Sweet and Sour Barbecue Wings

12 chicken wings

1/2 cup cornstarch

Put in plastic bag and shake until chicken is coated.

Brown chicken in skillet with oil until brown. Cornstarch will absorb liquid .

Sauce:

In a bowl, mix 3/4 cups sugar, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup white vinegar. Mix.

Put chicken in roasting pan, pour sauce over wings. Cook at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until the sauce starts bubbling.

You can prepare the wings in advance as well as the sauce. Wait until you are ready to cook in the oven before pouring the sauce over wings.

Jay's Basilic

Recipe courtesy of mixologists at Le Lab in Mtl

1 Basil leaf

¼ oz simple syrup

1 quarter lime, squeezed

1 ½ oz raspberry vodka

½ oz Chambord (raspberry liqueur)

1 ½ oz raspberries, pureed

Fresh grated black pepper to garnish

Mix all ingredients together. Serve in a martini glass. Top with grated black pepper.

Espresso Coffee Liqueur

1 kg sugar
1 ½ liter espresso coffee
3 envelopes vanilla
1.14 liter 94 % alcohol

1. Melt sugar and coffee.
2. Add the vanilla and alcohol.
3. Let mixture cool and place in 3 (1litre) bottles.
4. Let rest 24 hours.
5. Pass the mixture through a sieve, lined with a cheesecloth, into a big bowl/container.
6. Pour mixture back into the 3 bottles.
7. Freeze before serving.

Carla's Baked Potatoes

1 kg bag  hash brown potatoes

2 x 10oz can Campbell's mushroom soup, not diluted

2-3 chopped green onions

1/4 cup butter, melted

2 cups Cheddar cheese, grated + more to sprinkle on top

500 ml sour cream

Mix everything together. Place in a  Pyrex. Sprinkle more cheese on top. Bake uncovered at 350*F for 1 hour.

** flavours mix better if you combine soup, butter, onions, cheese & sour cream beforehand & let them sit refrigerated for a few hours or overnight, then mix in hash browns just before cooking.