What a great idea!

Thanks to my friend, Katie, I might add a recipe here or there. Her suggestion: wings! And who doesn't like wings, frankly. Okay so I'm sure that there are many, but I'm not one of them. And I think this could definitely be part of the pursuit of bliss. I love to cook after all. Too many years of living alone, I don't do it much for myself. So here is my first go:

Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings

Food and Wine Magazine’s Quick From Scratch Chicken Cookbook Copyright 1997, 2001, 2004

4 pounds chicken wings

3 tablespoons cooking oil

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 ¾ teaspoon salt

1 ½ teaspoons cayenne

2/3 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup sour cream

¼ pound blue cheese, crumbled (about 1 cup)

2 scallions, including green tops, chopped

5 teaspoons vinegar

¼ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

¼ cup ketchup

1 tablespoon Tabasco (or more depending on how hot you like it)

8 ribs celery, cut into sticks

1. Heat the oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the wings, oil, garlic, 1 ½ teaspoons of the salt, and the cayenne. Arrange the wings in a single layer on two large baking sheets. Bake until just done, about 25 minutes. I had the full wings and cooked these much, much longer.

2. Meanwhile, in a medium glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, blue cheese, scallions, 1 teaspoon of the vinegar, the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt and the black pepper.

3. In a large bowl, combine the ketchup, the remaining 4 teaspoons vinegar, and the Tabasco sauce. Add the wings and toss to coat. Serve with the celery stick and blue-cheese dressing alongside.

This sounds very familiar to a wing recipe I used to use some time ago and at least it isn't deep fried. But of course the blue-cheese dip is always the best part.

Cooking...I really need to do more of it for my own benefit. And of course that is all about feeding the soul and enjoying life...bliss no less!

Good news on the cat front. The last two of the first three fosters I took in this year (Adam and Tony) have finally gone to their forever home! Now Max is in the spare bedroom and enjoying stretching his legs and looking out the window. I hope that he is adopted quickly. He is a very friendly and outgoing guy so hopefully it will not be long for him either!