Hot Wings & Spicy Sauce: (Serves 2-4 people)

Wings Cooking and Preparation:

10 chicken wings, cut into separate pieces – discarding the wing tips is optional (but it makes it easier to cook, if the wing tips are separated from the middle wing piece)

4 cups vegetable oil

½ teaspoon salt and black pepper

Instructions:

Heat oil in a large frying pan. Season wings with salt and pepper. Cook wings in batches for about 10 minutes, or until the wings are fully golden brown in color.

Hot Sauce:

4 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon butter

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons hot sauce (any brand)

2 tablespoons ketchup

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 – 4 tablespoons red pepper flakes

2 teaspoons garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt and black pepper

¼ cup maple syrup

Fresh cilantro

Blue cheese

Instructions:

In a sauce pan, heat oil and butter together. Sauté the garlic and the red pepper flakes together. Remove from the heat and add the rest of the ingredients together and mix together. Be careful as the other liquids may splatter in the hot oil.

For Assembly of the bowl:

Pour some of the sauce on the bottom of a deep bowl (metal or glass). When the wings are cooked, remove from the oil, and instead of straining, place immediately in the bowl with the sauce. Mix the contents together. Add more sauce as desired. Plate with a small container of blue cheese, and sprinkle some fresh cilantro leaves on top of the hot wings.

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Ingredients (Serves 2)

1 large tomato, cut into 1/8-inch pieces
1 bulb fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/8-inch pieces
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 leaves fresh basil, chiffonade (have some extra for garnish)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt and black pepper
½ half lime, juiced
1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese

Instructions: Combine olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, fresh basil, and feta cheese in a bowl.  Stir and incorporate well, almost breaking the feta cheese into very small pieces.  Brush or spoon the flavored oil on top of each tomato and mozzarella slices.  Decorate any way you like, but towers make for a beautiful and fun, but sometimes difficult, creation to eat!

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