I’m cooking chicken wings for the first time. Sounds simple right? Well, did you know, unlike boneless chicken breast, that it takes at least 35 minutes to bake in the oven? I bet you didn’t, especially if you are starving like I am! Oh, there’s a banana.

Now that we have covered that I am a)baking chicken wings and b)snacking while waiting, we can continue with the rest of this post.

Growing up, I always loved when my parents baked mini chicken wings with teriyaki sauce. I could devour the whole pan if there weren’t four other people to feed. I love everything about them.

The small size makes it easier to get every last bit of meat off the bone, the juices running down your hand, sometimes getting down your sleeve because you are too busy to notice anything but the tiny feast between your fingers. And the sticky ring of sauce left behind on your face, from the tip of your nose to the sides of your mouth and upper chin; only a shower can disintegrate the gooey mess.
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