Even though it is not my favorite season, I think that I must be craving summer because lately I have been wanting to eat hot dogs and ice cream -- foods I associate with baseball, cookouts, and warm days.
Hot dogs are generally pretty far down the list of "natural" and "healthy" foods, and they certainly aren't something that is usually homemade, although they do give me ideas of making my own ketchup and relish, but sometimes happiness trumps healthiness, so off I went to the grocery store last night for hot dogs, buns, relish, and shredded cheddar cheese. (Ketchup and mustard supplies were already adequate.) Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), since hot dogs and buns both come in packages of eight, there is no longer a need for me to do my George Banks impersonation.
While I was there, I decided to pick up some of the new frozen Greek yogurt from Ben & Jerry's. I didn't even look at the ingredient list or nutritional information. Just plunked two pints -- one vanilla-honey-caramel and one raspberry-fudge-chunk -- into my basket and walked to the register without a backward glance.
The hot dogs were a thing of unnatural beauty. While two heated up in the microwave, I lined two buns with a sprinkling of shredded triple cheddar cheese. Once the hot dogs were nestled into their buns, I added a stripe each of dill relish, ketchup, and pub style Dijon mustard and chowed down while listening to the baseball game on the radio (one which had not been postponed due to snow).
I only tried the vanilla-honey-caramel flavor of the frozen yogurt. It was okay -- a little tangy, a little sweet and not too much of either. It certainly won't languish indefinitely in the freezer, but I continue to not understand the addicting attraction to Ben & Jerry's products.
It may still be chilly and gray outside, but last night I had a tasty moment of summer.
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