We’re back at the lake this weekend, for the holiday weekend. When we’re at the cabin, one of my rules is no cooking in the kitchen. We usually grill out, or cook over the fire.
Last night we had a repeat of last weekend, with campfire pies, and s’mores over the fire. Tonight we had a fabulous meal. We made some hamburgers, brats, and hot dogs on the grill.

With sliced tomatoes, and onions fresh from the garden to go with them.

We also had some fresh strawberries, with a little sugar and whipped cream. Yum!
I took a few of the strawberries and …read more

Not surprisingly, July is National Hot Dog Month in the United States. It’s not hard to guess why this is, what with the 4th of July kicking off a whole summer or opportunities for grilling and outdoor cooking!

Hot dogs have been part of the national diet since 1870, when German immigrant Charles Feltman began selling sausages in rolls at Coney Island. Though the creation of the hot dog itself is long-disputed, with some claims going back as far as 1480, the summertime favorite was an instant hit in the States.
The original Feltman shop even spawned one of the more famous …read more

According to the latest polls, the hot dog is still the number one food at baseball stadiums around the country. Even with all the exotic foods out there these days the hot dog is still king.
Is there anything that hits the spot more than a hot dog on game day? With baseball’s Opening Day coming up Monday April 6th, I thought you might be interested to hear there is a group of people who think the hot dog should be included in the baseball staple song, “Take Me Out To The Ball Game.”
“Take Me Out To The Ball Game,” is …read more

Check out this bad boy! The gang from the Alternative Energy Zone – which is a Burning Man community that bills itself as ‘free of stinking, noisy, polluting generators‘ (see here) – are the mad inventors behind this rather unique weiner roaster.
I guess cooking your processed meat tubes over a pile of burning sticks is old school. Especially when you’ve got the Solar Death Ray 3000, which focuses the sun’s rays so well, your hot dog will be ready in about 2.6 seconds.

The dude with the welding glasses looks like he’s having a little too much fun there …read more