Wing Your Way Through March Games

By Colleen Walsh Fong and Nanette Littlestone 

March Madness is no time to worry about health. The contest is on. Nothing but greasy, gooey, great-tasting game food will do.

College is big sports, big study and big fun. It’s full of big appetites for life, knowledge and food. Eating on a budget, in a healthful way, with no time to spare can pose a major challenge. Let’s take a “page” from the upcoming e-cookbook, “Easy Weekly Meals for College Students.” It’s a week-at-a-glance cookbook for your mobile device or computer that will be available soon through multiple electronic bookstores. Let the flavor commence.

Young singles, young couples, moms-on-the-go, professional parents, and empty nesters: Easy Weekly Meals week-at-a-glance format will be made to fit your lifestyle soon, too.

World Champion Wings

Ingredients

• 24 Fresh Chicken Wings
• 16 T (2 Sticks) Butter, melted
• 2/3 C Worcestershire Sauce
• 4 T Garlic Powder*
• Olive Oil Spray*

Equipment

• Large Mixing Bowl
• Medium Mixing Bowl
• Whisk
• Measuring Spoons
• Cooking Spoon
• 2 Cookie Sheets

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Put wings into large mixing bowl.
• In medium mixing bowl whisk butter and Worcestershire sauce to emulsify.
• Pour butter mixture over wings and stir with cooking spoon to coat.
• Coat cookies sheet with olive oil spray.
• Divide spiced wings between cookie sheets. Pour any remaining sauce over wings.
• Sprinkle garlic powder over wings and put them into oven.
• Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce to 350° and bake 50 minutes longer. Chicken skin should be crisp when wings are removed from oven.
• Serve hot.