V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N… Finally

Indeed, after a solid final push to end the school year, I finally have one week of vacation! The last day of school was particularly crazy for us because everything needed to be packed into our minibus and van. Columbine Elementary as I knew it will very soon be no more. They are demolishing it over the summer and opening the new school, which has been under construction this whole year, in the fall. Apparently next year’s AmeriCorps will have desks in a classroom of their own… definitely a step up from sharing a desk in a hallway! Thank heavens Ruth and I get along, or it would have been a long year!

To celebrate the beginning of vacation, I talked Chris into making his grilled wings again. They are delicious, and satisfy my buffalo wing cravings. I like to think that they must be healthier than getting wings at a restaurant because they aren’t deep fried, and we make sure to use buffalo sauce that doesn’t have butter/tons of fat in it.

They take more work than a lot of other grilled foods because they constantly need to be turned and moved around for the whole cooking time. These guys marinated in Texas Pete’s wing sauce for several hours before cooking. I love how crispy they get from the grilling. Definitely satisfies all aspects of what I like about wings.

On the side I added a crisp cucumber and radish salad. Perfect for a summer night. The salad is incredibly simple. I just sliced the veggies and put on a bit of vinegar and dill. My mum says that she usually puts caesar dressing instead on plain vinegar and makes it early in the morning.  Always good when you can make things ahead of time!