Happy Hallo-WING-ie

Happy Halloween Weekend! 

It's also Florida vs. Georgia weekend. Rocket Man is a huge Gator fan and wanted to make a run down to the local produce/salsa store. On the way there we were talking about what to do for the game and if we wanted to go grab wings at the sports bar.  Since I'm on a new workout kick thanks to my fun co-workers, I'm trying not to eat fried food (my candy). So, I suggested we just run to the grocery and buy a bag of frozen wings and I'll make some "heathier" wings? I can even make a delicious blue cheese dip (not healthier, though). He sounded hesitant but agreed. And off we went. 


We got home and I started defrosting the wings while I made our blue cheese dip. The boys were playing around with changing the oil in the cars and the dog was following me around like he was lost. I gave up for a few and watched the Florida State game. 


Soon after the oil was changed and the dog was happy and the Seminoles beat the Wolfpack, Rocket Man decided to take one of the bags of wings (we'd bought two) and grill his own wings (with a little nudging from yours truly). 


Our little football meal turned out really yummy. Below are the recipes we used. Hope you like them!


Blue Cheese Dip
Ingredients:

• Blue Cheese Chunks
• 1 to 2 Tbsp green onions
• Sour Cream (buy the Fat FREE!!!)
• Mayonnaise (I like the olive oil version of this)
• 1 tsp white vinegar (or whatever you have in the cabinet)

The key to this dip is to use your judgement. I usually throw in a scoop of mayo and two scoops of sour cream. Then throw in the blue cheese and green onions. Mix it up and add in the vinegar. Mix again. Adjust the sour cream and mayo to your liking. 

The boys sat here and ate the dip with their fingers. No wings, no celery. Straight. 

On to the wings: 

"Healthier" Buffalo Chicken Wings

Ingredients: 

• Frozen chicken wings (no breading, no flavoring, etc)
• Franks Wings Buffalo Hot Sauce

1. Make sure the wings are nice and defrosted. Pour 1/4 of the Franks Hot Sauce in the bag. Set them in the fridge to marinate for about the length of one Florida State football game. 
2. Pull these babies out of the fridge. Turn your oven on to broil and move the rack down to the second to lowest rung (but not the lowest). Line the wings up on a pan (preferably one with sides). 
3. Broil the wings for 6 minutes on the first side. Pull them out and turn them over. Broil for another 5-6 minutes or until they are nice and crispy. Take 'em out and put on a plate. 
4. Take more of that Franks Hot Sauce and drizzle it over the wings to your satisfaction. 
5. Eat. Put some of the blue cheese dip on the wings. Eat more. 

"Healthier" Buffalo Grilled Wings

Ingredients: 

• Franks Hot Sauce
• Sweet 'n Spicy BBQ Sauce
• Garlic Salt
• Montreal Steak Seasoning

1. Make sure the wings are nice and defrosted. Pour 1/4 of the Franks Hot Sauce in the bag. Set them in the fridge to marinate for about the length of one Florida State football game. 
2. Pull these babies out of the fridge. Turn your grill to medium (you don't want to put them directly on the flame).
3. Grill these babies for 20-30 minutes (depending upon how hot your grill is). Turning every 5 to get them nice and crispy. 
4. Pull them off, serve with the blue cheese dip. 
5. Smile. They are delish.