Chicken
Tue Nov 29, 2011
Jerk Chicken Wings
With Thanksgiving now behind and little respite before Christmas madness starts sweeping in, this is the time of year I start kicking back and spending the early nights in front of the glowing television transmitting the only winter sport I really care about, basketball. It's a down right dirty shame that this isn't happening right now, and instead have found myself stuck in a waiting pattern with cautious optimism that resolution will be one of the many gifts on Christmas day. While I may have temporarily lost part of my ritual, there other half of this equation is always some sort of bar food—be that wings, skins, nachos, etc—and I see no reason to turn my back on those. With so many games a (normal) year, I've amassed an arsenal of wing recipes to pull from, one of the tops being these Jerk chicken wings.
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Tue Oct 4, 2011
Habanero Barbecue Wings
Me and my immune system are engaged in an epic battle. For most of the month of July and into August I was in a continual attack against a sinus infection that just didn't want to give up, with spicy jerk skewers being some of the only relief I could find. Finally I gained the upper hand, but that 'itis just didn't want to quit. Now I find myself relapsed in a stuffy nose, coughing, and achy hell. While I've rebounded from last week, when I couldn't even muster the energy to write, I'm still suffering and am once again looking to food for relief. An extra hot tom yum soup last night was great, but with my appetite coming back, I need something meatier that also delivers just as much mouth burning heat, and these habanero barbecue wings fit that bill nicely.
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Tue Sep 20, 2011
Chicken Sausage with Basil and Tomatoes
On my god, you're going to hate me. Remember how excited I was to get a 5-lb vertical stuffer for my birthday back in January? Well, in my small kitchen, I found a rather inconvenient place to store this giant and there is sat, unused all summer. I had every intention of using it way sooner, but it didn't happen, and I deserve the shame that comes with that. There's good news though, I finally busted it out and made some stellar sausages. Not these sausages in particular, but to be honest, this chicken sausages with basil and tomatoes were a bit better than what I made recently—actually these chicken sausages were some of the best I've ever made!
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Tue Aug 23, 2011
Blackened Chicken Sandwiches
If you're a Meatwave veteran, you may have noticed that after a single skinless, boneless chicken breast recipe in the early days, this piece of meat has become long absent from the blog. This is no coincidence, as I quickly learned this chicken part does not make good grilling—it's too easy to end up with a dry, flavorless piece of meat. So does that discredit the skinless, boneless breast from grilling altogether? I say no, and this blackened chicken sandwich is solid proof of that.
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Tue Jul 19, 2011
Honey Chipotle Wings
There's some things in life you probably shouldn't admit to, what's about to follow is probably one of them. At this time last year, the wife and I were celebrating our first anniversary and where else does this brillant man choose to dine on such an important occasion, Chili's. Ok, to be fair to myself, I woke up early that morning and picked up flowers from the florist who did our wedding, then a cake from our cake people, and took my wife to Storm King for a picnic and a day in the sculpture park. On the way home we drove by the outlets and decided to stop. That excusions quickly dissolved into Wal Mart, and while we were being classy, we went for dinner at Chili's. Chili's oddly enough does play into stories of our courtship years, but that was a long time ago, and on last year's anniversary we quickly learned that Chili's is not an establishment to celebrate a momentous occasion in your life, nor is it a place either of our stomachs cares to tolerate anymore. One important thing did come out of the dinner though, honey and chipotle together on chicken is fantastic.
