It’s almost time for Super bowl parties, and what better of an appetizer to have at your party than chicken wings? This is almost required and here I have for you a delicious marinade for your chicken wings. This marinade is both salty and sweet. The saltiness comes from soy sauce and the sweetness comes from both sugar and pineapple juice. Additional seasonings such as garlic power and ginger are added for even more flavor. The wings should be marinated at least overnight for maximum flavor. This recipe will marinate 3-4lbs of chicken wings. If you want to save time you can buy the already cut up wings in the store, or you could just leave them whole. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
3-4 lbs chicken wings (cleaned)
1 cup water
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup sugar
½ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ginger

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a large bowl or sealable bag. Add chicken wings. In another bowl combine water, soy sauce, sugar, pineapple juice, oil, garlic power, and ginger. Mix well and pour over chicken wings. Cover and refrigerate. Allow to marinate overnight.
Step 2: Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.  Arrange chicken wings on a foil lined baking sheet. Place into the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 1 to ½ hours.

This is apparently how they do hot dogs in Venezuela. As this was new to me, many of you are probably unfamiliar with Venezuelan style hot dogs so let me introduce them to you. These hot dogs include condiments such as mustard, ketchup and maybe. As well as cabbage, onion and crushed potato chips. I found that the potato chips give the hot dog a nice crunch. The recipe calls for the hot dog buns to be steamed but I did not do that personally, I will leave it up to you. As you can see I have included no prep pictures as I did not find it necessary as there are only a few extremely basic steps to this. This is a very quick and easy recipe that just also happens to be perfect for game day. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
8 hot dog buns
8 hot dogs
1 yellow onion
¼ head of green cabbage
1 (6 ounce) bag potato chips
Mayonnaise
mustard
ketchup

Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: Add hot dogs to a medium sized pot, fill with enough water just to cover the hot dogs, and bring to a boil. Cook until heated through. Use a steamer to steam the hot dogs buns until they are warm and soft.
Step 2: Cut onion into small pieces. Put them into a food processor and process until they are finely chopped. Remove the onions and do the same with the cabbage. Crush the potato chips into very small pieces.
Step 3: Place each hot dog on a bun. Top with onion, cabbage, and crushed chips. Put on some mayo, mustard and ketchup.

Here is an amazing recipe for an Italian Sub Sandwich. There is nothing like a good sandwich to take to lunch with you or to make for a party. This sandwich is stacked and it won’t disappoint. It is loaded with 3 different types of meat – ham, turkey, and salami. As well as 2 different types of cheeses – provolone and mozzarella. That’s not all; it’s topped off with lettuce, green pepper and a delicious dressing. The dressing uses ingredients such as garlic, oregano, and red wine vinegar. If you are looking for a fantastic sandwich for game day, give this one a try. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
1 loaf French bread
½ lb ham (thinly sliced)
½ lb cooked turkey (thinly sliced)
1/4 lb salami (thinly sliced)
¼ lb provolone cheese (sliced)
¼ lb mozzarella cheese (sliced)
3 cups lettuce (shredded)
1 green pepper (sliced)
Dressing-
1/3 cup olive oil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
8 garlic cloves (minced)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Cut the French bread in half length wise. Hollow out the top and bottom using a small knife or your fingers. Leaving ½” of the shell.
Step 2: To make the dressing- In a medium bowl combine oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, and pepper. Brush the dressing onto the top and bottom of the bread.
Step 3: To layer the sandwich – on the bottom half layer the meats, then the cheeses, lettuce and green pepper. Repeat layers and cover with the top half.

Here is the perfect recipe for mint lovers, mint brownies. These brownies are a fantastic combination and mint and chocolate. The brownies get most of their flavor from baking chocolate and the frosting gets a lot of flavor from the mint extract. Be aware that peppermint extract is very strong, so if you don’t want a strong mint flavor I would add less than the recipe calls for. If you do not like mint, this recipe is not for you. This is a very simple, quick, and delicious brownie recipe. If you want you can top off these brownies with chocolate chips. Enjoy. PS- I know I haven’t updated this website in awhile… I am hoping to be able to get back to a regular posting schedule. Thanks.

Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup butter
4 ounces baking chocolate
1 cup flour
Frosting-
8 tablespoons butter
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 ½ teaspoons peppermint extract
3-4 tablespoons cream
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips
green food coloring

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla extract, beat well.
Step 2: In a small sauce pan melt butter and chocolate chips. Stir until smooth. Add to egg/sugar mixture. Add in flour and stir until smooth. Pour into a greased 9×12” baking dish.
Step 3: Place into the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Step 4: To make frosting- Beat together 4 tablespoons of butter, confectioners’ sugar, mint extract, and cream. Add green food coloring. Frost the brownies and place into the refrigerator for 1 hour. Top with remaining melted butter and chocolate chips.

Fans of barbecued chicken will love this California chicken pizza recipe. What I love about making pizza is that it’s so versatile and extremely easy to make. If I am looking for a quick and easy meal, pizza is always a great choice. This California chicken pizza mixes chicken, bqq sauce, and a couple cheeses. The highly of this recipe is the smoked gouda cheese. It really adds a nice smoked flavor to compliment the bbq sauce. Another great ingredient in this recipe is sliced red onions, which go perfect with bbq chicken. If you want to make sure the crust doesn’t become soggy, you can prebake the crust, or at least bake it for a little bit. If you are looking for a delicious pizza recipe, give this one a try. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
1 prepared pizza crust (homemade, premade, or box mix)
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cooked and sliced)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
½ cup barbecue sauce
1 cup smoked gouda cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
¼ small red onion (sliced into rings)
2 tablespoons cilantro (chopped)

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Pre-heat the oven to 500 degrees (for premade or box mix crust- set oven temp according to package directions). Coat chicken slices with 2 tablespoons of bbq sauce. Set aside. Prepare pizza crust and roll out onto a pizza pan.

Step 2: Spread ½ cup bbq sauce over the pizza crust in an even layer. Spread cheese over the sauce. Spread chicken over the cheese and top with sliced onions.
Step 3: Place into a preheated oven and bake until the crust is crispy and the cheese is bubbling.

There is no better way to bring in the New Year than with another Chinese recipe, Beef Lo Mein. You can find lo mein at many Chinese restaurants and buffets. Lo mein is a Chinese noodle dish that contains vegetables, meat and is tossed with a delicious sauce. This particular version of lo mein is really a combination of lo mein and broccoli and beef. If you don’t like beef, it can easily be replaced with chicken. The amount of heat can be adjusted by the amount of chile paste you put into the recipe. If you don’t like spice, you might want to cut it in half. You can use whatever type of pasta you like for this recipe such as vermicelli, spaghetti, linguini, ect. This dish is very easy to prepare and is well worth it. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
8 ounces hot cooked pasta noodles (spaghetti, linguini, ect)
1 lb flank steak (sliced)
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 tablespoon fresh ginger (minced)
4 garlic cloves (minced)
3 cups fresh broccoli (chopped)
1 ½ cups onions (sliced)
3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon chile paste with garlic

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a large bowl combine cooked pasta and sesame oil, tossing well to coat. Cover and set aside. In a wok over medium high heat, heat peanut oil. Add ginger and garlic, stir fry for 30 seconds. Add broccoli and onion, stir fry for 3 minutes.
Step 2: Add steak and stir fry for 5 minutes or until done. Add pasta mixture, soy sauce, brown sugar, oyster sauce, and chile paste. Cook 1 minute or until heated thoroughly.
(Makes 4 Servings)