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The Best Chicken Wings are Air Fried!!!

November 2, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

I think I’ve been pretty clear that I don’t like Chicken. Blossom’s BFF (“BB”) used to tell me after we first started dating that he gained ten pounds around me because I ate too much red meat and no poultry. Lol. Now, aside from the fact that I was NOT going to take credit for his new pounds, he was right that I don’t like Chicken and I don’t eat much of it. So when I find a Chicken recipe I like, that’s sortof a big deal. Chicken Wings are one of those recipes.

I haven’t always liked Chicken Wings because I haven’t always been real “spice” tolerant. And Chicken Wings used to be way too spicy for me. But as my tastes have aged, Chicken Wings have become one of the VERY few Chicken recipes I liked.

I started making Chicken Wings at home quite often. But honestly, I don’t use my fryer very often, and I never saw the draw to having fried Chicken Wings. I suppose I never tried frying Chicken Wings. Baked were easier. So I started regularly making baked Chicken Wings.

When BB and I first started dating, we ate quite a few Chicken Wings together–always baked. And then last year, BB wanted a Toaster Oven that was also an Air Fryer for his birthday. I haven’t ever really used a Toaster Oven, and I don’t think I’d ever even seen an Air Fryer. But we started using it almost right away. I want to say one of our very first recipes in the Air Fryer was Chicken Wings seeing as BB saw the Chicken Wing recipe in the book and got super excited.

Nowadays, we won’t make them any other way! So here’s to Chicken Wings approved by the non-Chicken-eater. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Happy Cooking!

The Best Chicken Wings are Air Fried!!!

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

30 mins

Ingredients

1 Package Organic Party Wings
½ C. Frank's Red Hot
¼ C. Salted Butter
1 T. Honey
1 t. Worcestershire
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder

Instructions

Preheat Air Fryer to 400 degrees on "Air Fry" setting.
Sprinkle Wings with Salt, Pepper, and Garlic Powder on the Air Fryer rack.
Put Wings in Air Fryer for 20-25 minutes, turning every 5 minutes.
Melt Butter, and mix all sauce ingredients in bowl.
Toss Wings in Sauce.
Serve with homemade Ranch, Blue Cheese, cut Veggies, or Salad. (Or make as an appetizer on a pizza night!)

The #1 Best Wine Club to Help Beginners Learn About Wine

October 28, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

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So, when you’re a self-proclaimed food writer, there are certain things people expect of you. The first is, of course, that you can cook. After that, most people expect that you know about wine. So what does this mean for me as a food writer? A LOT of study. But let’s be honest, this studying can be fun. When it comes to my wine studies, I have no desire (at this point) to be a sommelier. I like what I like and I prefer to just like it because I do. But that doesn’t mean I don’t need to know more about wine in respect to food consumption and pairings. Enter the wine club….

Roast Chicken

October 16, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

Fall equals Roast Chicken for me. For some reason the Fall makes me crave family dinner nights. I think it’s something about the start of school equals a real yearning to reconnect and come together–especially at the beginning of a week. One of my favorite ways of accomplishing this is a roast chicken. Which is saying a lot since I don’t like chicken. A wonderful way to get a home-cooked family dinner at the end of a weekend, without actually having to give up too much of your weekend in prep time.

Roast chicken is so easy for me anymore. It’s relatively hands off, and it’s also a great recipe for several nights of dinners (i.e. chicken salad, chicken soup, chicken stock, chicken quesadillas). But one of the best things about it is how amazing it makes the house smell while it’s roasting–the very epitome of the Fall.

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The Best Ever Roasted Garlic

October 12, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

Anyone who knew me when I was young would probably not believe that eventually I’d be a food writer and adventurer. I was a pretty picky child and wasn’t real good at trying new things or eating a wide variety of foods. This was a huge shame because my mom is seriously one of the best cooks ever. She’s not only a great cook in general, but she also is able to turn healthy foods into incredibly tasty creations. But I generally wouldn’t eat them. One such wonderful meal (or appetizer, rather) was her roasted garlic.

It took years for me to actually try the roasted garlic because I insisted it would be “super gross” based specifically on the smell (which now, of course, I find wonderful). But eventually, I tried it and decided it was awesome….

The Easiest Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella Salad – Relish the End of Summer

October 9, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

When I first started considering posting this recipe, I honestly planned on jumping on the bandwagon for a tomato basil mozzarella salad with stone fruit.

Salty, Savory, Sweet?

And I love nectarines, so I was planning to add them to the salad. Long story short, I guess my taste buds haven’t evolved from my childhood as much as I thought they had. I added the nectarines to this salad and promptly began picking them out like a three year old.

