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We had an out-of-the-ordinary main dish tonight. I made chicken wings in the crockpot because it was an overscheduled day. So much so that they might've been left in a little too long -- they were falling off the bone. Not a quality I want in a meaty, saucy rib I grip and gnosh. While I might remember this for football games and the Christmas Eve party, I might more likely try the recipe again with ribs and serve the sauce over rice. I think it would go just fine. Some of you might like to try it with chicken thighs. SWEET 'N' TANGY CHICKEN WINGS From Taste of Home's Simple & Delicious March/April 2008 3 pounds chicken wingettes (about 30) salt dash pepper 1 1/2 cups ketchup 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon minced garlic (not the jarred kind, folks -- icky) 1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke, optional Sesame seeds, optional Sprinkle chicken wings with salt and pepper. Broil 4-6 inches f...

Impulse buy: The girl who never buys junk was lured to this item in a Dairy Mart convenience store. Was it the pretty purple bag, the promise of "spicy sweet" goodness or just a hormonal urge for salt and plenty of it? I dunno. But at least it's a blog entry. I don't care for regular Doritos. I could take 'em but mostly leave 'em -- ever since they were popular with the slumber party set in the late '80s and my girlfriend Donna and I ate ourselves sick of them and then decided we'd much rather lick the flavored powder off them and throw away the corn chips. Plus I think they make your breath smell like feet. But these new Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos have captured my tastebuds if only fleetingly. "Good" not a very good descriptor so I will draw on another childhood memory to be more precise. Growing up, sometimes my snack crackers were either Chicken in a Biscuit or Vegetable Thins or those buttery rectangles you spread with "cheese" u...