Good morning, how are you? As we move through the month I’m playing catch up for both the A to Z Blog Challenge #AtoZBlogChallenge and the Ultimate Blog Challenge I wanted to ask if your doing the challenges how are you doing?

In the meantime I’m on the Letter S. I wanted to share David’s favorite dessert Strawberry Shortcake and this morning’s Board game is Scrabble. Do you play Scrabble? Do you like Strawberry Shortcake because Charlie and I don’t. But my stepson Travis does.

Charlie and I play Scrabble on Fridays when we do our Free Day as it takes the place of Reading and Spelling. Or on Tuesday for our Family Game Night as it helps David practice his spelling which he doesn’t know.

Winning Moves Tile Lock Scrabble

Tile Lock Scrabble

Originally invented during the depression of the 1930’s, the World”s Leading Word Game celebrated its 60th birthday in 2008. Over 150 million games have been sold in 121 countries around the world.

Scrabble games are currently produced in 29 different languages. Over a half million children are playing Scrabble in more than 18,000 schools nationwide through the School SCRABBLE Program.

The first annual National School SCRABBLE Championship was held in Boston on April 26, 2003. With our Tile Lock Scrabble game, Your Scrabble words won”t be slip slidin” away, thanks to this board”s clever “tile-lock” design.

There are also soft pads on its bottom that allow you to effortlessly slide the board across a table or rotate it for a better view. And, the compact size of the board, tiles and racks, make the game ideal for travel. You can play Scrabble in a car, train, plane or boat with no worries.

*Ages:8 and up

*Players: 2 to 4

*Official plastic Scrabble gameboard with tile lock system,

*100 plastic Scrabble letter tiles, 4 plastic tile racks,

*1 drawstring tile bag and instructions.

• Plastic
• Imported
• Your Scrabble words won’t be slip slidin’ away, thanks to this board’s clever “tile-lock” design
• You can play Scrabble in a car, train, plane or boat with no worries
• The great game of Scrabble your whole family knows and loves
• Includes 100 plastic Scrabble letter tiles
• Includes 4 plastic tile racks, 1 drawstring tile bag and instructions

Strawberry Shortcake

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds strawberries, stemmed and quartered

5 tablespoons sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Whipped Cream, recipe follows

Whipped Cream:

1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled

3 tablespoons sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon freshly grated Lemon zest

1. Mix strawberries with 3 tablespoons sugar and refrigerate while juices develop, at least 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Add heavy cream and mix until just combined. Place mixture in an ungreased 8-inch square pan and bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
4. Remove shortcake from pan and place on a rack to cool slightly. Cut into 6 pieces and split each piece in half horizontally.
5. Spoon some of the strawberries with their juice onto each shortcake bottom. Top with a generous dollop of whipped cream and then the shortcake top. Spoon more strawberries over the top and serve.

Whipped Cream:

1. Using a mixer, beat the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest until soft peaks form, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.