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Ladder Toss

Known by a variety of different names, ladder toss is a game that caught on in campsites around the country and is now a popular lawn game that encourages trash talk and a lot of good-natured competition. The ladder has three rungs in which players toss their “bolas” (Two weighted balls connected by a nylon string) to score points. Points can be lost if your opponent’s bola lands on the same rungs as yours or knocks your bola from the ladder. Equipment needed: Ladder Toss set ($20 and up)

BOCCE

Borrowed from an Italian word meaning “bowl,” bocce is a lawn sport that is played with eight weighted balls aimed at a smaller target ball known as the “pallino.” The object of the game is to get your ball as close to the pallino as possible, but beware, your opponent can knock your ball away from the pallino as part of his or her strategy. While the game can be played on grass, you can create a sand bocce pit as well. Regulation size is 60-feet long, by 12-feet wide. However, a friendly game does not require a pit. Equipment needed: Bocce ball set ($30 and up)

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By Chef Michael Symon,

Ingredients:

2 large avocados, diced

1 cup coconut cream, not cream of coconut

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 cup fresh orange juice

1/4 cup raw honey or pure maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon kosher salt

Directions:

1.) In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk, combine the avocados, coconut cream and cocoa powder. Mix on low until combined and then slowly increase the speed to medium until completely smooth and aerated, about 2 minutes.

2.) Add the orange juice, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and a pinch of salt and mix on low until combined, about 30 seconds. Increase the speed to high and blend for 1 minute.

3.) Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or up to overnight before serving.