Summer favorites!!

Hello fellow foodies and food lovers,  Tonights adventure is all about the summer flavors that are just not the same without the heat of summer.  Nothing says summer like the time old everyone tested hotdog, something about a hotdog screams summer beer laughs and friends.  Loved as a kid and still enjoyed as an adult.  Yes we may stray away for the well known side of french fires and get a little more adventurous with toping, yet a hot dog is still comforting to most.

Okay lets be real a hotdog though yummy with the ability to bring us back to our childhood summers don't really scream "healthy"...... yet a few times a year I myself am not going to say no.  With that said I have a few tips I use to lighten up not just hotdog but the entire meal.  First of all the hotdog there are lots and lots of options out there, from the kinda of dog turkey, pork, beef, even chicken.  To things like organic all natural casings so you just have to pick the hotdog that fits your needs.  Second is the bread or the bun you use, of course you could cut out the bun all together yet I like the whole feel of picking up a hotdog and eating it so I use a whole what bun.  Next is what you serve along side your dog and this is where you can lighten things up the most.  Forget the fries and get something fresh and green in there!!!  Above we did a simple pan fried kale with salt and pepper, and to bulk it up and make it more filling we tossed in left overs of a roasted cherry tomato salad from the other night and a little bit of chicken stock.  Let it simmer for five to ten minutes with the top on and serve along side with your dog.

Remember play with your food and have fun! Enjoy all your favorite flavors of summer all while feeling good about it and trying new things.  Maybe even making new summer favorite flavors.  Happy cooking adventures until next time.