My cousin Gretel invited us over for dinner one night as little play date for our kids. I always feel a little apprehensive taking my kids over to her place, only because my kids sometimes just do not behave themselves. My older son Fidel knows well that he is not supposed to ask for things when we visit people, but my younger son Fernando can sometimes be a handful. Well anyway, I placed my children in my automobile and chauffeured them a few blocks to Gretel’s home when my husband was in another town.
The children busied themselves quietly until it was dinner time. Gretel enjoyed cooking and that night she cooked up some wonderful chicken wings. After roasting with pepper and salt they became delicious. Kids also enjoyed them and Fernando enjoyed them very much. He began over-eating them and soon started snatching wings from others plates as well. I was terribly embarrassed and tried my best to calm him down. I felt a huge feeling of shame as I drove both of them back after the monsterous tantrum I had just had to stop him from continuing.
The next day I called Gretel and noted down all the chicken wing recipes she had. Thanks! I love your fried chicken. I used to think that nobody can prepare chicken for a family dinner like mom, but you have proven me wrong. I made some exactly as per your recipe and it was a hit. Everyone loved it! Whole house was full of the delicious smell and the kids could not get enough of it.
The dog was going nuts waiting for his turn at the leftovers. Next week is a footy night and we will have a few friends over to watch the game together. I think it will be a great choice for casual gathering. Your choice of spices is just great. Personally I am not a great chicken lover but with a dish like that I could convert myself. A simple dish but very effective. Mom will be jealous! I wont tell her where I got the recipe from. Every girl can have a secret. A favorite activity of my medical school roommate and myself in 2004 was to try recipes from old recipe books we would scrounge up.
All the other girls on our hostel floor would gather in our room for a nice delicious meal. Despite our prohibition from gas cooking in the rooms, it was still a valuable learning opportunity. We were permitted only to use electric articles like electric kettles, microwaves and electric hot plates. The microwave was our easiest way out. We would have grilled vegetables, beef, pork ribs and chicken wings and breasts at least once a week, during the weekends. My roommate who was a great fan of cooking had a huge collection of various kinds of grilled beef recipes, grilled chicken wings and fish recipes. My batch mates enjoyed this food because cooking it was a fun experience, the food was definitely healthy and they could maintain their body weight by cutting down on the fatty fast foods.