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February 7, 2026 
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Good morning! Today we have for you:
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| Christian Reynoso’s chipotle honey chicken wings. Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Brett Regot. |
Sportz snackz
I can’t say I love football the sport, but I do love football the event. I have sunny memories of watching the Los Angeles Raiders (you read that right) on Sunday afternoons, the microwave running on commercial breaks to melt butter for popcorn popper-popped popcorn. Nowadays, I’m happy for a big television at a sports bar, a cold glass of fizzy yellow beer and a red plastic basket of peanuts or pretzels or wings. Do I know any of the players’ names? Nope. But the vibes are bouncy and the snacks are great.
And since I mentioned wings: How good do these chipotle honey chicken wings sound? Christian Reynoso’s recipe calls for a small list of ingredients — including sour cream, canned chipotles in adobo and garlic, which are always welcome wing friends — but yields really big-flavored results. “This sauce is AMAZING,” one reader writes; “The sauce, by the way, is habit-forming,” says another. “My husband, teens and I all agreed that these were the best wings we’ve ever had,” a third writes. There you have it: super wings for the Super Bowl.
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Three more for football time |
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What to cook this weekend
Fiery vindaloo chili: A new recipe from Kay Chun is always cheer-worthy, and this sounds so good — a beef chili inspired by a popular Indian curry layered with cumin, cardamom and clove, with sharp vinegar and sweet tomato. The “fiery” part comes from dried Kashmiri (or New Mexico or guajillo) chiles, and is balanced with avocado and sour cream to finish.
One-pot French onion rigatoni: Cold weather is caramelizing onions weather. Put on your current favorite record or playlist, grab your trusty heavy-bottomed pot and wooden spoon and get gently stirring for Toni Chapman’s rich, glossy pasta dish.
Molten chocolate muffins: Genevieve Ko’s fudge-centered muffins — cakes, really — capture all the chocolaty lovableness of the chocolate muffins that went viral during the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. I think they’re a perfect way to toast the 2026 Winter Games in Milan, and I look forward to eating a second one from my worn-in spot on the couch as I watch athletes in peak condition achieve physical triumphs heretofore unknown to humankind.
And before you go
There’s something about a late afternoon on a winter Saturday or Sunday that calls for a hot beverage. Not coffee — a 3 p.m. coffee feels too much like a workday pick-me-up — but a hot special drink, a little treat to savor. I have my eye on Tejal Rao’s turmeric tea, in part because I just got a fresh package of ground turmeric, but mostly because the blend of warming spices with black tea, milk and honey sounds so soft and snuggly.
Thanks for reading!
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