Wings and Beer!

So simple and so so good. Once in a while my husband and I allow this indulgence which reminds us of all those nights after work when you needed to unwind with friends. More recently we had a weekly tradition we called SciFi Friday. My husband, his brother and I would eat wings while watching the SciFi channel on Friday night. (Buncha nerds, I know) The lineup was usually Stargate and Stargate Atlantis.
Since then, the SciFi channel has turned into the SyFy channel (lame), both Stargates have been cancelled and we started building the house and having kids. This last Friday was the first time in a long time that we've had wings.
The best wings for quality that we've found come from Sam's Club. They are packaged as a three-joint wing which you can cut into the two separate meat sections and discard the tip, or simply bake whole.
We deviate from the bar menu by baking our wings rather than frying them. I find the skin is crisper and it's less work than frying.
If I were back home in the Twin Tiers, the beer in the picture would be Yuengling. Since I now live in the upper Midwest, it's a Leinenkugel's. Fresh local beer -yum.

Baked Chicken Wings and Hot Sauce:
Preheat oven to 400F.
12 Chicken wings, whole or cut apart.
Place on a baking sheet.
Lightly coat with olive oil.
Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
Bake for 1 hour. Turn once during baking.

Melt preferred amount of butter in a saucepan. Add Frank's Hot sauce or other suitable hot sauce to desired heat level. Toss wings in sauce while still warm from the oven. Serve hot.

Serve with celery sticks and blue cheese sauce.

And don't forget the beer!!