Bad week

Not only did my baby girl die but our kitchen fridge was on the blink. We pulled it out and cleaned it (the coils) so let's see how long this sucker lasts. We already replaced the deep freeze and spare fridge last summer.

Plus I'm really, really tired of freaking irresponsible people. I won't name names but it's not my husband.

I'm also tired of fucking stupid fucking drivers. That's what I call them.

WELCOME TO MENOPAUSE!!

GAWD!

I'm taking a vacation Feb 10th thru 14th so I'm not popping people's heads off like a dandelion. I gotta get away!!

Doubt it helps but at least I have a week's reprieve.

Today I watched a Leaf Race across the top of our pool. We are having 40 mile an hour wind gusts and the pool cover is covered by ice. We no longer put that big pillow under the cover because they tend to leak all the air out by spring anyway. So now we save 30 bucks.

Today for lunch I am making Spicy Asian Whisky Wings. My own recipe gathered from a bunch of recipes. The whiskey/bourbon is my idea.

14 or 15 chicken wings
3 tbls butter or margarine
1 large clove garlic, minced
1/2 inch fresh ginger, grated
1/2 cup honey
1 tbls balsamic vinegar
1 tbls sriracha sauce
1 tbls dark brown sugar
1 tbls whiskey

First I put the frozen wings on a metal grate in a cake pan and cooked them at 375 for an hour. I used the grate so they wouldn't be wet from their own juices while they cooked.
Then I melted the butter in saucepan and added the garlic. I cooked it until the garlic lost it's intense fresh flavor, maybe 4 minutes, then added the ginger and cooked for another 2 minutes.
Then I added the rest of the ingredients and cooked on the lowest heat for 5 minutes. I watched it the whole time and swirled it so it wouldn't burn. Then I turned it off and let it sit on the stove. It will stick to the wings a lot better if cooled. Then I put the wings in a bowl and poured the sauce over them and stirred them around. I actually put the bowl into the fridge to cool it all down to make it sticky! Then back into a 325 oven for 15 minutes. Yum!!

Wings on the grate in the oven.

 

 

The butter and garlic.

The ginger and the grater I used. I just grated it over the pan.

 

The honey.

 

The whole shebang.

A gift to my husband from a cool customer.

 

 I have to make spicy stuff like this when Jeff isn't home because he'd never eat it. Actually, he'd bitch about eating it, try it, like it, then admit it was pretty good but could have been less spicy. Sigh. He just doesn't get it, does he?

Wow was this good!!! The bourbon just set it all off too. I'm going to have to submit this to allrecipes.

 

 

 

 

 

Ellen didn't host her show yesterday. They said she had the flu. I've never known her to do this so I hope she is okay. Get well, Ellen!!!!