Wing Night

I haven't had a whole lot of time home to cook lately, but did manage to whip together a tasty TV snack. I'm hooked on American Idol and am all geared up for the new season. I made Roasted Red Pepper Hummus from La Dolce Vegan & served it with pita triangles. This recipe makes 2 cups which I knew we'd never eat, so I easily halved it.

This was so easy to make & took virtually no time. We put a pretty big dent in it while watching some of the auditions.

Simon couldn't have cared less & spent his evening chewing his bone. It was stuffed with cheese & Rollover. In Simon's opinion, it's a combination that can't be beat!

Earlier this week, I was trying to catch up on some of my blogging buddies and see what everyone has been up to. (More like, what everyone has been eating!) I'm so far behind on commenting, it's shameful. My apologies to everyone. I do pop in for quick reads, but don't always have time to write comments. What with training at my new bakery job, working some extra hours at the LCBO because everyone seems to be sick, and trying to get some decent sleep, I don't have much computer (or cooking) time. Anyway, on a stop over at Teddy's blog I saw she made this meal recently. I remembered that I still had some of those Morningstar Farms Buffalo Wings in the freezer from our cross-border shopping trip and I decided to have these for dinner the other night.

Yummy! Sometimes I find them a little to hot, sometimes not, so I dip them in some plum sauce. The sweet offsets the heat.


I also made some perogies. Now these are by no means authentic and I didn't make them from scratch. These are cheater frozen ones. They have a potato and cheese filling and I cooked them up pub-style with fried onions, bacon bits & cheddar. So fatty, so delicious!

I also used up some veggies in the fridge and made a garden salad. For the dressing, I made Wolffie's Balsamic Vinegar Dressing also from La Dolce Vegan. This dressing is also a bit sweet (to combat the heat of the wings) with light maple flavour. Jim didn't much care for it, but it's one of my favorites.


You know I like my wine! I pulled out one of the few bottles of Nouveau that I have left. It's a light, fun pop-like wine that went nicely with a fun, non-fussy meal. This is one of the Italian varieties that was available this year & it was quite nice.

The auditions were as nutty as ever and the contestants have been chosen. I'll be watching (or TiVo-ing) until a winner is chosen. Anyone else hooked on this show besides me?