So here I am, posting another traditional tomato caprese salad for your end-of-summer enjoyment. The difference this year is, while I love the traditional tomato caprese I last posted here, I also love the idea of being able to whip up this wonderful salad at the drop of a hat for those impromptu, Saturday, Indian-Summer-BBQ’s. This does just that.
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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte Syrup

October 5, 2020 By The Hungry Dater 13 Comments

I always loved Pumpkin Spice everything–waaaaaaay before pumpkin spice syrup and pumpkin spice lattes were trendy. My first memory of this obsession is of a friend’s mom’s pumpkin bread when I was nine. Honestly, I wouldn’t try it because I thought it might be the texture of pumpkin pie. But, as so often happens with the law of attraction, past my fear I found love.

As soon as Starbucks got on the pumpkin bandwagon with their Pumpkin Spice Latte, I was hooked. It got so bad that every year I’d look forward to September 1 simply because I couldn’t wait to go to Starbucks to get my first Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino. Seriously, if I had been a student at Hogwarts, it would have been like, “Sorry, I know the Express is cool and we’re starting school and all; but if you’ll excuse me I have to miss the train because it’s Pumpkin Spice Latte day.”

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Peach Pie with Gluten Free Crust

July 27, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

I’m still in that place where I’m trying so hard not to wish the summer away. Fall is my favorite season (both generally AND, of course, food-wise). But summer is my second favorite. Summer around here is awesome. There’s yard work, outdoor BBQ’s, lots of “friend and family time,” and, of course, stone fruit! And there’s no better way to eat an abundance of peaches than in a peach pie.

I used to be that obnoxious girl who buys my fruit at Costco. This year, though, Blossom’s BiFF and I have a CSA box being delivered once a week. And I have to say, it’s still a LOT of fruit. I can’t get enough of peaches, nectarines, and cherries; so when they’re in season I go a bit crazy.

In addition to just consuming this fruit raw, at least once per year I feel a major need to bake a pie. Generally, every summer I make at least one cherry pie and one peach. They’re my favorite. …

Red Wine Cooler with Carlo Rossi Burgandy

July 24, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

One of my favorite cocktails that helps me hold on to summer is a Carlo Rossi Red Wine Cooler.

I’m probably opening myself up for judgment by saying this, but Carlo Rossi wine coolers have been dear to my heart since I was about 5 years old. When I was little, whenever we would go camping, my parents and their friends would bring Carlo Rossi Burgundy, Orange Juice, and 7Up to make red wine coolers in Red Solo Cups. I used to love the fruity smell of the drink, and because it had 7Up in it (which was a treat for me) I wanted to be old enough to drink one in the worst way. Occasionally, I’d ask for sips of the cocktail, even as a wee one. Now, before someone gets too angry at this post, I can tell you, my parents handled this like champs. They made me my very own “mocktails.” 7Up and Orange Juice was my new “it” treat drink, and it made me feel special and like a grown up. (And on a parental note, it worked in place of wine coolers, mimosas and beer.)

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Delicious Gluten Free Korean Pork Wraps

July 20, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

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My whole life, I’ve been surrounded by amazing cooks in my family, and now that Blossom’s Biff (BFF) is around, we’re adding one more. One person who definitely holds up that family reputation is my cousin. She makes amazing food. One of her most-requested recipes by the rest of us is this one her Korean Pork Lettuce Wraps. They’re the perfect combination of tasty and healthy, and we’ve taken them one step further by giving you instructions on how to make them completely gluten free!

Last night, I asked my cousin where the recipe came from (I wanted to make sure to give the appropriate people credit). The story she told me was really sweet….

Healthy, DIY, DoTerra-Flavored Seltzer – Health for You and the World

July 17, 2020 By The Hungry Dater Leave a Comment

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I don’t like water. There, I said it. I hate water. I always have. As a matter of fact, my parents used to say I was “allergic” to water, simply because of my aversion to it. But eventually I learned of flavored seltzer water and my aversion was almost cured. Now that I’ve been working to make the healthiest me, water really is a must-have in my every day diet, so seltzer water is a life-saver for me. Enter the Soda Stream and this DIY Flavored Seltzer!

I used to LIVE on those flavored seltzer waters in the blue bottle from Costco. But not too long ago, I saw a Cooking Light article about the “worst thing” about the “La Croix” movement and our country’s rampant consumption of these fizzy drinks. I’ve heard several people state that the erosion of tooth enamel is the #1 issue with our consumption of these seltzers. But this author had a different #1 issue: the BPAs we’re consuming. (See her article here.) In addition to that, I started becoming really ashamed with myself and the amount of garbage I was creating–even if it was recycled. …

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