It's hard to get enough of chicken wings, especially in the summer, and especially when there's some major sporting event on. For as long as I can remember I've followed the Olympics religiously. Swimming, track, gymnastics, tennis, diving, you name it. I'll follow prelims as well as finals and ooh and aah over all the heartwarming background stories of athletes I had never heard of two weeks prior.

(And being in Beijing for the 2008 games, in the center of all the action, was such a fun experience!)

This time around I'm watching everything from my couch in Brooklyn. And for watching any kind of sports action from your couch, spicy chicken wings is practically a must-have. It's an easy and filling appetizer or, depending on portion size, full on-dinner. And they're downright delicious.

These Sriracha garlic wings can be made with common pantry ingredients. If you don't have Sriracha chili sauce on hand, you can definitely substitute any regular chili sauce. The key is a long marinating time (at least 3 hours, or overnight) for the spiciness to seep into the chicken. Before you're ready for dinner in front of the TV, just pop the wings into the oven for about half an hour.

And I recommend having some good beer on hand to wash these wings down.