Oct 13 2015
Our daughter went home Monday and took her pet Guinea pig. I was glad; my dog was getting awfully hungry to have some Guinea pig in his diet! For supper I cooked some noodles and added to the Italian beef and had over mashed potatoes. I had bought some chicken wings for tonight.
This am I went to get the ladder from my shed to work on my garage door opener. I needed to get it programed to work with the built in button in my new car. I keep it inside against the one door I never use and just have to reach inside to pull it out. It was stuck and I thought it was something on the floor so I pulled hard. It was actually hooked on a pipe clamp I keep on a shelf above. It came out of there and hit me on the head. I just about went down and by the time I got inside blood was running down my arm I was holding my head with.
My wife got me a wash rag and I got it cleaned up and she said I needed to go to the Dr. and get stitches. I looked at it in the mirror and didn’t think it needed stitches. It was 3 to 4 inches long and looked like the mark of Zorro. I said I would go and let her look at it. Well I didn’t need stitches just 3 butterfly band aides. I am pretty hard headed!
I did get the garage door opener programed. I was glad I had some easy sides bought to have with the wings. I had some new Bob Evens double cheddar mac n cheese with Applewood bacon and a bag of frozen peas for a veggie.
I had a pack of 8 wings and wet them a little with some red wine vinegar and a generous coat of Penzey’s Galena St. rub. They went in the fridge a couple of hours before cooking. I made up some sauce of ½ stick melted butter, a ¼ cup of Blues Hog Tennessee Red Sauce and 1 tablespoon of Cholula hot sauce for my wings.
I got the wings on my Traeger at 4:45 and planned to eat at 6:30. I did them at 180 deg. for about 45 minutes, then 250 deg. for a half hour. I sauced my 4 wings and did them for a half hour at 315 deg., grill level. I turned the smoker down to 200 deg. and went inside to nuke my sides.
I had 4 of the sauced wings and the wife had 3 of the un-sauced ones, we both liked them. The mac n cheese had great cheddar flavor but I could hardly taste the bacon. The frozen green peas we like for a veggie side and I added some butter and seasoning to them. That was an easy meal to make.
Smokin Don
