Ina's wings

Man food was the theme on New Year's Day, numbing football on all day so we tried Ina's chicken wings from her Barefoot Contessa Family Style cookbook, released in 2002.

 I say "we" because husband needed to separate the wings which I find disgusting, that is the most time consuming part of making wings at home. Homemade wings are so much better than sports bars because they are not deep fried. I usually bake them but Ina's recipe calls for broiling them for 8 minutes or so on each side. So much faster and the broiling creates beautiful caramelization. I added much more Frank's hot sauce than her recipe calls for, the only change I made. The men loved Ina's wings, very moist and succulent! After flipping through several of her cookbooks yesterday, she has a ton of man food recipes. This will make husband and son happy as I venture through Ina's cookbooks this year. 

dinner tonight...tacos with home blended taco seasoning

MUCH less sodium and no msg. Recipe here.

Use with ground turkey or sliced or cubed chicken, lettuce, queso cheese, salsa, lime juice and avocado slices for delicious tacos.

what I am cooking...man food

I love to cook. I live with my husband, our youngest child, a  teenage son and our exchange student/ teenage son.  I cook man food most of the time to keep everyone  happy.  My creative culinary instincts are being suppressed. Last night, I made roasted chicken and colcannon, corned beef was left off the menu because of Lent.

(note to self- dark green vegetables are considered delicious when immersed in mashed potatoes, butter and cream)

Tonight on the menu- pierogies with caramelized onions and sausage, both purchased from this place, a fresh  green salad will accompany the fatty carbness that is this dish.

One day I will cook what I like....