These Southeast Asian Style Sticky Wings are definitely the next sticky wings you have to try. Inspired by Ike’s Sticky Wings from Pok Pok in Portland Oregon, I wanted to make my own version of a finger licking, bone sucking wing dish. The Vietnamese ingredients bring a full spectrum of flavour with lemongrass, fish sauce and rich, dark caramel sauce. This recipe is guaranteed to round kick you in the mouth. They’re that good.

You will need:

• 2 lbs fresh chicken wings
• ½ cup fish sauce
• ½ cup sugar (brown or palm sugar)
• 4 cloves of fresh garlic (2 crushed and 2 thinly sliced)
• 1 cup corn starch
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon minced lemongrass
• 1 tablespoon nuoc mau (aka coconut thin sauce) *optional
• oil, for deep frying
• a handful of fresh cilantro
• lime wedges Continue Reading

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This roasted potato salad with lemon and dill is packed with flavour and the parmesan really brings it home. You are gonna love the simplicity of this recipe since it’s perfect for weekday cooking. Enjoy, like share and thank you for watching!

Recipe link: http://bit.ly/Hak1Mx

Special thanks: Kingsland Farmers Market (www.kingslandfarmersmarket.com)

Music: “Together On Our Own” by Josh Woodward (www.joshwoodward.com)

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Yell the first thing that pops into your head when you read: “Dinner Party”.

If you yelled out something that had to do with a reality TV show where strangers invited each other over, had awkward dinner conversations, and stabbed each other in the back to win 5 minutes of fleeting notoriety, you really need to watch less TV.

If you yelled out something reminiscent of old people crowded around a table slipping slices of dried roast beef under their moustaches while wearing a monocle and dinner jackets, you were probably born in the 90’s and should probably come back and read this piece in 8 years.

If you yelled out that it’s a chance to drink wine without paying a 400% mark up, catch up with friends and indulge in a bacon wrapped meat of your choice, you’re either reaching adulthood or you’re in dire need of subjects for your culinary experiments. Continue Reading