In the mood for a dose of cold, hard reality? As long as hot dogs are sold in packs of ten, and hot dog buns are sold in packages of eight, we're always gonna find ourselves with more than we need of one or the other. In my family, more often than not, it's the buns. And while it's not one of the biggest problems you're apt to face in life, nobody goes into a summer cookout looking to waste food. Sure, you can absolutely use your excess hotdog buns as stand-ins for sandwich bread in a pinch—pile in chicken salad or deli meat to your heart's content—but there are actually quite a few ways to transform them into something legitimately useful, and even exciting. Read more... |