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I was hoping to find that there was some special reason why these were called Male-Bonding Buffalo Wings, like they provoked conversation about feelings or hammers between men or they suddenly turned into a giant Playboy magazine, but they're just chicken wings. That's not to say they aren't great, I'm just saying don't expect anymore male bonding than you'd get from regular chicken wings.

Got that? OK. The recipe comes from the cool folks at Better Homes and Gardens. The sauce contains hot pepper sauce, melted butter, and paprika, and the dipping sauce contains sour cream, vinegar, blue cheese, and mayo or salad dressing. Full recipe after the jump.

A few weeks ago, some friends and I put together an impromptu cookout on a friend's back patio. We spent an hour gathering ingredients at the Italian Market and ended up with chicken, beef, shrimp, a bunch of grill-able veggies and ten ears of corn. The corn went on the grill last, husks and all. While they cooked, I ran into the kitchen and pulled together a lime flavored butter to melt down over the corn. Though we were totally stuffed by the time we got to the corn, it didn't stop us from devouring it, dripping lime butter and all.

Better Homes and Gardens has a tasty-looking slide show up right now of 10 different ways to flavor your corn on the cob, that had I seen it before that weekend cook out, would have made me question my choice of lime butter, just because there are so many other good options. I'm especially tempted by the fresh sage, rosemary and butter combination.

If you are looking for some Red, White, and Blue dessert ideas for the Fourth of July this year and haven't come up with anything yet, you may want to check out Better Homes and Gardens. They have a slideshow of 15 different choices for you to choose from including meringues (shown), parfaits, shortcakes, tarts, custards and even berry nachos. Granted, most of them include blueberries, strawberries and other assorted fruit, but that is not too surprising considering the season and the requisite colors of the holiday.

If you have created a red, white, and (or) blue dessert that you'd like to share, feel free to send us the link and we will spotlight them over the coming week.

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The Sacramento Bee compiled a list of the most valued cookbooks in America, based on previous lists and interviews with members of "cooking trades" - which I take to mean caterers and professional cooks. They are definitely some of the best general interest cookbooks that cover everything from breakfast to baking, roasts to vegetables, and excellent books to have, especially if you only have one or two cookbooks. I, on the other hand, have six of the top ten. I'm not going to try to count how many other cookbooks I have.

1. "Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book," first published in 1930
2. "Betty Crocker Cookbook," first published in 1950
3. "Joy of Cooking," first published in 1931
4. "The New Basics Cookbook," first published in 1989
5. "The Silver Palate Cookbook," first published in 1982
6. "The Art of French Cooking," first published in 1961
7. "The Fannie Farmer Cookbook," first published as "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" in 1896
8. "The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook," first published in 1988
9. "The Moosewood Cookbook," first published in 1992
10. "Larousse Gastronomique," first published in 1938

 

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