Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings

The magic that is buffalo chicken.  I literally can't get enough.  Problem is, most places that make out-of-this-world buffalo wings deep fry them to within an inch of their life.

What you'll learn after trying this recipe:  Totally unnecessary.  These chicken wings are quick, easy, health, and BAKED.  The hardest part has been finding these cute little "wingettes" in the grocery store.  They never have them with any consistency!  Makes it hard to plan, but when they do have them, IT'S WING NIGHT!

Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings
Prep time:  10 minutes
Cook time:  30 minutes
Total time:  40 minutes
Yield:  4 servings per pound of chicken

Ingredients:
Chicken wings, "wingettes" or "drumettes" (my container was 1.75 lbs)
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp baking powder
Buffalo sauce (I used about a half cup)
Butter (I used about 1 tbsp)

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.  Combined all dry ingredients into a bowl and thoroughly coat the wings.  Arrange the wings on a well-greased (I use coconut oil spray) cookie sheet.  Cook wings for 15 minutes, flip, and cook for another 15 minutes.  Just before the wings are finished cooking, melt the butter into the wing sauce and stir to combine.  I used 1 Tbsp of butter in a 1/2 cup of sauce and it was still pretty spicy.  Add more butter to lessen the spice of the sauce.  When the wings are finished cooking, coat them in the sauce and serve!

If you're looking for a delicious, HEALTHIER alternative to blue cheese dressing, look no further than my homemade version!

Radishes and Excuses

Blogosphere... I have failed you.

I only posted twice in March and twice in February.  Not only poor blogging practice, but one of my 30 Before 30 was to blog three times a month.  Oops.  I could give you a butt-load of excuses, but that's not my style.  So instead, I start this month anew.  And no, this isn't an April Fools joke.

I'll tell you what is a joke though.  Radishes.

True to form, I waited until the last day of March to try my new food.  Ironically, very similar in appearance to beets (my new food from February), but decidedly MUCH cuter.

I can't say the same for the taste.  I'm not going to sugarcoat it... although I did sprinkle some salt on them before I took a bite.  The first bite was uneventful.  The second bite was gross.

And there you have it!  No fancy recipe, just good old fashion taste-testing.