San Francisco Chicken Wings

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            FOOD FUNNY
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Here's a good one from Dawn Saxton:

The Top Signs You're Being Stalked by a Baker

9. He keeps leaving flours in your mailbox.

8. That suspicious burning bag on your front porch? Chocolate chip
cookie dough.

7. You keep getting anonymous phone calls of heavy breathing
interrupted by, "Hold on, I have to go check the oven!"

6. Bundt cakes. Everywhere you turn, it's another #&*#$! Bundt cake.

5. You're receiving love letters that look suspiciously like cut-outs
from recipes in Good Housekeeping.

4. After your hot date, you come home to find a dismembered
gingerbread man in a puddle of raspberry coulis.

3. You get late-night phone calls with nothing but the sound of a
heavy-duty mixer.

2. There's a Krispy Kreme truck parked across the street, and you
don't work in a police station.

And the #1 Sign You're Being Stalked by a Baker:

1. Neither the butcher nor the candlestick maker will look you
straight in the eye.

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            TODAY'S RECIPE
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These Asian-inspired tidbits are so good you'll be licking your
fingers for days.

San Francisco Chicken Wings

1/4 cup (60 ml) orange juice
6 Tbs (90 ml) soy sauce
2 Tbs (30 ml) dry sherry
1 Tbs (15 ml) brown sugar
1 Tbs (15 ml) rice wine vinegar
2-inch (5 cm) strip of orange zest
1 star anise*
1 tsp (5 ml) cornstarch (cornflour) mixed with
1/4 cup (60 ml) cold water
1 Tbs (15 ml) grated fresh ginger
1 Tbs (15 ml) crushed garlic
Cayenne pepper or hot sauce to taste (optional)
3-4 lbs (1.5 - 2 Kg) chicken wings

* Available in the spice section of finer supermarkets and in Asian
specialty shops.

Combine the orange juice, soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, vinegar,
orange zest, and star anise in a small saucepan and bring to a boil
over moderate heat. Add the cornstarch mixture and cook for 1 minute,
stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in the ginger,
garlic, and optional cayenne. Arrange the chicken wings in a single
layer in a baking dish and pour the sauce over them. Toss to
thoroughly coat and bake in a preheated 400F (200C) oven, turning once
and basting occasionally, until tender and browned, 30 to 40 minutes.
Serve hot or at room temperature. Serves 6 to 8.
Received on Fri Feb 25 10:21:46 2005