Siracha Honey Hot Wings

We like food that makes us lick our fingers. Right?  Most of us love a good hot wing. Whether savory, fiery or sweet n spicy, they are always delicious. I am a big fan of Siracha hot sauce and use it as a condiment and an ingredient I use to flavor many of my favorite dishes like my infamous sweet n spicy shrimp tacos.

 Siracha adds that perfect balance of sweet and heat for hot wings and they are flavorful without being over powering. These delectable wings were  improvised in my kitchen like most of my recipes, so you can tweak the ratio of ingredients to your liking.  I often add other ingredients to increase the dimension of flavor to this sauce and it is a great blueprint to add your own personal touches.

 I have many flavor combinations that start off with this simple base of honey and Siracha. You can roast your wings in the over at high eat or throw them on the grill to add a nice smoky flavor.

Start with fresh chicken wings that you have thoroughly rinsed clean.

Get all of your seasonings ready

Add a generous squeeze of fresh lime, and season with garlic powder and Himalayan sea salt 

 

 

The finished product is fingerlickin good, so go ahead..I won't tell anyone and if you lick the plate, It'll be our little secret:-)

Ingredients

 

1 lime

Himalayan sea salt

garlic powder

1/3 cup Siracha

1/3 cup honey

1-2 teaspoons soy sauce

 

Directions:  Squeeze lime juice all over the wings and then sprinkle with sea salt and garlic powder. Let your wings marinate for about 30 minutes to an hour.

 

Combine the Siracha, honey and soy sauce

Oil your grilling rack and then light your grill and let it preheat for 5 minutes. Grill wings 20-30 minutes until skin is crispy and slightly charred. Brush wings with sauce and return to grill for a couple of minutes. Remove wings and brush with more sauce.

 

 Bon Appetit!

 

 

 

Creme de Menthe

 Hey Loves! I hope you have had a great weekend. I haven't posted in a while, but it was necessary to step away. It has been a great time of rest for me. Mentally and Physically. I am a single mom, so downtime is not something I have a lot of, but I felt the need to take some extended time away from social media.  It was refreshing and a great digital detox because sometimes all of that can be just too much.

I am beginning to explore some of the activities I had been to busy to do before and rediscovering some things I have always been passionate about. The ensemble I am wearing is a monochromatic palette of taupe with a nice sprinkle of color from my mint green shoes. This outfit kind of makes me think of those Andes creme de menthe bars:-)

Top: Nordstrom, Sloan Slacks: Banana Republic, Bag: Coach, Shoes: (old)

I love mixing different shades of the same color

Most people associate me with lots of bold vibrant color, but I am a huge fan of neutral colors too because they are so versatile and look good with everything.

This look is very streamlined, so I thought this gold cuff and a statement ring were a great accent without taking away from the outfit

Do you like neutral colors and monochromatic looks?

Have an amazing day!

Living Offline

Sometimes I get tired of social media.

Really tired.

On any given day my eyes and ears are assaulted by a Petri dish of inappropriate status updates, pictures and an ample serving of bad news I didn't ask for. I get tired of superfluous status updates and interactions with the depth of a Koi Pond. I'm tired of too much information and status updates that belong in a diary, or those talking about their haters (they aint got none). Stories that are dark, dismal and dank when I prefer my life in the sunshine.

It leaves me wanting...

some substance and depth

finding it is daunting.

Social media overload has me and it probably has you too.

Make it stop.

I know I am not the only one who is tired, but social media moves with a quickness. It grows on us swift and sneaky like an e-coli colony on a piece of lukewarm steak. This epidemic of social media oversharing is the equivalent of kindergarten show and tell on steroids. Our society has become addicted to social media.

Can we call an addiction an addiction?

There are those who despite their best efforts find themselves attached to their cellphone like a high grade Neodymium magnet and can't get through breakfast, lunch or dinner without looking at their phone or jumping at every "ding" their phone makes with random status updates. Giving those in their presence the level of attention an unfaithful lover gives his side piece.

Part time and half assed.

Make it stop.

Real authentic connections cannot take place when people are so overzealous about social media that they cannot embrace the real and present moment. That warm human touch you can't get from a computer screen is fading faster than a pair of distressed jeans sitting in a bucket of bleach. The irony of social media is that it has made many of us less social.

Can we get back to real living and real interaction instead of living in a plastic bubble of social media superficiality? We are turning into a society that is letting social media superimpose on a real moment. It only takes a second and "blink" you missed it.

It doesn't look like social media is going anywhere, so we may not be able to make it stop, but we can certainly put things back into their rightful place. And now as I hit the publish button, I am off to have a human moment because I crave that warm fuzzy touch you can't get from a computer screen or cell phone.

Blog Break (Be Back soon)

Hey Loves! There comes a time when other things take priority over social media. I am feeling the need to take a blog vacation and do a much needed digital detox. I will be back to posting soon, but for the moment, I need to shift my focus in a a major way.  Talk to you soon:-)