yummy. Maybe I’ll even try to make it myself.
I like this post because it says my name 3 times. I also like your fruit pizza, but not as much as I like seeing my name in print.
Also, in reference to the first paragraph of this post, I like to consider myself both Becky’s co-worker and her friend. I’m in 2 of the 3 groups! Now all I’ve got to do is marry her brother or be adopted by her parents and I’ll be in all 3. I have a new goal in life!
True! I consider myself Becky’s friend as well. I guess I was just trying to separate the groups since her “other” friends kept to themselves.
I’ve been looking all over for that recipe. You need to post pics so I can see how it looks. Glad you had a ton of fun, since I couldn’t talk to you very long the day before. lol Love Ya!